With the support of a Research Data Strategy since 2010, the Library has been active in services for research data for a number of years. This work has included European-funded projects such as ODE, ODIN and THOR; Providing the DataCite UK service and involvement in other … Weiterlesen
Category: Großbritannien
futurezone: UK/USA – E-Book-Verkäufe im Sinkflug
In Großbritannien und den USA sind die Verkäufe von elektronischen Büchern zuletzt um fast 20 Prozent zurückgegangen. Gedruckte Bücher konnten hingegen zulegen. … https://futurezone.at/b2b/e-book-verkaeufe-im-sinkflug/261.442.081
Guardian: 25 million books are missing from UK libraries – but who’s counting?
Die ewige Suche nach dem verschwundenen Büchern … Librarians call for a national audit after inventory count of Suffolk libraries reveals 10,000 books are missing, despite computer records saying otherwise … Siehe dazu https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/23/25-million-books-missing-from-uk-libraries-national-audit
Bibliothekspraktikum (The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide, London)
Would you like to volunteer at The Wiener Library for 5 to 6 months full time? This placement is for students/graduates of librarianship, information science, or archive studies as well as for students of history or Holocaust studies. You will … Weiterlesen
Standard: „Idea Stores“ in London: Bücher wie Brot und Milch holen
Zentrale Lage, Bücher werden präsentiert wie in Book Shops – so sollen neue Bibliotheken in einem Londoner Bezirk Besucher anlocken Der Entschluss, mit neuen Bibliothekskonzepten zu experimentieren, ist in London aus einer Notwendigkeit heraus entstanden: Um 2000 sank die Zahl … Weiterlesen
Der neue Incunabula Short Title Catalogue (ISTC) ist nun online
Dear Colleagues I’m pleased to be able to inform you that the Incunabula Short Title Catalogue (ISTC) has now been successfully migrated to CERL, and it can be accessed at http://data.cerl.org/istc/. There will be an automatic redirect from the old … Weiterlesen
Wissenschaftler reichen Beschwerde gegen Elsevier/RELX Group bei britischer Wettbewerbsbehörde ein!
Today, along with Stuart Lawson and Jon Tennant, I have submitted the below as a complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority, making good on the advice of Ann McKechin, MP at the BIS Inquiry into Open Access in 2013. … Weiterlesen
A 360-degree tour of the famous Bodleian Libraries in Oxford
In this video, librarian Vanessa Corrick takes you on a 360-degree tour of the famous Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, from the Divinity School, one of the oldest surviving teaching rooms, to Duke Humphrey’s Library, which famously featured in the Harry … Weiterlesen
„Colouring maps for adults“ an der British Library
Ausmalbücher für Erwachsene … Colouring maps for adults Adult colouring books. Leave it to the kids? Whether you’re addicted to them, or bamboozled by their appeal, they’re probably here to stay. Adult colouring atlases (currently for sale in the British … Weiterlesen
RIBA: The Weston Library – BBC News
The Weston Library is one of six UK buildings up for the 2016 Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. A select line-up of judges will decide the winner, but the BBC, in partnership with Riba, is inviting you to vote for … Weiterlesen