(25 February 2016, Singapore) Singtel today launched Singtel Music, the first service in Singapore to offer customers music from popular providers like Spotify, KKBOX, AMPed and MeRadio, with zero local data charges. Customers can add Singtel Music to their mobile plan for a fee to get a premium account from either Spotify, KKBOX, or AMPed…
(19 February 2016) The Chinese government has issued new rules that ban any foreign-invested company from publishing anything online in China, effective next month. The directive by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which will come into effect on 10 March, states: “Sino-foreign joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative ventures and foreign business units shall not…
(8 February 2016) The average power drill is used for just 13 minutes in its lifetime. We clearly don’t all need to own one, and they’re often too pricey for many people to buy them in the first place — meaning a whole lot of untapped creativity and a huge amount of wasted money. And it’s not…
(1 February 2016) The Wellcome Trust blog reports that today The World Health Organisation (WHO) today declared the Zika virus outbreak in South and Central American a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). It is the first time since the Ebola outbreak that began in 2014 that the WHO has declared this status, and…
(1 February 2016) The future of public libraries is the focus of the INELI-Oceania program. The second two-year INELI-Oceania program, being offered from July 2016 to June 2018 for emerging library innovators has six places available for applicants from Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations. The program is designed to develop the participants’ effectiveness…
(20 January 2016) The Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) has announced the ‘Vijita de Silva Research Award’, the annual research award for the best completed research in Library and Information Science (LIS) field in Sri Lanka. The award comprises a cash grant of Rs 50,000.00 and a certificate. The announcement, brochure and application form are…
Citation analysis reveals a who’s who of researchers with global scholarly impact (14 January 2016, Philadelphia) The Intellectual Property (IP) and Science business of Thomson Reuters, announces the release of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” a citation analysis identifying the scientists—as determined by their fellow researchers—who have made the most significant global impact within their respective field…
#1Lib1Ref (One Librarian, One Reference) – January 15–23, 2016. Imagine a world where every librarian added one more reference to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a first stop for researchers: let’s make it better! Your goal today is to add one reference to Wikipedia! Any citation to a reliable source is a benefit to Wikipedia readers worldwide.…
(8 December 2015) The Message of Islam exhibition began at the Singapore National Library yesterday. The exhibition is organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Oman to the Republic of Singapore. The exhibition aims to disseminate and promote a culture of peaceful coexistence and understanding among…
(2 December 2015) As the UN Summit on Climate Change ramps up in Paris, Plume Labs has today launched its World Air Map, a live map of air pollution around the world. The data revolution can help policymakers cut air pollution and communities take back control of their environment. Plume Labs collects half a million…
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