(18 Nov 2021) A Democratic senator launched an investigation into how publishers license ebooks to libraries on Thursday, calling on nine major ebook aggregators to provide details on the licensing agreements they make with libraries. “Many libraries face financial and practical challenges in making e-books available to their patrons, which jeopardizes their ability to…
(19 Nov 2021) The South Korean government has decided to build a new database center on unification on the outskirts of Seoul, where the current information center will be relocated after expansion, according to a government source Friday. The Ministry of Unification, which handles inter-Korean affairs, earlier formed an internal panel for the relocation…
(16 Nov 2021) Over 250 publishers, researchers, librarians, and research funders registered for the CHORUS Forum: Are We Ready for Data Citation Metrics held on 28 October 2021. This forum was co-hosted with the American Geophysical Union. Shelley Stall, Senior Director for Data Leadership at AGU, kicked off a lively discussion by conveying the challenges around…
(17 Nov 2021) Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, unveiled its 2021 list of Highly Cited Researchers™ today. The methodology that determines the “who’s who” of influential researchers draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information™…
(7 Nov 2021) More groups have condemned the decision of several state universities and colleges (SUCs) to remove reading materials deemed “subversive” from their libraries. The Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) said the banning of “subversive” books and literature from libraries was a “clear violation” of freedom in publishing and freedom of thought.…
(18 Nov 2021) Dewan Negara (upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia) president Tan Sri Rais Yatim has proposed that a digital Parliament library be established to empower the legislative field in the national language. He said funds should be raised next year to create an authoritative, easily accessible and highly prioritised digital library making it the…
(18 Nov 2021) In the Kampong Cham province of Cambodia, not far from a section of the Mekong River, a temple known as Wat Phum Thmei Serey Mongkol houses the most complete library of palm leaf texts in the country. Having outlasted colonialism and civil war when so many libraries did not, the library is…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What is a green university? What is the “greenest” university in the world? In Thailand? What country has the most green universities (Part 2)? (20 Nov 2021) With COP26 still in the news, this is the appropriate time to introduce ACCESS readers to the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings…
(11 Nov 2021) As Big Deals start to disappear, the desire that motivated them—easy and instant access to massive amounts of content – doesn’t. In response to cutting subscription access, many institutions put in place ‘alternative access’ strategies to provide pathways to accessing content that was previously available via subscription. In this resource, SPARC explores…
(Nov 2021) The Open Research Toolkit was created by the Open Research Working Group, comprising representatives of the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). The Toolkit supports Australasian institutions to implement or further develop open research policy, strategy and practice. The Toolkit contains information, resources and good practice…