(27 Sep 2023) What an incredible moment to reflect on. De Gruyter started in 1749 with a vision to promote, disseminate and protect knowledge. Decades later, that mission remains the same but so many other things have changed. We are amazed at how far we’ve come and so excited for what is still to happen.…
(30 Mar 2023) On 16 March librarians and academics at universities and research institutions in several countries received notices that some access to China’s largest database of academic papers would be ‘temporarily’ curtailed from 1 April. The notifications arrived without clarifying how long this would be. These notifications, in particular, affected four databases of the…
(17 Jan 2023) IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) announce the availability of a program that provides free access to global socio-technical standards in AI Ethics and Governance that provide guidance and considerations towards trustworthy AI. Under the IEEE GET Program, selected standards are made available, free of charge, to encourage adoption…
(Jan 2023) The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL), with generous sponsorship by Ex Libris and SAGE, is offering SIX (6) Attendance Grants for the 2023 World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Two awardees will be selected from each of these regions: Africa Latin America Asia/Pacific region What does the Attendance Grant Cover? Each…
(7 Nov 2022) The lawsuit against Clarivate filed by OCLC in June this year has been settled between both parties. Statement from OCLC: OCLC is pleased to announce today that it successfully defended WorldCat to protect the collaborative service developed and maintained with and for libraries worldwide. An agreement has been reached in…
(7 Oct 2022) The Indonesian government disputes a recent report from a specialist group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature that estimates there are fewer than 50 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild. Even before Dutch conservation scientist Erik Meijaard submitted an opinion piece to The Jakarta Post last month, he was worried about…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (4 Oct 2022) Article 52 has two parts and a separate special report that has links to statements players in the bibliometric supply chain made in response to events in Russia and Ukraine. Part One is a short review of Changing Higher Education in East Asia (Marginson & Xu, referred…
(16 Sep 2022) The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year’s totals, which were the highest in decades. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “It’s both the number…
(19 Sep 2022) The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) Library seeks a resourceful, self-motivated and service-oriented individual to manage and oversee its user services to provide excellent services to the SUSS community. The successful candidate will also provide curricular, research support and instructional support. He or she will be part of a lean team, working…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What new metric has been added to THE Impact Rankings? How do Japan University Rankings differ from Japan in World Rankings? Is it better to rank 112 or 47 in QS Subject rankings (See Example 1)? (5 May 2022) This is a quick take on the usual spring updates, including…