January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From the University of Toronto: The University of Toronto will establish a Chinese-Canadian archive to collect, preserve and digitize cultural and personal records and stories from the Chinese diaspora in Canada, including oral histories, video and photographs. The Richard Charles Lee Chinese-Canadian Archive is made possible with a $4-million gift from an anonymous donor. “The […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From Stanford Libraries: Stanford Libraries has received a $25 million gift from the Harold C. and Marilyn A. Hohbach Foundation to create a vibrant collections-centered research hub and endow the Silicon Valley Archives program. The newly renovated space in the East Wing of the Cecil H. Green Library will be named Hohbach Hall and will […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From the Financial Times: Watercolours painted by soldiers, surveyors and scientists to document the world in the pre-photographic era have been published online as part of a project to preserve an overlooked repository of historic imagery. The Watercolour World, a not-for-profit initiative founded by Fred Hohler, a former British diplomat, has launched a free website […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
UPDATE September 10, 2019 Grambling State University Breaks Ground on a New Digital Library and Learning Commons, Set to Open in December 2021 (via KTVE) Grambling State University Library Roadmap — End Update — From Grambling State University: Grambling State University revealed designs on Thursday for a new digital library that will add more than […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From a CNI Blog Post by Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information: I’m very pleased to announce the availability of a report from a roundtable held in December 2018 and sponsored by the Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The report highlights trends in developing […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From a IUPUI Announcement: Just like you would your own Spotify playlist, you will soon be able to contribute to building the book collection at University Library for yourself and the IUPUI community. Starting Feb. 5, the library is handing off the power of ordering books to faculty, staff and students to decide what they […]
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January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From a Portico Blog Post: Portico continues to ingest a growing stream of e-journal, e-book, and digital collection content into the archive. In 2018, the content in the archive grew by 19%, and we now have the support of 586 publishers and 1,024 libraries. The post continues with more Portico 2018 highlights including: Investing in […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
Title: Future of Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Communication Source: Report of the Expert Group to the European Commission DOI: 10.2777/836532 From the Abstract The report proposes a vision for the future of scholarly communication; it examines the current system -with its strengths and weaknesses- and its main actors. It considers the roles of researchers, research […]
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January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
Ed. Note: Many thanks to SAGE for opening their paywall to infoDOCKET so we can share the full text article linked below at no charge. The article will be accessible for one month (beginning today) by clicking the link below. Registration is NOT required to access the full text article. Title ‘No Comment’? A Study […]
January 31, 2019 by Gary Price
Below, find the full text of a statement about Plan S published online today by VSNU (Association of Universities in the Netherlands). It includes information about the new “You Share, We Take Care” pilot project. The VSNU endorses the objectives of and has been actively involved in the developments on Open Science as stated in […]