(21 Oct 2022) Preparing to publish a research output can be daunting, especially if it is for the first time. It is not always easy to identify a trusted publisher! Think.Check.Submit provides researchers with the tools they need to decide which publishing venue is the most appropriate for their work. Think.Check.Submit. encourages researchers to…
(10 Oct 2022) DOAJ and OpenAIRE are pleased to announce a new partnership which will promote collaboration and discovery between the two parties, by sharing metadata and enriching it. The collaboration aims to enhance the discoverability of the journals indexed in DOAJ in two ways: by enhancing DOAJ’s article metadata with metadata from the…
(19 Oct 2022) For book lovers and art enthusiasts, the newly opened Shanghai Library East in Pudong, Shanghai is bound to be a place of interest when China loosens its zero-Covid policy. Opened late last month, Shanghai Library East is one of the largest new libraries in the world, and it has integrated public…
(28 Sep 2022) The Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) in Manila formally inaugurated a new academic resource center in celebration of its 70th founding anniversary. In an interview, Paolo Sotero Laurel, assistant vice president for non-academic operations, said the new center was inspired by the hit Korean drama “Start Up.” “The LPU…
(21 Oct 2022) Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron urged public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) to continue investment in infrastructure, including libraries, experimentation equipment and research facilities, noting that the number of the Kingdom’s HEIs remains low compared to neighbouring countries. The call came at the fourth national research forum…
(25 Oct 2022) The 28th General Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO) opened in Jakarta on Tuesday with the theme of sustainable libraries. “This event aims to be a means of exchanging information and promoting cooperation for library development in Asia and Oceania,” head of the National Library, Muhammad…
(13 Oct 2022) In this issue: IFLA News: Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability: A Satellite Meeting Report IFLA and UNESCO Launch an Updated Public Library Manifesto at the 87th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) Five years of the Library Map of the World News from the Region & Beyond: An eye-opening experience for…
(20 Oct 2022) Open access publisher eLife has announced it will no longer make accept or reject decisions following peer review. From the end of January, eLife will instead publish every paper it reviews as a “reviewed preprint”, which it describes as “a new type of research output that combines the manuscript with eLife’s detailed peer reviews and a concise…
(Oct 2022) 2022 marks the fourth year that a project team, commissioned by CONZUL, has gathered data on the state of Open Access (OA) in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The OA landscape has experienced dramatic changes since the project’s inception. In previous years, the team’s approach was to examine OA data related to publications with…
(21 Oct 2022) About the role: The Client Services Manager is responsible for leading a holistic approach to development and delivery of services across the University’s online and campus based library services, ensuring appropriate frontline and online support for the research, learning and teaching needs of the University’s scholarly community. The Client Services Manager…