(25 Mar 2025) Taiwanese universities this year canceled 86 programs, Ministry of Education data showed, with educators attributing the closures to the nation’s low birthrate as well as shifting trends. Fifty-three of the shuttered programs were part-time postgraduate degree programs, about 62 percent of the total, the most in the past five years, the data…
(20 Mar 2025) Abstract: Introduction: Libraries hold large amounts of bibliographic data, with great potential for enrichment with linked open data. The New Zealand Thesis Project explored this potential by uploading thesis metadata records from New Zealand institutional repositories to Wikidata, a collaborative linked data knowledge base. Description of Project: Nine New Zealand tertiary institutions collaborated…
(20 Mar 2025) The Tertiary Education Commission [of New Zealand] has indicated some tertiary institutions could face funding cuts next year. The commission’s annual guidance to institutions said they should not assume their funding would increase or even be maintained next year. “Total funding available for Vote Tertiary Education will be limited and we…
(17 Mar 2025) Three local universities officially submitted their proposals to the government to establish the city’s third medical school on Monday. The Task Group on New Medical School confirmed that it has received proposals from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and…
(18 Mar 2025) The CDNLAO Newsletter is published to share information from national libraries in the Asia and Oceania region. This newsletter is edited and distributed by the National Diet Library of Japan on behalf of the members of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO). In this issue, [United Arab…
(19 Mar 2025) The CAS Journal Ranking Team releases Early Warning Journal List 2025(EWL)! The 2025 edition of the EWL targets two key concerns: 1) Academic misconduct that jeopardizes the integrity of the scientific research ecosystem, including practices like Citation Manipulation and operation of Paper Mills; 2) Inappropriate actions that hinder the global dissemination of specific…
(12 Mar 2025) In this issue, Libraries and Sustainability: United Arab Emirates in 30th CDNLAO 2024 Making Preparations for CONSAL XIX Asia at the forefront of library innovation UniFiji delighted with numbers for Recreational Reading in the Park National Campaign Building Community through Reading in Hong Kong Empowering Communities Through Libraries: A Success Story…
(4 Mar 2025) A public library in Kanazawa resembles a sublime theater and offers more than 1.1 million books. For three days, NHK asked people what books piqued their interest and how they spend their time here. Watch the 30 minutes video here.
(12 Mar 2025) Prime Minister Hun Manet has called on local authorities to set up mobile libraries to promote reading across Cambodia. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Vanda Institute yesterday, Mr. Hun Manet also urged provincial administrations to create public spaces, especially in urban areas and parks, in each province where a mobile…
(13 Mar 2025) The National Library of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding. National Library together with Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology will collaborate in providing integrated journal access facilities and creating a research tool database system that can be used for the…