February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From The Newberry in Chicago: The Newberry has announced a major revision to its policy regarding the re-use of collection images: images derived from collection items are now available to anyone for any lawful purpose, whether commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library. Applying to everything from the pictures researchers take […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
The following article was recently published by PLOS ONE. Title Fragments of Peer Review: A Quantitative Analysis of the Literature (1969-2015) Authors Francisco Grimaldo University of Valencia (Spain) Ana Marušić University of Split (Croatia) Flaminio Squazzoni University of Brescia (Italy) Source PLOS One 13(2): e0193148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193148 Abstract This paper examines research on peer review between 1969 […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From a Lyrasis Blog Post: The It Takes a Village project was funded in 2017 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to bring together open source programs serving cultural and scientific heritage to develop shared sustainability strategies, and to provide our communities with the information needed to assess and contribute to the […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From Science Business: Robert-Jan Smits, one of Europe’s most powerful figures in research, has been appointed as a special envoy on open science at the European Commission, to help push efforts to make all publicly funded research in Europe freely available by 2020. Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker proposed Smits, the outgoing director-general of research and […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From Emory University: A collection of personal correspondence and memorabilia of renowned novelist Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Go Set a Watchman,” has been acquired by Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. The letters, written between 1956 and 1961, are from Lee to New York architect […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
1. Freedom to Publish: Full Text of PEN International President Jennifer Clement’s Keynote Speech at 2018 IPA International Publishers Congress The keynote speech was given at the 32nd International Publishers Congress on February 11, 2018 in New Delhi. 2. ALA Hires Cushman & Wakefield as Strategic Real Estate Advisor to “Optimize the Value” of HQ Location […]
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February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From the American Library Association: The May 2017 policy revision to section I.15 (Accreditation decisions) of Accreditation Process, Policies, and Procedures (AP3) has been implemented to enhance public disclosure and goes into effect with the 2018 accreditation decisions. The policy states that “any standard on which a program has follow-up reporting is made public by the Office for Accreditation as a part […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
Ed. Note: Congratulations MacKenzie! == From UC Davis: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter recently added “Vice Provost of Digital Scholarship” to University Librarian MacKenzie Smith’s title in recognition of the evolution of scholarly communications in the 21st century and concomitantly of her role at UC Davis. [Clip] This title reflects Ms. Smith’s […]
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February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From The Ottawa Citizen: The federal Liberals will to help fund a $168-million [$130.9-million/USD] super library, giving the City of Ottawa the confirmation it needs to start planning a facility on LeBreton Flats in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada. The federal budget released Tuesday earmarks $73.3 million [$57.1-million] mover six years for the joint […]
February 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From the Max Planck Digital Library: The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) is pleased to announce a new pilot project with Bernstein Technologies GmbH (Bernstein), which will give MPG-scientists access to the groundbreaking blockchain technology to certify their research data on the Bitcoin Blockchain. In particular the collaboration between Bernstein and the MPDL will launch a […]