By Ruth A. Pagell* 12 Asian institutions are in the top 50 worldwide and 3 Asian countries are in the top 10 for publishing articles in the “best” journals. Ruth’s Rankings 7 and 8 follow up on previous rankings by looking at other methodologies that drill further down into scholarly output and provide different options…
(5 February 2015) The seminar, What should we do for expanding “Green Contents?” takes place 9 March 2015 from 1pm at the National Institute of Informatics. Details are here.
(2 February 2015) The Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum takes place 13 February 2015 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra. Topics include FAIR, HathiTrust, open access and more. If you’re not attending, Internet NZ is sponsoring a live stream of the program. For lots more detail visit the ADA blog here.
(3 February 2015, Beijing) The inaugural and newly-released 2015 Best Chinese University Ranking report, based on ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (SRC)‘s evaluation, is anchored on Elsevier’s Scopus research database and powered by metrics from SciVal analytics – both part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio. The report provides a detailed look at key research performance indicators of…
(1 February 2015) 2015 is officially the International Map Year. So the University of Auckland Library has a blog on maps beginning with ‘good’ map design. By following a link you get to see some terrific maps and commentary, one for each day of the year. The maps exemplify the design, science and art behind…
(28 January 2015) In order to manage, preserve and archive research data, the Library of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will host a 3-day Data Curation Training Program 25-27 February 2015. It is co-organized by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the Division…
(2 February 2015, Canberra) In the lead up to Library Lovers’ Day on 14 February, The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) today launched FAIR which campaigns for a fair, open and democratic society where information belongs to everyone. FAIR stands for Freedom of Access to Information and Resources. The website is: fair.alia.org.au It will…
(16 January 2015) An electronic library will be built with Korea’s assistance at the People’s Police Academy (PPA) in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. An explanatory session to launch the eLibrary was held on 12 January at the PPA. Over 100 officials from both Korea and Vietnam, including Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Dang Van…
(30 January 2015) Korea.net recently visited several libraries which are no longer spaces where people just read books. They are in transition, becoming cultural centers where people are provided with lectures on the humanities and can receive practical training. Visitors also have access to digital information and have a chance to watch films. Although these…
(29 January 2015) Nature Publishing Group has partnered with The University of Queensland (UQ) to publish npj Science of Learning, a new open access research journal that will explore the neurobiology of learning in experimental and educational environments. The open access format of the journal means that all articles will be free to read upon…
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