(13 September 2015) Nine men, some of them heavily tattooed and all of them in identical bottle-green, prison-issue sweats sit at a rectangular table in rapt silence. It’s 1.30pm – story time. A volunteer, reads from a typed a4 sheet, carefully pronouncing each syllable. She doesn’t project or exaggerate her inflections; this is not a…
(10 September 2015) Librarian Rhapsody, with a large nod in the direction of Queen (Not the one in Buckingham Palace), is a new mini-musical by the Shoalhaven Library Staff, Australia. Dancing library carts and mayhem in green wigs are part of the fun. Is this non-fiction? Is this just fantasy? Work in the library we escape…
(11 September 2015) – Kudos, which helps maximize the reach and impact of research publications has been awarded the 2015 ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing. The award was presented at the ALPSP International Conference at London Heathrow; the judges “were particularly impressed with the fact that [Kudos] is not a closed community – it can…
(12 September 2015) The Associate University Librarian, Library Learning & Experience, is a senior leadership role within the University Library. As a member of the Library Executive, the role actively contributes to strategic planning and decision making whilst leading and developing the Library Learning & Experience teams. The role provides strategic and operational leadership in…
(12 September 2015) Reporting to the Library Board of Queensland, the CEO and State Librarian is responsible for developing productive relationships with key stakeholders, including the Minister for Science and Innovation and the Queensland Public Service, to deliver value to the people of Queensland. The Position will require a person who: Provides both strategic and…
(10 September 2015) Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley was at State Library Victoria today to announce a $10 million donation from the Ian Potter Foundation, which will contribute to the refurbishment and reopening of the historic Queen’s Hall. In honour of the donation – the largest ever received by the State Library – the…
Richard Poynder writes on LIBLICENSE (9 September 2015): What many now refer to as predatory publishing first came to my attention 7 years ago, when I interviewed a publisher who — I had been told — was bombarding researchers with invitations to submit papers to, and sit on the editorial boards of, the hundreds of…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (12 September 2015) Master Chef is coming to Asian TV in September (2105) but if cooking is not your passion then open up the guidebooks provided by Elsevier and learn how to cook up your own world standard metrics. Articles in e-Access and Online Searcher examined Thomson- Reuters’ subscription analytical platform…
(8 September 2015, Charlotte, N.C) Baker & Taylor has today announced the launch of its all-in-one Axis 360 mobile app, now available for download. The Axis 360 app provides Apple and Android mobile users the ability to discover, download and read eBooks or listen to digital audiobooks, within a single application. “We set out to…
(10 September 2015) Indonesia is now working on a massive inventory of its plant biodiversity to create a digital herbarium. Called Xmalesia, the open access project trains young Indonesian scientists to collect, identify and store data of Indonesian flora and enables them to work together across Indonesia’s vast archipelago, and with scientists around the world,…
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