May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From OCLC: OCLC and Springshare have signed an agreement to transfer the QuestionPoint 24/7 Reference Cooperative and all active QuestionPoint subscriptions to Springshare. [Clip] Through this acquisition, Springshare will extend its LibAnswers virtual reference software to include the comprehensive QuestionPoint library reference cooperative with 24/7 coverage. [Clip] Springshare has committed to further invest in enhancing the Cooperative […]
May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
The IFLA Library Publishing SIG meeting took place in Dublin, Ireland (February 28, 2019-March 1st, 2019). Links to All Presentations and Videos The IFLA Library Publishing SIG meeting took place in Dublin, Ireland (February 28, 2019-March 1st, 2019). Opening Talk: Dr. Philip Cohen, Chair of the Library Association of Ireland, introduced by Ann Okerson, Center […]
May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From the National Archives (NARA): Perhaps no poet captured the exuberance of the American experience than Walt Whitman. Born 200 years ago on May 31, 1819, Whitman remains a fixture in the nation’s literary canon, and his major work, Leaves of Grass, is an American epic that is read and taught and loved to this […]
May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
The item linked below is an extended version of a paper that will be presented at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2019) taking place next week in Champaign, IL. Title Using Micro-collections in Social Media to Generate Seeds for Web Archive Collections Authors Alexander C. Nwala Old Dominion University Michele C. Weigle […]
May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From UCLA: The UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library received the 2019 Conservancy Preservation Award from the Los Angeles Conservancy. The organization, which works to preserve and revitalize historic architectural and cultural resources, recognized the library for its major renovation that began in 2015. The library, built in 1926 and designated a historical monument in […]
May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
From USC Libraries: Through a first-of-its-kind partnership between the USC Libraries and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, the USC Digital Library recently debuted a collection of 1,200 video recordings of culturally significant dance performances, rehearsals, media productions, and interviews with pioneering choreographers and dance artists. The project is made possible by generous support […]
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May 31, 2019 by Gary Price
Report: Apple Plans End of iTunes, to Reveal Glimpses of Its Next Era of Apps and Devices (via Bloomberg) Cambridge University Press Strengthens Its Commitment to ORCID Uptake, One Third of the Publisher’s Journals Will Require Researchers To Register Evviva Weinraub Named Vice Provost For University of Buffalo Libraries Society of American Archivists Approves FY20 […]
May 30, 2019 by Gary Price
Note: As we’ve done with other Plan S items we will update this post with comments and media report as they become available. Please check back. From cOAlition S: Today cOAlition S releases revised guidance on Plan S implementation which has been approved by all coalition members. “Plan S is a bold step forward which the […]
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May 30, 2019 by Gary Price
The following report from Knowledge Exchange was made made available via the JISC Repository earlier today. Title Towards a Roadmap for Open Access Monographs: A Knowledge Exchange Report Abstract Having been overlooked for a long time, OA monographs are now increasingly recognised as an important factor in Open Access publishing. National Open Science policies […]
May 30, 2019 by Gary Price
From the National Science Foundation: Publication output in peer-reviewed science and engineering (S&E) journals, books, and conference proceedings serves as an indicator of scientific research activity. New data show that worldwide S&E publication output continues to grow, reaching 2.4 million in 2017, with the United States and China being the two largest producers in 2017 […]