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We’ve SharedIt! Springer Nature completes integration of its content sharing initiative across its entire owned portfolio of over 1,300 journals

Publishers, ToolsOctober 18, 2016

(17 October 2016, London) Springer Nature has rolled out its free content sharing initiative, now named SharedIt, to all of the Springer Nature-owned portfolio and over one thousand additional co-owned and partner-owned journals. This now encompasses over 2,300 journals and enables authors and subscribers to post links to free-to-read versions of primary research articles anywhere,…

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Celebrate open access week in India

Asia Pacific, Open AccessOctober 17, 2016

(15 October 2016) The Open Access India community while committing itself for putting Open in Action is celebrating this year’s Open Access Week by organizing a series of Webinars with various topics related to Open Access using Google Hangouts starting with 24th October 2016 and delivering talks/seminars at various institutes/universities/colleges by the working group members…

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1500 titles of Thai printed books added to the British Library’s electronic catalogue

Asia Pacific, LibrariesOctober 17, 2016

(17 October 2016) The Library’s Thai collection contains more than 6,000 titles of printed books, pamphlets and grey literature in Thai language, dating from the mid-19th century onwards. Due to a generous gift by Christian missionaries of about 100 books and pamphlets, the earliest period of printing in Thailand, from ca.1840-1890, is well represented, including…

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University of New England hiring Library Content and Discovery Manager

Asia Pacific, Jobs, LibrariesOctober 16, 2016

(16 October 2016) The University of New England in Armidale, Australia, will hire an innovative, energetic and team oriented manager who is accustomed to working with teams, and displays a strong client service focus with a commitment to continuous improvement. As a senior leader within the University Library, the Library Content and Discovery Manager will…

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China and Metadata: History and Future Predictions

Asia Pacific, MetadataOctober 16, 2016

(13 October 2016) IGI Global article “Adaptation and Localization: Metadata Research and Development for Chinese Digital Resources” offered for free access. Summary: As library users, we often fail to realize the importance of the specialized players and tools working behind the scenes. An integral unit in the knowledge-sharing digitized world, metadata is one of these…

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Woman’s inspiration library completed by Masayoshi Nakanishi in Japan

Asia Pacific, LibrariesOctober 16, 2016

(15 October 2016) Architect Masayoshi Nakanishi has created a library with curving seating areas, which is aimed exclusively at women in Japan. The MASA Architects founder was tasked with creating a space that would inspire local women in Fukui – a city where, more so than anywhere else in Japan, most married women have full-time jobs. The client, Fukui Bank, wanted to…

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CONSAL XVI Proceedings

Asia Pacific, Event, LibrariesOctober 15, 2016

(13 October 2016) The proceedings of the 16th CONSAL Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 2015, can be downloaded from the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians website.

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Taylor & Francis partners with ReadCube to enhance discoverability of article and book collections

Publishers, TechnologyOctober 14, 2016

(12 October 2016) Taylor & Francis, one of the world’s leading publishers of scholarly content, today announced its partnership with publishing technology company, ReadCube. Through ReadCube’s Discover service, over four million Taylor & Francis journal articles and book chapters are now indexed and discoverable across ReadCube’s platform. By incorporating popular features from Taylor & Francis…

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bibliotheca’s cloudLibrary partners with BDS for enhanced MARC records

MetadataOctober 13, 2016

(12 October 2016, Manchester, UK) bibliotheca is pleased to announce that cloudLibrary™ is now partnering with Bibliographic Data Services (BDS) to offer libraries more robust MARC records for their digital collection. cloudLibrary readers can now enjoy enhanced descriptions and details while browsing or searching for their next read. While cloudLibrary has always offered basic MARC…

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Australia, New Zealand and Singapore library associations to work together to deepen ties

Asia Pacific, Event, LibrariesOctober 12, 2016

(12 October 2016, Canberra) Australia, New Zealand and Singapore library associations have agreed to work together to promote the library and information sector (LIS) across the three countries and will produce a joint conference in 2018 to be held at the Gold Coast. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Library Association of Singapore…

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