(10 Mar 2023) Since 2004, the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) has helped to preserve cultural heritage and to make it available globally to as wide an audience as possible. To achieve this, grants are provided to digitise and document archives that are at risk of loss or decay, and which are located in countries where…
(3 Mar 2023) About the opportunity: The Library Performance Analyst creates and disseminates meaningful performance-related data to support the monitoring and development of client-focused library services and practices. This role is responsible for collating, verifying, cleansing, analysing and visualising data to support Library programs, including cyclical reporting, service improvement projects, and strategic initiatives. The…
(25 Feb 2023) Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has won a competition to build what will become one of China’s largest libraries. The sprawling design for the Wuhan Library combines traditional and non-traditional spaces all housed under a sculptural roof inspired by the city’s rivers. My Modern Met has the story and pictures.
(24 Feb 2023) Universities in Asia are on the alert over new generative artificial intelligence writing tools such as ChatGPT and other AI-assisted tools that can help students write text or code. Some universities moved early to ban their use while others have been more cautious. Some institutions, such as the University of Hong…
(20 Feb 2023) Australia now has a national framework for institutional research data management (RDM), which can help universities and research organisations create a data-rich institutional approach to research. To help institutions address the challenges around RDM, the ARDC has partnered with 25 Australian universities in the Institutional Underpinnings program to: facilitate a more cohesive, collaborative…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (1 Mar 2023) This was supposed to be a brief update, but academic freedom took on a life of its own. This article is in three parts: Academic freedom with a review of New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia and indexes measuring freedoms, with Appendix A. Updates to U.S. News…
(24 Feb 2023) Artificial intelligence (AI) technology used to transcribe anonymous historic works at Spain’s National Library archives has uncovered a hidden gem — a previously unknown play by one of the nation’s greatest authors, Felix Lope de Vega. Researchers from Vienna and Valladolid universities used AI to transcribe 1,300 anonymous manuscripts and books…
(28 Feb 2023) Tokyo-based architecture studio Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP has recently completed a captivating subterranean library. Dubbed Underground Library, the new reading space can be found beneath a grassy knoll located on the Kurkku Fields sustainable farm in Chiba, Japan. The innovative project was designed to offer patrons a reflective literature experience, while sitting…
(28 Feb 2023) In December 2022, the International Association of STM Publishers and the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) released a report: Open Access Publishing in China. The report is openly available in both English and Chinese. This interview with Mark Robertson, consultant to the STM Association on the project, highlights the findings of…
(24 Feb 2023) Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the launch of Lippincott® Medical Procedures, a new clinical point-of-care solution to better prepare novice clinicians, and Lippincott® Connect Courseware, aimed at improving the educational process for both students and teachers. These new offerings support learning wherever and whenever convenient – building on Lippincott’s full suite of essential…