(24 Apr 2024) Since the Great Recession, librarians have learned as best they can to manage an annual serials subscription model that inevitably outpaced flat or declining collection budgets. Many librarians lauded the development of Open Access (OA) publishing models, which offered, at least initially, to help solve the problem of an unsustainable and inequitable scholarly…
The National Library of Australia is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying services to their patrons in a way that is fast, efficient and reaches new audiences. (7 May 2024) From mid-2025, Trove Partners will be able to access a new national resource sharing service with all…
(13 May 2024) Contents of this issue include: Planning for the future of knowledge and information in Asia-Oceania INCITE in Conversation CONSAL XIX comes to Malaysia Report on the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Measurement, Evaluation, Demonstrating Impact of Library Services” Workshop in Kandy, Sri Lanka What does Singapore public libraries’ Chief Innovation Officer do?…
(14 May 2024) The IFLA Information Literacy (ILS) Section Newsletter is published twice a year. Articles in the Summer 2024 issue include: Unlocking Minds: Digital Libraries for Sustainable Literacy (Banaras Hindu University, India) Transforming the AMDI Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia: Embracing Innovation for Enhanced Learning (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) Library Instruction and Blended Learning at RMIT University Vietnam…
(25 May 2024) New Professionals SIG is accepting proposals for IFLACamp which is going to be held online this year, in August. IFLACamp is all about connecting new professionals and creating an environment where we can share new ideas with one another. This year, we are accepting submissions for presentations. The goal of the presentations is…
(14 May 2024) Statista, a global leader in data and market analysis, proudly announces the official launch of its new generative AI product, Research AI. Research AI marks a milestone in data research, aimed at helping businesses make informed decisions based on verified, curated and proprietary data from Statista. Research AI combines the strengths of…
Deal lets ChatGPT maker use all articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Times and Sunday Times for AI model development (22 May 2024) ChatGPT developer OpenAI has signed a deal to bring news content from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the Times and the Sunday Times to the artificial intelligence platform, the…
(22 May 2024) About the Role: We are seeking a candidate for a role that involves contributing to and delivering, under general direction, a responsive, innovative, and user-focused information service to staff and students at Swinburne University of Technology. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the teaching, learning, and research programs at the…
(22 May 2024) Predatory publishing is an issue across Europe, but is more of a problem in central and eastern European countries. “When I investigate or observe the situation in Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, I see totally different patterns than in Belgium, France, Spain or the UK,” says Kulczycki, who is the author of a…
(22 May 2024) This year’s JCR will introduce unified rankings across subject categories. This approach is designed to simplify the evaluation of journal performance by providing a more comprehensive view of each journal’s standing within its respective subject area. Each subject category ranking will include journals assigned to that category regardless of edition, including the…