(28 Dec 2022) Research communication is a moveable feast and as varied as the media and communication channels used to reach an intended audience. This annual review pulls out eleven posts focusing on different aspects of research communication that have been featured on the LSE Impact Blog in 2022. The focus on misinformation leads…
(21 Dec 2022) Federal funding for the National Library of Australia’s digital resource, Trove, runs out in six months and without additional government support the popular archive could cease operations from next July. The beloved platform receives more than 22 million visits each year and has been caught in the same financial crunch impacting the National…
(16 Dec 2022) In 2021, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) E–Resources Management Working Group revised its licensing principles to include updated accessibility language to better reflect the member libraries’ values and priorities around collections and e–resources. As the group reviewed model language and determined which iterations and clauses would be most ideal, discussions ensued…
(27 Dec 2022) From Retraction Watch: “On several occasions this year, publishers announced they were retracting several times that number, all at once. (For some of the stories among 2022’s retractions that captured the most attention, see our 10th annual roundup for The Scientist.) This year’s 4,600-plus retractions bring the total in the Retraction…
(19 Dec 2022) The release of ChatGPT has raised many questions including “Will AI be the end of take-home school essays?” or “Will AI replace human creativity?” “…While I agree that academia has some challenges ahead of it, I don’t think the essay is dead nor do I believe bots will replace human creativity……
(6 Dec 2022) An outdoor library that was operated in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul between April and November was visited by more than 210,000 people, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. During the seven months, a total of 211,000 people, or 4,900 people each day, visited the outdoor library. Only 67…
(2 Dec 2022) Several book collections from Malacañan’s Presidential Museum and Library can now be accessed at the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) building in Ermita, Manila. This, after First Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos led the launching of the Presidential Library at the second floor mezzanine of the NLP building. Find out more…
(12 Dec 2022) The Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok has received an Award of Distinction at the Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The jury’s statement noted that: “The project sets a welcome benchmark for the restoration of early 20th-century buildings of Western architectural design in humid tropical environments.” The Neilson Hays…
(14 Dec 2022) The University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne libraries are working together to increase the use of their unique special collections and archives by extending access to people who cannot attend campus by using practices established in recent years. This project is linked to an international initiative to increase access to…
(15 Dec 2022) Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the Higher Education Press of China today released their sixth annual collaborative report – Engineering Fronts 2022. The report, which was launched at a joint forum in Beijing, has identified…