MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2021
From Open Data Watch: Open Data Watch launches the Annual Report of the 2020/21 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) that assesses the coverage and openness of official statistics in 187 countries. ODIN monitors the progress of open data that are relevant to economic, social, and environmental development. An Executive Summary is also available. Direct to Full […]
FCC Adopts Report and Order to Implement $3.2 Billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
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|UPDATE (3/1): ALA Welcomes New Emergency Broadband Benefit Program —–End Update—– UPDATE (2/26): FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Fact Sheet —–End Update—– From The Washington Post: The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday finalized a $3.2 billion program that will provide a monthly discount to millions of cash-starved Americans struggling to pay their Internet bills — […]
Academic Research Budgets: A Look Ahead with Special Emphasis on Research Enablement and Support (via Ithaka) Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021 (via ARL) Stanford Joins the Reveal Digital Initiative as a Funding Library (via Stanford Libraries) TikTok Agrees to Pay $92 Million To Settle Teen Privacy Class-Action Lawsuit (via @ZDNet)
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) Releases: “Access Denied: Federal Web Governance Under the Trump Administration”
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|From an EDGI Announcement: Today, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) releases Access Denied: Federal Web Governance Under the Trump Administration. The report examines the Trump administration’s management of federal websites related to environmental regulation and makes recommendations for the Biden administration moving forward. Currently, there are few policies governing website content. Access Denied […]
Journal Article: “The Factors Significant to the Introduction of Institutional Open Access Policies: Two Case Studies of R-1 Universities”
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|The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communications. Title The Factors Significant to the Introduction of Institutional Open Access Policies: Two Case Studies of R-1 Universities Authors Leo. S. Lo Penn St. University Source Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 9(1), p.eP2400. DOI: 10.7710/2162-3309.2400 Abstract Introduction US universities […]
From a Wikimedia Policy Statement: Wikipedia, which does not run ads, has just turned 20. One of its core principles is to only include information that can be verified through references to trusted sources. This essentially means two things: First, to continue to be reliable as an encyclopedia and to grow and include more information […]
Roundup (February 25, 2021)
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|Championing Digital Literacy and Privacy – Toronto Public Library Experiences (via IFLA) Making Affordable Education a Reality (via The Ohio St. University Libraries) March 8 Event to Elevate Women Artists on Wikipedia (via Cornell University Library) National Film Board of Canada Announces Objectives and Commitments for Greater Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Designed to Increase Participation […]
American Association of Publishers Releases December 2020 Statshot Report: Publishing Industry Down 8.5% For Month; Up 0.1% For Calendar 2020
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|From AAP: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for December 2020 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (Consumer Books), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses. Total revenues across all categories for December 2020 were down 8.5% as compared to December 2019, […]
From a JSTOR Announcement: JSTOR’s Open Community Collection initiative has surpassed the 350 collection mark and is steadily growing, with more than 100 current contributing partners at libraries, museums, universities, and other institutions around the world. View Highlights From the Collections in the Complete Blog Post Direct to Browse Open Community Collections
From an Internet Archive Post: Like campuses across the country, Howard University in Washington, D.C., shut down last March when COVID-19 hit. Most of its nearly 6,000 undergraduate students have been remote learning ever since. Without access to the physical library, demand for e-books has increased. The university recently joined the Open Libraries program to […]