(August 2020) From IFLA’s Library Services to People with Special Needs Newsletter: With the experiences accumulated from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, Hong Kong academic libraries, public libraries and school libraries were more wellprepared to face the challenge of suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, the announcements from the government about extending…
(17 Sept 2020) Scholytics is a research evaluation platform that covers scholarly performance data of over 170,000 institutions and 25 million authors in 230 countries. Scholytics aims to be the transparent reference and analytical tool for effectively evaluating research performance. With the launch of the platform in August in South Korea, Scholytics is quickly expanding to…
(11 Sept 2020) The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong now invites application for the following position: Assistant Librarian I/II (Collections and Technical Services) – Library (Ref: AL I/II-CTS (LIB) 2020-09-11) Responsibilities: lead collection development activities including assessment, selection and deselection of library materials in all format; liaise with faculty members to provide support…
(14 Sept 2020) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is hiring: Assistant Librarian II (Ref. 20091407-IE) Duties The appointee will work with a team of professional librarians and support staff to deliver quality library services in support of the University’s research and learning initiative. He/She will be required to: (a) assist the Section Head (Access…
As parts of Beirut struggle to rebuild after the August 4 explosion, the Sharjah World Book Capital Office has stepped in to help restore three damaged libraries. (14 Sept 2020) Although Sharjah’s UNESCO World Book Capital year official came to a conclusion in April, the organization’s team is coming together to in an effort to…
(15 Sept 2020) The ICoASL 2021 Conference Committee is now accepting proposal/ bids from any Asian country to host/ organize the 7th International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2021) during February/March, 2021. Hosting this prestigious international conference is a unique prospect since it also brings value to the hosting institution. As a host, the institution gains recognition…
(15 Sept 2020) In response to the Global Week to #ACT4SDGs, and to address the growing demands from libraries to support universities to achieve better on UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), the editorial team of [email protected] has collected useful resources hoping to create awareness among library communities to work toward a more sustainable environment. Librarians…
(15 Sept 2020) University is a place for education, and it can provide the foundation in alignment with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among the various priorities of universities, research is one of the sectors that can support, promote, and contribute to achieving all the 17 SDGs. However, most researchers and the research planners are…
(27 Aug 2020) In the first partnership of this type with an institution in Asia, the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce a transformative open access agreement with the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) in Taiwan. The agreement, which will last through 2023, will help accelerate open access publishing…
(11 Sept 2020) From IFLA: A week today, SDG Action Week begins with an ‘SDG Moment’ at the United Nations General Assembly. Leaders of countries around the world will underline their commitment to delivery and set out their plans. The Sustainable Development Goals are the highest profile element of the United Nations 2030 Agenda,…