MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2021
From the Transactional Records Clearinghouse/Syracuse University: According to Immigration Court data obtained by TRAC, the total immigration court backlog is currently 1,337,372 pending cases. However, those cases are not distributed evenly across the country and representation rates — one of the most important factors in case outcomes — varies widely. For the first time since […]
Association of American Publishers Reports: “Publishing Industry Up 43.7% for April 2021, and 27.0% Year to Date”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, News, Publishing, Reports
|From the Assoc. of American Publisher’s Stat Shot: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for April 2021 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (Consumer Books), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for April 2021 were up 43.7% as […]
“Second United Nations Open Science Conference, From Tackling the Pandemic to Addressing Climate Change” Scheduled to Take Place in July, Registration (Free) Available
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access
|The Second UN Open Science Conference (virtual) is scheduled to take place July 21-23, 2021. From the Conference Website: With the advent of the pandemic, the component of openness in the scientific process has achieved criticality. Since 2019, when the Dag Hammarskjöld Library held the first Open Science Conference in the United Nations headquarters in New […]
RLUK Releases Headline Findings from an Upcoming Report on the Role of Libraries in Scholarly Research
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News
|From Research Libraries UK: The role of academic and research libraries as active participants and leaders in the production of scholarly research report was commissioned by RLUK, in partnership with the AHRC, in order to investigate the role of academic and research library staff in the initiation, production, and dissemination of academic and scholarly research. […]
Public Libraries: With $5 Million in Funding From The Knight Foundation, LYRASIS and DPLA are Partnering to Launch The Palace Project, a “Transformational, Library-Centered Platform for Digital Content and Services”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From a Joint Announcement: The Palace Project, with a $5 million investment by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for LYRASIS, and in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), will develop and scale a robust suite of content, services, and tools for the delivery of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital […]
41st Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Underway (via WIPO) Annotated Agenda Meeting Statements and Documents Statement from IFLA Kevin Amer Appointed Acting General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights (via U.S. Copyright Office)
From Ithaka: JSTOR’s platform team has publicly released Pharos, JSTOR’s new design system, as open source. The system serves as a guide for ITHAKA’s product teams to create cohesive, supportive, and beautiful experiences for JSTOR’s users. We wrote a detailed account of the team’s journey in creating a design system from the ground up. Our […]
From Indiana University: Indiana University’s Lilly Library, home to significant rare-book collections and literary artifacts, will reopen in August after wrapping up a full-scale renovation that reimagined the iconic facility’s interior to meet the needs of modern scholars. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie rededicated the internationally renowned Lilly Library to service in the university’s […]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
|From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See Also: More “Not Real News” […]
New From ARL: “Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From the Association of Research Libraries: This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library’s participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the question, “How can research libraries support their campus community in accessing needed bibliometric data for institutional-level purposes?” The brief […]