(6 Oct 2023) Join us for a Research Review Seminar with Dr Nicole Johnston (Edith Cowan University). Dr Nicole Johnston was awarded an ALIA Research Grant to carry out research into the impact and management of mis and disinformation in Australian university libraries. In 2022, Nicole interviewed a number of university library managers who…
(14 Jul 2023) It is generally accepted in Europe that research should be as open as possible and as close as necessary. Finding the borderline between the two is one of the most important tasks for practitioners, whether they belong to funders, research organizations, their partners or researchers themselves. Yet, this borderline is not sufficiently…
(26 Jun 2023) Join us at the next CHORUS Forum Real World Impact of Faculty Publications Tuesday, 26 September 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Academic institutions are interested in measuring the real-world impact of faculty publications. What does “real-world impact” mean in this context, and how might it be measured? Once measured, what…
(20 Jun 2023) NDL sponsored a webinar entitled “The Role of Libraries in Implementing Inclusive Information Society—Centered on the National Library for the Disabled”. The lecturer was Mr. Jang BoSeong from the National Library for the Disabled (NLD) of the Republic of Korea. The webinar consisted of a lecture followed by a Q&A session.…
(15 Jun 2023) Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been present in our lives for years, 2022 served as a major proving ground for the technology. Between ChatGPT, AI art generation and Hollywood embracing AI, it is fast becoming an area of innovation, excitement and fear. With all that 2022 did to raise the profile of the…
(26 May 2023) ALPSP, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, has announced a new training course: ‘The Very Latest in Open Access in China and Around the Globe’, aimed at scholarly publishers in China. The session will be held on 6 July from 19:00-21:00 (Beijing time) and focus on the latest in open science, open…
(31 May 2023) IFLA’s Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) in collaboration with the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), the Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB), and the IFLA Regional Divisions is proud to announce a webinar series on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Library Associations. The webinar series “Sustainable Development Goals and…
(16 May 2023) The SEALG Conference and Annual General Meeting taking place in Marseille on 15-16 June 2023 is approaching fast. Attendance of the event is free, but registration is required and can be completed in a few quick steps online on the SEALG website. More information can be found here.
(11 May 2023) The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLCAS), in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in China, SwissNex, and leading science publisher Frontiers, recently organized a joint workshop on Research Integrity. The event, held in Beijing, aimed to foster discussions on upholding the quality and integrity of scientific research. Switzerland…
(16 May 2023) Open Access Australasia is convening an online workshop, in collaboration with OA2020 the ISC, cOAlition S and additional partners, to bring together a wide range of participants from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the immediate region to discuss the challenges to equitable open access in 2023 in this region and to explore potential solutions. The ideas from this…