(Adelaide, 20 November 2013) The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has selected the Alma library management service and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo replace a number of systems including Ex Libris Voyager and Proquest AquaBrowser. The implementation of Alma and Primo will allow CSIRO to consolidate existing systems, thereby…
(20 November 2013) What do those open access colours mean? This panel discussion from Open Access Week in Australia, explores the various aspects of open access including: open educational resources, open data, and the perspectives of an open access journal editor and publisher of an eBook. Panelists include: Professor Shirley Alexander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Teaching, Learning…
D-Lib Magazine, November/December 2013 (v.19,no 11/12) has an article by Natasha Simons and Karen Visser, Growing Institutional Support for Data Citation: Results of a Partnership Between Griffith University and the Australian National Data Service. Abstract Data is increasingly recognised as a valuable product of research and a number of international initiatives are underway to ensure…
(8 November 2013) It is announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund a regional leadership program for emerging library leaders in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. The program called INELI-Oceania is based on the highly successful foundation’s Global Libraries’ initiative INELI (International Network of Library Innovators) established in 2011.…
(Philadelphia, 5 November 2013) The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced a collaboration with Australian National Data Service (ANDS) to aid in the discovery of global data sets. The collaboration connects researchers to data repositories through the Data Citation IndexSM, a single-point solution providing access to quality research data sets from…
(4 November 2013) A study released today suggests that hospitals, government departments, associations and other organisations involved in healthcare gain a AUD9 return for every dollar they invest in health libraries. Health Libraries Inc (HLInc) and Health Libraries Australia (ALIA HLA, a national group of the Australian Library and Information Association) commissioned award-winning firm SGS Economics…
(21 October 2013) Flinders University Library is once again supporting International Open Access week (21-27 October). In addition to an Open Access Lounge the library has prepared a LibGuide to important information about Open Access. Read more here.
(17 October 2013) Ballarat Health Services in Australia, has recently developed a health care repository using DSpace. Read about the services and thinking behind it on the Australian Open Access Support Group blog.
(10 October 2013) The Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University has a vacancy for a Research Data Services Librarian. Library vacancies are posted here. Library jobs in Singapore are also listed on the Library Association of Singapore website. If you’re keen to be a librarian in Australia, bookmark the ALIA website employment page. It…
(29 July 2103) The Indigenous Project Group has released community guidelines to assist library professionals in building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, reports National and State Libraries Australia. The Indigenous project group has released Working with Community: Guidelines for collaborative practice between Libraries and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.…
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