(20 Jul 2021) The latest Renew Consultants research was carried out with the support of leading publishers and other organisations involved in scholarly communications and attracted responses from over 15,000 people working and studying across all sectors, subject disciplines, and regions. Headline results include: – In terms of overall trend, A&Is are still the…
America’s oldest federal cultural institution is experimenting with neural networks to help users search through some of its millions of digitized documents (24 Jun 2021) The Library of Congress expects that artificial intelligence can help people search through its troves of digital information to glean new insights about the U.S.’s history. To that end,…
(20 Jul 2021) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services has released its final report. The task force formed in 2020 with a two-fold purpose: (1) to demonstrate and commit to the roles research libraries have in stewarding research data and as part of institution-wide research…
(16 July 2021) The IFLA Journal editorial committee and editor are pleased to announce the availability of its summer webinar series on how to publish in academic journals. Conducted in a series of four events focused on various world time zones, these webinars aimed to provide LIS scholars and practitioners with an insider view of…
(20 Jul 2021) The UN iLibrary is the digital source for reliable content published by the United Nations, with titles in all six official UN languages and several more. In December 2020, the iLibrary was updated to optimize user experience and now features a simplified, accessible homepage with improved loading times, adding flexibility and efficiency to your site…
(14 Jul 2021) The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces today the publication of its updated ANSI/NISO Z39.4, Criteria for Indexes, incorporating feedback from the public comment period earlier this year. It replaces the original ANSI/NISO Z39.4 standard (Guidelines for Indexes and Related Information Retrieval Devices), last updated in 1984, and is an updated and expanded…
(19 Jul 2021) From 19th July 2021, Hublet signs partnership agreement with iGroup to support the distribution of Hublet Solution to APAC markets. As iGroup is one of the leading providers of information and solutions in library market, it is appointed as distributor for Hublet in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines. Hublet Solution enables…
(15 Jul 2021) It’s been a while since we last publish Fun Facts on Numbers! In this issue, we select the statistics from UK on how much money can be saved if persistent identifiers are adopted in the research community. Find out the benefit behind adopting PIDs from the source here.
A children’s mobile library run by a Japanese expat in northern Thailand has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. (14 Jul 2021) Horiuchi Yoshimi sees books as “friends” for the youngsters in the remote, rural areas she visits. The 37-year-old remembers how reading shaped her own childhood. Born with weak eyesight, Horiuchi…
(7 Jul 2021) The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) announced the five finalists for the annual Public Library of the Year award, which honours newly built public libraries. Libraries are assessed according to how they combine functional architecture, information technology, and local culture. This year’s shortlisted institutions include libraries in Australia, Belgium, Norway,…