(10 Jan 2020) Leading specialist academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, part of Informa plc, has today announced the addition of cutting-edge open research publisher F1000 Research Ltd. United by their shared goals of amplifying and democratizing research, the addition is an important further step in strengthening Taylor & Francis’ capabilities in open access and open…
(9 Jan 2020) Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, has today announced the launch of its new Research Showcase. This public website (growkudos.com/showcase/) is the world’s first platform to drive discovery of “research in progress”, providing stakeholders – from funders, taxpayers and donors, to research participants and beneficiaries –…
(9 Jan 2020) Springer Nature and MPDL Services GmbH on behalf of Projekt DEAL today announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access (OA) agreement to date has been signed. Dated 1 January 2020, the agreement provides OA publishing services and full reading access to Springer Nature journals to scholars and…
(8 Jan 2020) In the new year, IGI Global is offering a number of opportunities for researchers to publish their work under OA. From January 1st to January 31st, authors can submit their article manuscripts under OA to a select list of IGI Global journals free of any article processing charges (APCs) (our APC fee for…
(3 Jan 2020) The SJLIM (Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management) 2020 issue is now open for submissions. If you have research, practice projects, opinion pieces and commentaries related to librarianship in Singapore and Southeast Asia, you may submit your manuscripts electronically via email at [email protected] Submissions may be in the range of 2000 to 5000…
(6 Jan 2020) The Marrakesh Treaty, which allows easier access to materials for visually impaired, lets more people legally convert books into accessible formats, and allows all signatory countries to freely share copy. The Treaty is effective recently in New Zealand, but concerns are made by various parties. RNZ has the full report here.
(31 Dec 2019) On Jan. 1, Taiwan will become the first country in East Asia to adopt a Public Lending Right (PLR) program, under which writers will receive compensation for free public access to their books at two national libraries, the Ministry of Culture said Tuesday. Taiwan News has more details here.
(27 Dec 2019) A sprawling complex featuring a massive manga library, accommodations and a museum will open in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, next year to promote Japan’s pop culture trends worldwide. Leading publisher Kadokawa Corp., which has been building Tokorozawa Sakura Town, made the announcement at a news conference in Tokyo in late October to announce its…
(6 Jan 2020) About the role: Support the University’s academic staff and higher degree researchers by providing advanced, high-level information and library services to support learning, teaching, and research strategies. The role also offers an opportunity to further develop individual leadership capability by taking an active role in mentoring, leading, and guiding junior members of staff…
(27 Dec 2019) Japan’s education ministry says more than 100 public libraries were damaged by Typhoon Hagibis, which ripped through the country in October. Some libraries remain closed or have their services suspended. University library associations say nine libraries at national and private universities were damaged. NHK WORLD-JAPAN has the full story.
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