(5 Jan 2020) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Hindawi Limited, an innovator in open access (OA) publishing and one of the world’s fastest growing scientific research publishers, for a total purchase price of $298 million. The acquisition of Hindawi significantly increases Wiley’s position as a global leader in research by…
(2 Jan 2021) On New Year’s Day, the government of India released the bold and ambitious draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) to the public for comments. The policy aims to bring about changes in the research ecosystem of India by encouraging innovation to make the Indian science and technology ecosystem one that can…
(2 Jan 2021) The main branch of Tainan Public Library opened in southern Taiwan Saturday morning (Jan. 2) and is expected to bring more international attention to the country. Located in Yongkang District, the new library cost approximately NT$1.93 billion (US$67.7 million) to build, according to the Tainan Cultural Affairs Bureau. It has the country’s…
(1 Jan 2021) From Taipei Times: The government should create a public database to house academic theses and dissertations, lawmakers and academics said on Wednesday, after private database host Airiti (華藝) was last month accused of changing papers to conform to Chinese censorship rules. “Taiwan is already 20 years late; we cannot delay…
(31 Dec 2020) 2020 has been a tough year for all. The pandemic has made learning and services delayed, remote access became more important than ever, and we all acquired new ways of communication. Take a look at the top posts from [email protected] in 2020, there’s no doubt that COVID-19 is the main theme throughout…
(30 Dec 2020) This issue on Fun Facts on Numbers: the pandemic has dramatically changed the landscape of everyday life as well as research. Huge resources have been put in place trying to eliminate its impact. Do you know how many research funds, or grants, have been awarded to support COVID-19 research? Curious…
(22 Dec 2020) Recently Elsevier announced that it has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and that it is going to make the reference lists of articles openly available in Crossref. Ludo Waltman, one of the founders of the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA), former Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Journal of Informetrics, shares…
(18 Dec 2020) Amorn Petsom, Director, Office of Academic Resources of Chulalongkorn University Library introduces the newly opened Chula UltimateX Library in this video here.
Taiwan’s government plans to amend legislation to make it clear that companies must apply for approval before publishing books associated with the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army. (28 Dec 2020) Taiwan’s government plans to regulate China’s state-affiliated publications by requiring local publishers to seek approval if they wish to bring these publications…
(21 Dec 2020) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed setting up of a library in India dedicated to traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures, asserting that it would be a platform for research and dialogue. Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi lauded the forum for doing great work to promote the…