(6 Feb 2023) cOAlition S is seeking to engage the services of a consultant to explore how a globally fair pricing system for academic publishing could be devised and implemented. The European Science Foundation, which hosts the cOAlition S office, will award the contract on behalf of cOAlition S. cOAlition S is participating with UNESCO,…
(3 Feb 2023) The core responsibility of the job: Manage, lead and motivate the Library Services staff to meet strategic targets through recruitment, training, documentation, process improvement and performance planning and management Formulate and lead the Library’s response to drivers and initiatives in higher education to ensure the effective delivery of services and resources to…
(3 Feb 2023) The key responsibilities will be to: build effective relationships with client groups to promote and market Library services demonstrate a client-centred approach by seeking out, understanding and responding to the current and future needs of academics and students provide high-quality information services to academics and higher degree by research students, both in-person…
(2 Feb 2023) A new issue of the SEALG Newsletter (December 2022) has been published and is now available online. Included in the Newsletter is the report of our group’s Annual Meeting that took place in Paris on 1 July 2022, in collaboration with the 12th EuroSEAS Conference. In addition to this detailed report by…
Remote Healthcare & Wearables, Augmented Reality, and Software for the Edge2Cloud Continuum Lead the 2023 Technology Forecast (18 Jan 2023) The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) reveals its Technology Predictions Report for 2023, featuring the top 19 technological advancements and trends anticipated to shape the industry in 2023 and beyond. The annual report by…
(31 Jan 2023) The recent release of AI technology that generates new text has raised serious questions among the research community. For one, “Can ChatGPT be named an author of a research paper?” The resounding answer from arXiv leaders and advisors is, “No.” A computer program cannot, for example, take responsibility for the contents of…
(25 Jan 2023) Over the past two weeks, CNET has become the poster child of artificial intelligence (AI) gone wrong. First, the website was caught publishing articles produced by an AI under the byline “CNET Money Staff” in an article written by Frank Landymore at Futurism. There was no clear disclosure that it was…
(30 Jan 2023) The IFLA Information Technology Section and IFLA Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group are pleased to invite you to their mid-term conference hosted by the National Library Board, Singapore. The hybrid event, entitled AI in Focus: Artificial Intelligence and Libraries, will take place on 2 and 3 March 2023 via Zoom and…
(13 Jan 2023) R. David Lankes, the Virginia & Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship at the iSchool at University of Texas at Austin, shares his observation of visiting local libraries in South Korea. “…As part of my trip to Korea, I had the pleasure of visiting a host of innovative community libraries there. And…
(20 Jan 2023) The British Library will be running a week-long intensive professional development course for mid-career library and archive professionals on 12-19 July 2023. The International Library Leaders Programme offers a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes at one of the world’s largest national libraries, with workshops, talks and tours given by senior staff…