(10 December 2013) Slides from DPC’s ‘Getting Started in Digital Preservation’ at The National Archives, Kew are now available online. The announcement is here.
On 13 September 2013 CAUL endorsed the AusGOAL framework for the licensing of research data. AusGOAL’s guidelines are expected to generate many benefits for Australian universities, national and international research communities and research funding bodies. AusGOAL is the Australian Governments’ Open Access and Licensing Framework. CAUL is the Council of Australian University Librarians. Read the…
(8 December 2013) To escape the hustle and bustle of the city, slip into its past, at the “Images Through Time: Photos of Old Hong Kong” exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History. More than 700 photos from the mid-19th century present a true reflection of the city’s early days of development. The largest…
(6 December 2013) This session at IFLA WLIC 2014 in Lyon, France, focuses on how library services in Asia and Oceania are transcending many different types of borders to meet the highly varied needs of their clients throughout the Asia-Oceania region. In keeping with the overall theme of the conference – ‘Librarians, Citizens, Societies: Confluence…
(6 December 2013) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology library recently introduced the RAPID Book Chapter Service to its patrons. Member libraries supply book chapters to each other at no cost with over 5 million titles available for book chapter requests. Read the announcement here: http://library.ust.hk/blog/2013/12/06/rapid-book-chapter-delivery-service/ Learn more about the service here: http://library.ust.hk/blog/2013/12/06/rapid-book-chapter-delivery-service/…
(7 December 2013) Dr Matthew Salter has been announced as the new Publishing Manager for Asia Pacific at IOP Publishing. He will take up his role on 14 December 2013 and will be based in IOP Publishing’s Tokyo office. Dr Salter has a wealth of experience, having worked in both science research and publishing roles.…
(4 December 2013) The role of the medical librarian is evolving in today’s complex healthcare environment. To recognize the value medical librarians bring to their medical schools, hospitals and other healthcare institutions globally, Wolters Kluwer Health is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 “Health Science Librarians Make a Difference,” video contest. See all the…
(5 December 2013) The Korea Herald reports that the National Library of Korea, Sejong branch, will open to the public on 12 December. Aiming to become the hub of administration information in the country, the 21,077-square-meter library, located at the tail of the city’s long administrative complex building, will eventually store more than 3.3 million books…
(5 December 2013, Geneva) CERN has announced that after intense preparations and consensus building, SCOAP3 Open Access publishing initiative will start on 1 January 2014. With the support of partners in 24 countries, a vast fraction of scientific articles in the field of High-Energy Physics will become open access at no cost for any author;…
(4 December 2013, New Jersey USA) The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group, ISPG will be promoted in the Indian subcontintnet by the Publisher’s Communication Group, PCG, from January 2014. ISPG’s high quality content includes 47 journals from 20 publishers. More here.
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