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Edith Cowan University hiring Digital and Information Literacy Project Adviser

Asia Pacific, Information literacy, JobsFebruary 13, 2019

(12 February 2019) Digital and Information Literacy Project Adviser Library Services Centre Joondalup Campus $87,200 to $97,898 (Hew7) Ongoing, Full-Time Overview The Library Services Centre provides innovative, high quality, customer-focused library services including digital and information literacies and use of learning technologies, research skills, information resources, scholarly and cultural collections, and learning facilities that contribute…

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IFLA satellite meeting: The Evolving Concept of ‘Library’ and its Impact on Library design

Event, LibrariesFebruary 12, 2019

(12 February 2019) Four IFLA Sections (Public, Academic and Research, Metropolitan and Library Buildings and Equipment) are co-hosting a two-day Joint Satellite pre-conference on the theme ‘The Evolving Concept of Library and its Impact on Library design’ in Rome Italy from 21-22 August 2019. Early bird registration is now open until 15 May 2019! Details are…

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Taking stock of the feedback on Plan S implementation guidance

Open Access, PublishersFebruary 12, 2019

(11 February 2019) There has been no short of comments since the release of Plan S. Since its implementation guidance released by cOAlition S and opened for feedback in November last year, it remains the hottest topic among the publishing industry. 8 February 2019 is the closing date of receiving feedback, and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe summarized a…

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World Intellectual Property Organization announces US membership in the Marrakesh Treaty

UncategorizedFebruary 11, 2019

(8 February 2019) The World Intellectual Property Organization today (February 8) has issued a statement from its headquarters in Geneva announcing that the United States has become the 50th member of the Marrakesh Treaty. And with that, as many as 550,000 accessible texts have become immediately available to visually impaired people in the countries that have signed the treaty. Read…

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Google boosts academic research presence

UncategorizedFebruary 11, 2019

(5 February 2019) Google Cloud Platforms (CGP) is aiming to increase its presence in the world of academic research with two agreements and a range of initiatives in the US and in Europe. GCP has completed an agreement with GÉANT, the research and education platform that has 50 million users at 10,000 institutions across Europe. Google’s new agreement…

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Upcoming conferences in the Asia Pacific region

Asia Pacific, LibrariesFebruary 11, 2019

(11 February 2019) Recently announced conferences include: The 64th Annual Conference of the Indian Library Association hosted by Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India, which takes place 4-16 March 2019. The University of Hong Kong hosts the 6th World Conference on Research Integrity, 2-5 June 2019 in Hong Kong. Shanghai is where ICSTI’s 2019 Annual…

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A Happy ending – interview with Mikkel Christoffersen on eLending in Denmark

eBooks, LibrariesFebruary 11, 2019

(8 February 2019) The story of eLending in Denmark is a particular one. Despite high levels of use of the Danish eLending platform, it attracted frequent (if unjustified) criticism from other stakeholders, who held it up as a reason not to support eLending elsewhere. Yet now, all Danish publishers are on board, and there has been impressive…

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Taipei International Book Exhibition: ‘Time for Reading’

Asia PacificFebruary 11, 2019

(8 February 2019) This year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) which opens on February 12 and runs through February 17, is focused on creating ‘Time for Reading,’ amid what organizers say is a major incursion by digital entertainment media into consumers’ reading time. Publishing Perspectives has TIBE 2019’s program, featured speakers, and an interview with James C.M. Chao, chairman…

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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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