(30 Sep 2024) Frontiers is pleased to announce a new partnership with China’s National Science and Technology Library (NSTL). This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in the advancement of open science and research dissemination within the Chinese scientific community, addressing key challenges faced by researchers and institutions alike. Effective from January 1, 2025, this landmark…
(25 Sep 2024) In recent years, China has become a world leader in a key measure of scientific impact: the number of academic papers produced by researchers there that are then widely cited by other scientists. Now, two analyses identify one factor that might be helping boost these citations: An unusually high number is coming from…
(3 Sep 2024) As the sun sets and the city is enveloped in the peaceful cover of night, a new trend is gaining momentum across China: the 24-hour library. These well-lit havens provide a sanctuary for students, professionals, and anyone in need of a quiet place to read or study in the late hours. …
(27 Aug 2024) The Dunhuang studies research library, an online database compiling global research findings and first-hand information related to Dunhuang studies, was launched on Tuesday. The online library covers manuscripts from the Dunhuang Academy’s collection, historical images, e-books on Dunhuang studies and research findings by scholars from home and abroad. The new database also…
Government bans researchers from participating in government-funded projects after accusing them of plagiarising content for research proposals (29 Jul 2024) In July, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology published the names of four researchers from institutions across the country who were found to have used plagiarised content in proposals for government-funded research projects. An additional researcher was also named,…
(19 Jul 2024) China’s science and technology ministry has prohibited all clinical research involving germline genome editing, describing the approach as ‘irresponsible’. Germline genome editing involves making edits to DNA in egg, sperm or early embryos to introduce changes that can be inherited by future generations. The South China Morning Post reports that the new Ethical Guideline…
(6 Jun 2024) The second China-Russia Library Forum, themed on the application of artificial intelligence in libraries, concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. In-depth exchanges and discussions on “professional libraries,” “document preservation and protection,” “social public service” and “smart libraries” were conducted during the two-day forum, which was co-hosted by the National Library of China and the…
Anonymous interviewees say they engaged in unethical behaviour to protect their jobs — although others say study presents an overly negative view. (11 Jun 2024) “I had no choice but to commit [research] misconduct,” admits a researcher at an elite Chinese university. The shocking revelation is documented in a collection of several dozen anonymous, in-depth…
(22 May 2024) As the competition between artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots intensifies, researchers in China are making progress on building Chinese-language AI models. The leading Chinese offerings include ChatGLM, which comes close to ChatGPT on some capabilities and outperforms it in Chinese, according to its developers. “Basically, ChatGLM is a ChatGPT alternative,” said Jie Tang,…
(14 May 2024) The IFLA Information Literacy (ILS) Section Newsletter is published twice a year. Articles in the Summer 2024 issue include: Unlocking Minds: Digital Libraries for Sustainable Literacy (Banaras Hindu University, India) Transforming the AMDI Library, Universiti Sains Malaysia: Embracing Innovation for Enhanced Learning (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) Library Instruction and Blended Learning at RMIT University Vietnam…