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UKSG and Kudos partnership will raise the profile of scholarly communications authors – and of the field itself

Research SupportFebruary 11, 2019

(5 February 2019) Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, is delighted to announce a partnership with UKSG, the only organization that connects all elements of the scholarly information community to exchange ideas and advance scholarly communication. UKSG has chosen to work with Kudos to provide even greater support for librarians, authors…

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IEEE adds SAE International eBook collection to IEEE Xplore® Digital Library

eBooks, PublishersFebruary 11, 2019

(5 February 2019) IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity; and SAE International, a global association of engineers; as well as related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial-vehicle industries, announced today a new collaboration to make SAE International eBooks available via the IEEE Xplore® digital library. IEEE Xplore provides access to more than…

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Melbourne University Publishing titles added to the Ebook Central Platform

Asia Pacific, eBooks, PublishersFebruary 11, 2019

(February 5, 2019) For the first time ever, nearly the entire catalog of titles from Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is available to academic libraries. A recent agreement between ProQuest and MUP gives libraries access to 630 titles via the Ebook Central platform, where they can acquire them by demand-driven acquisition or single-title purchase. See the full press release from Proquest…

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Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) Meeting in Singapore, 21 February 2019

Asia Pacific, Event, LibrariesFebruary 11, 2019

(Feburary 2019) The National Library Board (NLB) is the host for the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at the National Library Building on 21 February 2019. This year, CDNLAO will commemorate its 40th Anniversary since it first convened in 1979. Over 20 countries across…

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2019 ALIA Library Design Awards shortlist announced

Asia Pacific, LibrariesFebruary 11, 2019

(6 February 2019) The shortlist for the 2019 Australian Library and Information Association Library Design Awards recognises some of the best new library design in Australia. The awards are divided into three categories, School Libraries, Public Libraries and Academic Libraries. ‘Libraries represented in the design awards epitomise the best of innovative library design throughout the…

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British start-up Calm becomes the first ‘mindfulness’ company to be worth $1bn

ToolsFebruary 11, 2019

(6 February 2019) A mindfulness app founded by two British entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley has become the first mental health unicorn in the world. Calm, an app that provides a library of bedtime stories for adults, some read by Stephen Fry, calming music, meditation tutorials and video and audio to help reduce anxiety, has raised $88million…

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Clarivate Analytics launches Cortellis Cloud to accelerate R&D innovation

PublishersFebruary 11, 2019

(5 February 2019, Philadelphia, USA) Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today launched Cortellis Cloud, an integrated, scalable technology platform that serves as a single point of access to Cortellis, the company’s suite of life science intelligence solutions. Along with hosting Cortellis, Cortellis Cloud supports…

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Classical Central Asia in the digital age: three newly-digitised Navoiy manuscripts at the British Library

DigitizationFebruary 11, 2019

(7 February 2019) Thanks to a partnership between the British Library and the Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named Alisher Navoiy, three manuscripts including the poetical works of Alisher Navoiy are now available online. These three items are the first Chagatai-language texts to be uploaded to the Library’s digitised manuscript holdings, a…

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Lingnan University Library website obtains Gold Award under “Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme”

Asia Pacific, LibrariesFebruary 1, 2019

(30 January 2019) The Library website of Lingnan University, Hong Kong was awarded a Gold Award of “Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 2018/19″, organised jointly by Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and the Office of Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in 2018. This is the first time the Library website receives the Gold Award. Here is the…

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Report: School libraries and school library services in New Zealand Aotearoa

Asia Pacific, LibrariesFebruary 1, 2019

(30 January 2019) In May 2018, National Library of New Zealand’s Services to Schools launched a nationwide survey of school libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand. This was a joint project conducted with SLANZA and LIANZA. More than 550 people took part in the survey from approximately 20% of schools in New Zealand. Key findings and analysis can be found…

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