Universal Access to Information, Today and Every Day
Libraries September 29, 2016
(28 September 2016) Libraries have always been about preserving and giving access to information. In recent years, governments and others have made increasingly frequent statements stressing the contribution that allowing citizens to obtain and make use of knowledge on an equitable basis can make to a range of policy objectives. Perhaps the most important is…
China donates hundreds of thousands of books to Al Azhar University in Jakarta
Asia Pacific, Libraries September 28, 2016
(28 September 2016, Jakarta (ANTARA News) China donated hundreds of thousands of books to and opened a library at Al Azhar University of Indonesia on Tuesday (September 27) as part of efforts to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the educational field. "The opening of the library is aimed at opening relations between the…
Faculty members from the Asia Pacific who have contributed to IGI Global publications
Asia Pacific, Publishers September 28, 2016
(28 September 2016) IGI Global is proud to have strong and growing researchers within emerging areas of information science and technology research from the Asia Pacific areas contribute to scholarly publications. From 13 countries in the region, IGI Global has over 17,000+ researchers contribute to 35,000 scholarly publications. All these publications, including 3,400 reference books,…
cilip selects Top 6 library and information stories from September 2016
Copyright, Data, Libraries September 27, 2016
(27 September 2016) cilip has collected some of the interesting, contentious and important library and information stories that were discussed around the world this September. They include data and the role of librarians; and copyright and hyperlinks. Click here to see all six with comments and links.
1science appoints iGroup (Asia Pacific) Ltd as its sales agent in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific, Open Access, Publishers, Technology, Tools September 24, 2016
Agreement expands representation of 1science's Analytics and SaaS Solution for OA in universities and college libraries (21 September 2016, Montreal) 1science today announces the appointment of the iGroup (Asia Pacific) Ltd. as its sales agent in the Southeast Asia, Far East and Australasia academic market. The iGroup will be responsible for the sales of the…
UK students and universities set to reap the benefits of market-leading e-book pilot
eBooks September 23, 2016
(21 September 2016) Pearson and Jisc are today announcing a year-long pilot that will make e-books more readily accessible to students across UK higher education (HE). The agreement is based on extensive engagement and feedback from members of Jisc, and follows six months of open and constructive dialogue between Jisc and Pearson. From this month, Jisc…
Ruth's Rankings News Flash! QS and Times Higher Education Roll Out Their 2016-2017 Rankings
Asia Pacific, Metadata, Research Support September 23, 2016
Breaking News! Oxford University ranks number one in THE World University Rankings! (23 September 2016) Last year, we did an in-depth comparison of the updated rankings from ARWU, QS and THE in Ruth's Rankings 15. This year we focus on any changes in methodology and top world and Asia/Pacific rankings. We did a brief update…
NISO releases altmetrics recommended practice
Tools September 23, 2016
(22 September 2016, Baltimore, MD) The National Information Standards Organization has published NISO RP-25-2016, Outputs of the NISO Alternative Assessment Project. This recommended practice on altmetrics, an expansion of the tools available for measuring the scholarly impact of research in the knowledge environment, was developed by working groups that were part of NISO's Altmetrics Initiative,…
Thomson Reuters reinvents keyword search technology with new Smart Search for Thomson Innovation
Publishers September 23, 2016
(16 September 2016, Alexandria, VA) The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters reinvented search technology for intellectual property (IP) researchers in its latest update to Thomson Innovation, the premiere IP research and analysis solution. Thomson Innovation brings together the world's most comprehensive international patent coverage and the industry's most powerful IP analysis tools,…
Springer Nature and journal editors team up in project for developing countries
eJournals, Publishers September 23, 2016
(21 September 2016, Heidelberg | New York) A new initiative started by Springer's journal Environmental Earth Sciences will enable people in developing countries to gain access to safe drinking water. For every review completed for a paper in the journal in 2017, Springer Nature will donate one household water filter – on behalf of the…
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