Founders of Kopernio, Mendeley and Publons join forces and launch Cassyni to run and publish academic seminars

Smart academic seminar platform creates an accelerated and early route to communicating scholarly research

A New ISSN National Centre Opens in Peru

In a year of exceptional growth of the ISSN Network, the ISSN International Centre is delighted to announce the opening of the 93rd ISSN National Centre in Lima, Peru, on August 24th, 2021, almost exactly 200 years after the founding of the National Library of Peru, which houses the Centre.

Controlled digital lending discussed at IFLA’s World Library and Information Congress

The debate over controlled digital lending continues, with presentations from the World Library & Information Congress, statements from IFLA and new products from Ex Libris and EBSCO.

Recent ownership changes of three influential news publications pose interesting questions for librarians and researchers

Axel Springer signed an agreement to acquire POLITICO, Nexstar acquired digital media platform The Hill, and Forbes merged with the special interest acquisition company Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd.

Clarivate Integrates Trademark Solutions to Unlock the Full Value of Customers’ IP

As part of a long-term strategy by Clarivate to remove friction from IP management processes by connecting the IP ecosystem, Clavivate Plc plans to integrate its trademark portfolio databases. It says this will reduce manual data entry efforts to help customers save time and increase data quality.

Nominations are open for International Information Manager and Tony Kent Strix awards

UKeIG announces that nominations are open for the International Information Manager of the Year Award 2021 and for the Tony Kent Strix Award 2021

How the National Library of Scotland continued to provide a quality service during lockdown

Library professionals at the National Library of Scotland decided to see the pandemic as an opportunity. Revised work processes and innovative service provision to the public and to staff when library buildings were closed and physical access denied were the result. Craig Statham, Maps Reading Room Manager, explains.

Research Literacy for International Internet Librarians

Information professionals have long been charged with educating people about information literacy, information management, copyright and licensing. Although librarians understand today's information landscape, non-information savvy people frequently don't. Even the word "research" has taken on different connotations. Mary Ellen Bates, internationally renowned independent information professional, consultant, speaker, and Online Searcher columnist, considers how we can better explain these concerns.

Open Science on a Global Stage

The United Nations' Dag Hammarskjöld Library hosted a world-class, virtual Open Science Conference over 3 half-days, 21-23 July 2021. Designed to include speakers from around the globe, its tag line was "From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change". The host for the event, Thanos Giannakopolous, Chief Librarian at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, kept the conference on an even keel, despite a few technical hiccups.

Creating effective videos for libraries

One of Internet Librarian International's most popular speakers, Ned Potter, looks at the different types of videos that librarians can create and shares his tips for making library videos. It's not as hard as you might think, as his examples illustrate.

Kudos and Impact Science launch the Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative

New book helps school librarians to harness the power of game-based learning

Book Publishers Support COP26 Conference Through Virtual Showcase

A New Reference Book of Quotations

The New Yale Book of Quotations was published 31 August 2021 by Yale University Press, after over 15 years of preparation.

Smashing scientific authorship

Even if you know nothing about the topic of "Adjacent Cell Marker Lateral Spillover Compensation and Reinforcement for Multiplexed Images", this research article from Front. Immunol., 05 July 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.652631 authored by Yunhao Bai1,2†, Bokai Zhu1,3†, Xavier Rovira-Clave1, Han Chen1, Maxim Markovic1, Chi Ngai Chan4, Tung-Hung Su1,5, David R. McIlwain1, Jacob D. Estes4, Leeat Keren1,6, Garry P. Nolan1*‡ and Sizun Jiang1,7*‡  will make you laugh if you ready only the note about author contributions:

Clarivate acquisition of ProQuest delayed

In relation to Clarivate's previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") of ProQuest ("ProQuest"), on July 28, 2021, Clarivate received a second request for documents and other information from the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), which is reviewing the Acquisition pursuant to authority under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. In view of the FTC's second request, on July 28, 2021, Clarivate and the equity holders of ProQuest (collectively, the "Seller Group") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to their Transaction Agreement dated May 15, 2021, extending the outside date for completion of the Acquisition from November 8, 2021 to December 31, 2021, subject to further extension. Although the Company hopes to be in a position to complete the proposed Acquisition in the second half of 2021, the Company and the Seller Group each have the option to extend the new outside date to April 29, 2022. (https://ir.clarivate.com/news-events/press-releases/news-details/2021/Clarivate-Announces-Private-Exchange-Offers-for-Two-Series-of-Notes-Open-to-Certain-Investors/default.aspx)