(28 Sep 2024) Libraries across the country are experiencing an unexpected surge in popularity among a cohort that once shunned them – teenagers. The State Library of NSW is bracing for a 20 per cent-plus increase in students cramming for their final-year exams. It is adding extra seats and clearing all available space for a…
(17 Oct 2024) About the Role: The Reference Librarian assists in supporting the teaching, learning and research activities of the University in various service areas of the Library. They provide expertise in information discovery and resource use in response to complex enquiries and assist in the continuous improvement of services. These positions will be…
The Charleston Conference—a leading forum for librarians, publishers, and vendors—announces a new event, Charleston Conference Asia, taking place January 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. (14 Oct 2024) Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the inaugural Charleston Conference Asia. This three-day gathering will bring together librarians, publishers, and vendors to discuss regional and global…
(10 Oct 2024) Plagiarism used to be an arduous task. Finding and copying content to plagiarize was hard work in and of itself. It was primarily a tool for those unsure about the quality of their work rather than a time/work saver. But as technology made plagiarism easier, it became a powerful shortcut. This caused…
(2 Oct 2024) Usage analytics in scholarly publishing is undergoing profound change. Powerful industry trends over the last five years have resulted in a new set of challenges for usage analytics that our current reporting infrastructure is poorly equipped to address. As the impact of these changes may not be apparent to the casual observer,…
(8 Oct 2024) CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announces a collaboration with Berlin-based Morressier GmbH, creators of Integrity Manager, the online publishing platform that empowers publisher clients with proactive research integrity, from initial assessment and peer review to ongoing investigations and post-publication audits. CCC is developing a researcher identification…
(25 Sep 2024) Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the development of a comprehensive framework for evaluating the societal impact of research. The approach has been outlined in a new report published today by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ to address the growing demand for demonstrating the benefits of research…
(3 Oct 2024) ACRL announces the publication of the report The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2023 Annual Survey. Academic libraries provide essential services that support research and student success in higher education. To help track the nature and quantity of those services, ACRL fields an annual Academic Library Trends and Statistics…
(Sep 2024) Launched in 2021, LAB25 (Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025) outlines NLB’s approach to innovation and experimentation in an age of increasing digitalization and personalization. Since April 2023, NLB has worked with public and private partners to leverage technology to enhance user engagement with our rich content repositories as part of the LAB25 “Singapore Storyteller”…
(14 Oct 2024) A selection tour was recently held by Chubu Gakuin University & College at a bookstore here, allowing students to choose books for the university’s library collection. About 30 students purchased approximately 200 books including technical ones, novels, and picture books. The budget for the book selection tour, held at Maruzen bookstore’s…