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Read more: New Series: Librarians investing ahead
New Series: Librarians investing ahead
How modern librarians are tackling the obstacles they face head-on. A new blog series in partnership with Gold Leaf. It is no secret that universities across the world are experiencing financially challenging times. A powerful mixture of adverse circumstances – the outbreak of wars in Europe and the Middle East, the rise of far right…
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Read more: Librarians delivering more than expected: the De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025
Librarians delivering more than expected: the De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025
The De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025 took place between 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm SGT on Thursday 15th May. There were more than 450 registrants from around the world and more than 130 attendees at the actual event. The speakers were Dr Natalie Pang, University Librarian at the National University of Singapore, and…
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Read more: Webinar – Open Access: Maintaining the Momentum
Webinar – Open Access: Maintaining the Momentum
5 June 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET(2m-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The open access movement made exponential progress in the past decade, but in the last year international, national and local difficulties have slowed its momentum. The squeeze on university finances caused by the removal of government support and /…
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Read more: Navigating the Shifting Sands – Two very distinguished librarians look back over their careers
Navigating the Shifting Sands – Two very distinguished librarians look back over their careers
On occasion the world of academic librarianship produces thought-leaders who dominate their profession, sometimes regionally, sometimes globally, for decades. Two such distinguished librarians are Mrs Lee Cheng Ean, who was University Librarian and Immediate Past University Librarian at the National University of Singapore [NUS] until 2023 and now holds the role of advisor and ambassador…
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Read more: Webinar – Librarians delivering more than expected: fluid library management and how it works
Webinar – Librarians delivering more than expected: fluid library management and how it works
15 May 2025, 15.00-16.30 SGT(8am-9.30am BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Perceptions of modern librarians’ roles are frequently out-dated. Often subject librarians belong to the past; cataloguers are increasingly rare; hierarchies are flatter; and even senior librarians juggle several roles and step in at any level as required. Squeezed budgets…
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