(4 November 2015) COAR is happy to present its new guidelines for assessing publisher repository services. The guidelines contain criteria that will help repositories make decisions about whether or not to adopt the different services being offered by publishers to the repository community. They were developed in consultation with the COAR Executive Board and the…
(4 November 2016) In 2014, Outsell’s IM Benchmarking Survey found that libraries were spending less than 4% of their time raising awareness of the IM function, or on any kind of marketing activities to promote the library. Has this changed in 2015? This is just a reminder that you can find out by participating in…
(3 November 2015, Singapore) Elsevier announced today that four leading hospitals in South-East Asia: Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rumah Sakit (RS) Pondok Indah – Puri Indah Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center and Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines, have each signed new agreements with Elsevier to adopt ClinicalKey as…
(3 November 2015) The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection is delighted to announce that work has begun on its project to conserve and digitize the archives of two Second World War civilian internment camps on Singapore, generously funded by a Research Resources Award from the Wellcome Trust. At the conclusion of the project in August 2017,…
(3 November 2015) Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries is seeking an enthusiastic librarian to join a specialist team of librarians who contribute to research excellence at SMU. The position presents an exciting and challenging opportunity for librarians dedicated to service excellence in research support and adaptability to take on new skills and knowledge. The position…
(2 November 2015) Springer Nature will collaborate with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) to provide the work of book authors, chapter authors and book editors with digital identifiers, ensuring the recognition of their work. These identifiers can be linked to the researcher’s contributions to enhance scientific discovery and collaboration within the research community. Springer…
(2 November 2015) The National Library of Philippines has announced with deep sorrow the passing of its Director Antonio Santos on 22nd October 2015 while on a business trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He had been the Director of the National Library of the Philippines for almost 4 years, and was the Law Librarian at the…
(2 November 2015) A New York District Court has granted Elsevier’s request for a preliminary injunction against several sites that host academic publications without permission. As a result the site’s operators are now ordered to quit offering access to infringing content, while the associated registries must suspend their domain names. Torrentfreak has the story.
(29 October 2015) India and France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve, develop and publicize written heritage, at the National Library in Kolkata on the 28th of October. Smt Sreya Guha, Joint Secretary (Library) in the Ministry of Culture and Mr. Bruno Racine, President of the National Library of France signed the MoU…
(29 October 2015) More than 12 million patrons of Auckland Libraries — the largest library group in Australasia – can now access the libraries’ resources which include more than 100 databases and over 3.5 million items such as physical books, eBooks, and eAudio books, anytime, anywhere from any mobile device. More here.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Enter your email address to receive the bi-weekly eNewsletter
