(2 Sept 2020) Does the world need another university ranking service? The World University Research Rankings, a new university ranking system developed in Singapore, will be launched online, 4pm September 3, 2020. Ruth’s Rankings will be taking a look and letting us know its value and how it compares to the other ranking systems.
(27 Aug 2020) In the past decade we have seen an increasing number of projects to preserve and to digitize palm leaf manuscripts, especially in countries that historically have a strong palm leaf manuscript tradition. Hand in hand with digitization go registration and cataloguing of the manuscripts, as well as conservation treatment to restore damaged…
(27 Aug 2020) This year, Global Media & Information Literacy Week will be celebrated through interactive, virtual events hosted by the Republic of Korea. Save the date: 24-31 October 2020 Click here to have a look at the preliminary programme. As the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to develop media and information…
(26 Aug 2020) The Nikkei Asian Review won four top prizes at the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence, regarded as a benchmark for world-class journalism. This is the sixth straight year the Tokyo-based business news platform has been recognized with SOPA prizes. The winners were announced Wednesday (26 Aug). Of the…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (27 Aug 2020) Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities is considered one of the Big Three, along with Times Higher Education and QS. Therefore, Ruth’s Rankings follows it annually to see what if anything has changed. See the links at the end of this article for Ruth’s Rankings ARWU…
(16 Aug 2020) The National Museum of Korea and the National Library of Korea shut their doors after staff members from both facilities were diagnosed with the coronavirus. The national library was the first to close of the state-run culture facilities on Friday (15 Aug), when a staff member was diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier…
(19 Aug 2020) The head of Selwyn District Council’s libraries, Nicki Moen, said during the lockdown their library was one of many which dropped overdue fines, and the council had now been given the backing to continue that for a two-year trial. She said she hoped it would encourage more people to make use of…
(26 Aug 2020) On their 18th anniversary, the UP Future Library and Information Professionals of the Philippines, also known as UP FLIPP of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), held their 12th LibSpeak last August 17, 2020 through a webinar as a need to adjust to the online setting caused by the disruptions…
(19 Aug 2020) A quarter century after Israeli spies, a Canadian activist and a Syrian rabbi smuggled nine rare medieval Jewish manuscripts out of Damascus, an Israeli court decided the books will remain under the National Library’s custodianship for their preservation. The decision ends a protracted legal battle over the ownership of the Damascus Crowns,…
(26 Aug 2020) Attending the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) online? With the announcement that BIBF will be 100% virtual, IGI Global’s Managing Director of our China Subsidiary Office, Ms. Yvonne Li, will be available during the “smart conference,” starting on August 26, 2020. She will be available to discuss customized solutions for library budget…