(11 May 2023) The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLCAS), in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in China, SwissNex, and leading science publisher Frontiers, recently organized a joint workshop on Research Integrity. The event, held in Beijing, aimed to foster discussions on upholding the quality and integrity of scientific research. Switzerland…
(11 May 2023) AIP Publishing (AIPP) announced today it has partnered with Morressier to use their industry-leading platform to improve the conference proceedings publication process top-to-bottom — a move that will ultimately benefit conference organizers, editors, and researchers throughout the physical sciences. AIPP will work directly with Morressier to support interoperability, growth, and quality in…
(17 May 2023) The university is now seeking an exceptional person to join us as our new University Librarian to continue our development of a future-oriented Library. The University Library operates at five physical sites along with supporting our cohort of students studying online, with the main Auchmuty Library located at our Callaghan campus which…
(8 May 2023) Sometimes, the instructor or the editor gets it wrong. They see plagiarism where no plagiarism exists. There are a myriad of reasons that this can happen, but they all lead to stress and headache for the author. In some cases, they can even lead to unfair punishments. It’s important to understand some…
(16 May 2023) Open Access Australasia is convening an online workshop, in collaboration with OA2020 the ISC, cOAlition S and additional partners, to bring together a wide range of participants from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the immediate region to discuss the challenges to equitable open access in 2023 in this region and to explore potential solutions. The ideas from this…
(9 May 2023) As generative AI technologies continue to evolve, their potential to impact library services, operations, and user experiences is becoming increasingly apparent. We conducted a quick poll of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives in April 2023 to gather insights into their current perspectives on generative AI adoption, its potential implications, and…
(1 May 2023) Today we’ve released the fourth report in a series of national surveys of school libraries in Aotearoa New Zealand that started in 2018. What we found in 2022 As each school makes their own decisions about library funding, there are still persistent variations between schools in every aspect of library provision…
(28 Apr 2023) This year, the infographic output is focused on the theme “Level Up” based on the concept of the game Chutes and Ladders in the US, or Snakes and Ladders around the world. The STM Trends 2027 output builds upon this idea of a game focused on six key areas where publishers face…
(10 May 2023) The Dutch consortium of University Libraries and the National Library of the Netherlands (UKB), together with the Universities of The Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch national center of expertise and repository for research data (DANS) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), has published a practical guide on open science. Beginning researchers are…
(4 May 2023) Sage has launched a free-to-read collection of research and other resources that explore the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) region. Categories in the collection include: gender role and oppression governments, laws, and policies information and media mental health, healthcare, and medicine protests, conflicts, and war refugees, displaced, and stateless people …