23 June, 2017
Universities and Libraries NTU & Denmark Partner to Develop Smart City Innovations
Collaborative Approaches to Collection Building in Libraries Source: The Serials Librarian Vol 72, (Taylor & Francis Online)
Jim O’Donnell, University Librarian of The initiative is aimed to Arizona State help mitigate the impact University (ASU), of climate change, and will suggests that turn Singapore into a transitioning into testbed for various green a collaborative innovations. collection development will OCLC Launches Digby, A allow libraries to make better decisions, save money and Mobile App Addition to Its serve users better. Cloud-Based Library Services Platform More about Imagining the Future of Academic Libraries: Launched on 19 June 2017, the app is designed to increase efficiency, accuracy and independence of student library workers. The Library of Congress Launches the Webcomics Archive and Web Cultures Archive
1. Imagine! On the Future of Teaching and Learning
and the Academic Research Library 2. Librarian as Futurist: Changing the Way Libraries Think About the Future 3. For even more articles – click here
Artificial Intelligence May Help to Keep Up With New Research
The two new archives focus on new genres and Source: Channel News Asia emergent cultures enabled by networked
technologies, and are ongoing collections. Using Corporate Practices to Assess Library Digital Services This article explores the possibility of using the “Balanced Scorecard” approach (originally designed for commercial organisations) to measure the performance of Digital Services in Academic Libraries.
U.S. researchers are exploring the possibility of using A.I. to systematically review new medical research in order to update existing clinical practice guidelines. More about A.I. developments: 1. Smart Cities Initiative - Pakistan's First AI Incubator to Work with SMRT, NTU 2. Resolving Consumer Complaints with Chatbots
Virtual Reality Used in Training of Home Team Officers Source: The Straits Times
Innovative Libraries Given Design Award for Delivering Good Design
Home Team Academy has developed a mobile classroom that makes use of the advantages of VR technology to provide effective training for police officers.
Five Australian libraries with innovative designs are highlighted in this article.
More about VR news: 1. NTU and German Research Institute to Research on VR and AR 2. The Bottomless Joystick and VR - VR controller designed by NUS 3. NLB Looking into Using VR for Immersive Experience
Text-mining Tool Used to Find ‘Hidden Data’ in Repositories Source: Nature.com
A new tool has been developed that searches for and flags ‘hidden data’ in repositories that should have been made public, but are not because their owners have forgotten to do so after their papers were published. More about research data sharing news: 1. Wide-Open: Accelerating Public Data Release by Automating Detection of Overdue Datasets
2. Make the Most of Open Practices in Research, Education and Skills 3. Singapore Government Agencies Beginning to Share More Data with Researchers
OIKLScan Team: Chua Junjie Vincent Wong Tan Leh Leh Sri Deva Rani d/o Sammugam