Indonesia launches open data portal
(5 September 2014) The Indonesian government has officially launched its open data portal today, starting off with 700 datasets from 24 agencies. Medha Basu has the story at futuregov.asia.
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The Ian McLean Wards Scholarship
(3 September 2014) In 2013 the Ian McLean Wards Memorial Trust established an annual scholarship to assist researchers and practitioners in the librarianship, archives and records management fields to undertake research for a specific project advancing knowledge or improving practice relating to the recording, care, or conservation, of historical research materials. The primary purpose of…
Ruth’s Rankings 3. Bibliometrics: What We Count and How We Count
By Ruth A. Pagell1 (4 September 2014) Looking back at the Asian university rankings in Table 1 in Ruth’s Rankings 1, each top 10 list is somewhat different. All of these rankings include some quantitative research metrics, ranging from a high of 100% for the ranking to a low of less than 20%. In order to…
Shanghai Library adds 2 million records to WorldCat
(2 September 2014) The contribution from Shanghai Library, the largest public library in China and one of the largest libraries in the world, enhances the richness and depth of Chinese materials in WorldCat as well as the discoverability of these collections around the world. The records represent books and journals published between 1911 and 2013…
3D printing service at HKUST library
(1 September 2014) The Library has recently launched the 3D printing service for students to coin ideas, make prototypes and facilitate their learning activities. It also allows teaching staff to make use of the service in their teaching and class projects. Details of the service are at http://library.ust.hk/serv/3d. This and other news is in the…
Brill signs collaboration with Fudan University Press to publish data on contemporary Chinese social life
(28 August 2014, Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) Brill, an international scholarly publisher, signs a collaboration agreement with Fudan University Press in China to publish a unique set of data on contemporary Chinese social life. The detailed announcement is here.
Publishing Technology China signs deal with Zhonghua Book Company at Beijing International Book Fair
(27 August 2014) One of China’s most prestigious trade and academic publishers, Zhonghua Book Company, has announced that it will partner with Publishing Technology China to build a new pub2web powered website. As part of a government-backed project, the deal will see the creation of a new digital publishing platform and management system, designed to…
ANU publishes revised Open Access policy and procedures
(28 August 2014) The revised Open Access policy requires researchers to deposit a copy of most research outputs to the University’s open access research repository, the ANU Digital Collections, within 12 months of publication. More about the new policy is here.
National Central Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue ancient Chinese books
(21 August 2014) Taiwan’s National Central Library (NCL) has been working with the Bibliothèque nationale de France to catalogue their rare Chinese books. A display of post cards from late Qing and early Republic eras and French published reports and observations on China from the 19th and 20th centuries found in old bookstores and flea…
Brill to launch Chinese website at Beijing Book Fair
(25 August 2014, Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) Brill, the international scholarly publisher, is set to launch a Chinese version of their corporate website – brill.com/cn – at the Beijing Book Fair. Now available in Simplified Chinese, the website allows Brill to better serve the Chinese-speaking research and academic library communities. The press release is…
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