A guide for universities, colleges, and tertiary and higher education institutions (20 Sept 2020) Universities and other higher education institutions have a critical role in helping society achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their research, learning and teaching, campus operations, and leadership. One of the most important ways they can contribute to this is to…
(22 Sept 2020) Elsevier’s new report – The Power of Data to Advance the SDGs – offers unique insights and initiatives, many developed together with partners, to map the state of research within each SDG area. The report acknowledges the pivotal role research plays in tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. It aims to better understand the…
(22 Sept 2020) The American Library Association’s Task Force on the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has updated its website with new resources to help libraries highlight their efforts to help their communities to end hunger; ensure gender equality; provide quality education; and encourage sustainable practices. Resources include new visual charts from the Los…
(15 Sept 2020) In response to the Global Week to #ACT4SDGs, and to address the growing demands from libraries to support universities to achieve better on UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), the editorial team of [email protected] has collected useful resources hoping to create awareness among library communities to work toward a more sustainable environment. Librarians…
(15 Sept 2020) University is a place for education, and it can provide the foundation in alignment with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among the various priorities of universities, research is one of the sectors that can support, promote, and contribute to achieving all the 17 SDGs. However, most researchers and the research planners are…
(11 Sept 2020) From IFLA: A week today, SDG Action Week begins with an ‘SDG Moment’ at the United Nations General Assembly. Leaders of countries around the world will underline their commitment to delivery and set out their plans. The Sustainable Development Goals are the highest profile element of the United Nations 2030 Agenda,…
(28 Aug 2020) China continued its yearslong run of double-digit percentage increases in spending on R&D in 2019, but the nation is likely to fall short of a long-standing goal of increasing R&D expenditures to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by this year. But not hitting the target “should not be considered a failure,…
An Ex Libris-commissioned report uncovers lower levels of support from the research office and library vs. 2019, increased pressure on research funding, and opportunities for greater collaboration between research offices and libraries (3 Sept 2020) Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce the publication of its annual study on the challenges that academic…
(11 Aug 2020) Due to the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in our communities don’t just involve dining outdoors and wearing masks in public, but are present in research institutes as well. Whether in hospitals, universities, government agencies, or biotechnology companies, laboratories around the country have had to address COVID-19 in some way.…
Only a small fraction of research misconduct ever comes to light. Independent investigative bodies could remedy that. (11 Aug 2020) From Nature Index: Only a small fraction of research misconduct ever comes to light. What’s more, many commonplace research misbehaviors are categorized as questionable research practices (QRPs) rather than outright misconduct. That includes publication bias, where scholarly…