4 September, 2017
Universities and Libraries
Changing Landscapes: New Roles for Academic Librarians Source: NITECKI, Danuta A. and DAVIS, Mary Ellen K. IFLA WLIC 2017
NTU Cements 3D Printing Research with Sustainable Fly Ash Geopolymer The Singapore Centre for
3D Printing at Nanyang Technological University has created a geopolymer cement using waste fly ash particles. The team believes that 3D printing of geopolymer could be a breakthrough for faster and sustainable built environment.
Singapore Researchers Closer to Creating New Memory Device Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have created a thin film material that allows them to control the size and density of magnetic skyrmions.
Picture Credit: https://2017.ifla.org
In a paper presented during the recently concluded IFLA General Conference and Assembly, two US Librarians highlights how “librarians are redefining their roles as leaders and partners with faculty, administrators, and students� in various fields, including that of Research Data Management and Digital Literacy. More about Developments in RDM: 1. Libraries: Roles and Opportunities on Open Science 2. Data Authorship as an Incentive to Data Sharing 3. Empty Rhetoric over Data Sharing Slows Science
How Licenses Give Access, But Can Also Take It Away Source: Svetlana Yakovleva, IFLA WLIC News
Released during the IFLA Conference, this infographic and literature review examines how licenses and contract agreements are both a necessary part of acquiring access