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Research article: A Picture is worth a thousand views: a triple crossover trial of visual abstracts to examine their impact on research dissemination

Research SupportDecember 11, 2020

(4 Dec 2020) An article titled “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Views: A Triple Crossover Trial of Visual Abstracts to Examine Their Impact on Research Dissemination” is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Background: A visual abstract is a graphic summary of a research article’s question, methods, and major findings. Although they…

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Children’s book accused of ‘Chinese propaganda’ banned in Taiwan

Asia PacificDecember 8, 2020

(3 Dec 2020) A children’s book that local politicians have said glorifies China’s COVID-19 response has been banned in Taiwan, after its publisher was found to have not applied for permission for it to be distributed, the Ministry of Culture (MOC) said Wednesday. As the picture book “Waiting for Dad to Come Home” (等爸爸回家) was…

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Chinese E-Book sales increase tenfold during the pandemic

eBooksDecember 8, 2020

(3 Dec 2020) During the pandemic, the Chinese publishing industry has seen a huge increase in E-book export sales. School lockdowns have forced librarians to mainly purchase E-books instead of printed versions. The increasing demand of digital content has also driven the publishers to explore new sales and service models to better serve customers during this pandemic. According to China National Publications Import and Export (Group)…

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National Library of Australia contains oral history of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia

DigitizationDecember 8, 2020

(1 Dec 2020) The National Library of Australia has the world’s biggest oral history collection conducted at the height of the HIV and Aids epidemic in Australia. ABS has a full interview with Dr Shirleene Robinson (Senior curator of oral history at the National Library of Australia) about the collection and its historical background…

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Online communications from New Zealand’s COVID response to be preserved

Asia Pacific, Covid-19December 8, 2020

(12 Nov 2020) News from New Zealand: The National Library and the Alexander Turnbull Library are preserving millions of online digital communications to create a snapshot of Aotearoa’s response to COVID-19. The collection includes online posts that are already within the public realm and donated material. Here is the full news with…

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Mapping literature to UN SDGs, issues & tools that support it – Scival, Dimensions & Overton.io

Research SupportDecember 7, 2020

(6 Dec 2020) UN Sustainability Goals or UN SDGs was first adopted in 2015 and consists of 17 goals adopted by all United Nations Member States to achieve by 2030. In particular, in academia, there seems to be increasing interest in mapping literature directed at each of the 17 UN SDGs and filters showing…

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Amazon Publishing in talks to offer E-books to public libraries

eBooksDecember 7, 2020

(4 Dec 2020) In what came as a surprise to many librarians and industry observers, a report in The Hill this week revealed that the nonprofit Digital Public Library of America has been in discussions with Amazon Publishing on a potential a deal to make Amazon’s e-book content available in public libraries. And in a call with Publishers…

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Germany announces €4 billion funding boost for sustainability research

Research SupportDecember 4, 2020

(27 Nov 2020) The German government has announced a massive €4 billion (US$4.8 billion) budget to support research projects addressing global warming and sustainability under its FONA strategy over the coming five years. Run by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research or BMBF, the FONA (Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit) strategy for research on sustainability…

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Myanmar’s research community embraces the new Myanmar Education Research and Learning (MERAL) Portal

Asia Pacific, Research SupportDecember 4, 2020

(3 Dec 2020) In just four months since the launch of the MERAL Portal in July 2020, content has doubled. The portal now includes almost 6,000 journal articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations, research papers, books and books chapters from 19 universities. The MERAL Portal is a partnership between the Myanmar Rectors’ Committee, National…

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National Library of Australia is hiring Assistant Director, Business Intelligence and Reporting

JobsDecember 4, 2020

(Dec 2020) Posting from National Library of Australia: The Data Governance and Management Section is seeking to fill the role of Assistant Director, Business Intelligence and Reporting (Executive Level 1) as part of its leadership team. The Assistant Director, Business Intelligence and Reporting role provides in-depth knowledge and expert advice on complex issues, working across a…

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