Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Journal Article: Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) is scheduled for final publication in Vol 19 No 1 of portal: Libraries and the Academy. Title Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources Authors Steven Ovadia LaGuardia Community College/City University of New … [Read More...]
New Report: “A European Library Key Performance Study” (Academic Libraries)
From SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries in the UK): In 2017 SCONUL shared statistical return data with ADBU - the French association of directors and senior staff in university and research libraries. ADBU undertook a European comparative study on key performance … [Read More...]
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Condemns Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks in US, Canada
From ARL: In response to recent acts of violence against Jewish people on college campuses and in other gathering places, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) reaffirms its commitment to fostering diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments in its member libraries and archives so that … [Read More...]
New Online: Inside Brazil’s National Museum on Google Arts & Culture
From The Keynote/Official Google Blog: On September 2nd 2018, a fire struck the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest collections of natural history in the world. An estimated 20 million pieces were lost, including indigenous artifacts, dinosaur remains and the oldest … [Read More...]
News Roundup (December 14, 2018)
1. A New Record: 207+ Petabytes of Data Moved Across Internet2 in October 2. KU Libraries Announce Winners of 2018 Shulenburger Award for Innovation and Advocacy in Scholarly Communication 3. Crossref: "Phew - Its Been Quite A Year" (Year-in-Review) 4. Frontiers Launches an AI-Enhanced … [Read More...]
Report: “The University of Illinois Library’s Re-Mix It Competition Celebrates the Public Domain”
From Smile Politely: Beginning January 1, 2019, all copyrighted work published in the U.S. in 1923 will enter the public domain. [Clip] In celebration of this, the University Library is having a contest that encourages students to draw upon one of these newly released works and make it … [Read More...]
Dutch Universities and Elsevier Announce a Six-Month Extension To Current License Agreement
From VSNU: Agreements about subscription fees for academic journals are made with academic publishers on behalf of all Dutch universities. The VSNU is currently negotiating with these publishers on the universities’ behalf. The universities are only willing to renew the subscription agreements on … [Read More...]
Presentation/Webinar Recording: “Wikidata, Librarians and Research Data Management”
On December 7, 2018 the National Network Of Libraries Of Medicine (NNLM) Research Data Management Webinar Series hosted a presentation by Wikidata expert and librarian Katie Mika from the University of Colorado Boulder. The presentation was titled, Wikidata, Librarians and Research Data … [Read More...]
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Releases 2018 Census of Jailed Journalists
From CPJ: For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent, the Committee to Protect Journalists found. As of December 1, 2018, CPJ found 251 journalists in jail for their … [Read More...]
Arranger, Composer and Conductor Stanley Applebaum Donates His Archive to New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
From NYPL: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts today announced that orchestrator, arranger, composer and conductor Stanley Applebaum has donated his archive to the Library. The rich collection sheds light on the life and career of a prolific artist whose work could be heard on … [Read More...]
University of California / Elsevier Negotiation: Announcements and Coverage
We will update this page when new material becomes available. December 14 Media: UC to Negotiate Terms with World’s Largest Publisher of Scholarly Articles (via The Daily Californian/UC Berkeley) December 13 Media: Heavyweight Showdown Over Research Access (via Inside Higher … [Read More...]
News Roundup (December 13, 2018)
1. South Dakota State Library Implements a GeoIP Solution to Make Remote Access to Digital Resources Easier for Users 2. Anchorage Museum is Archiving Memes and Social Media Posts From Earthquake (via KTVA) 3. Nature Index 2018 Reviews China’s Scientific Performance Over the Past Five … [Read More...]
Center For Research Libraries (CRL) Receives Planning Grant for World Digital Library
From CRL in Chicago: In October the Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded CRL $200,000 in funding to lead a one-year effort to plan the next phase of the World Digital Library (WDL). Launched in 2009 by UNESCO and the Library of Congress--which has managed the project since then--the WDL … [Read More...]
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Announces $14.8 Million for 253 Humanities Projects Nationwide
From NEH: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $14.8 million in grants to support 253 humanities projects in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. An additional $47.5 million was awarded to fund 55 state humanities council partners. “From … [Read More...]
Listen Online: Kate Zwaard, Director of Digital Strategy at the Library of Congress, Interviewed on Federal News Radio
From Federal News Radio: The Library of Congress — which dates to Thomas Jefferson — is marching resolutely into the digital age. Recently it released a new, five-year digital plan. Kate Zwaard, the library’s director of digital strategy joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide … [Read More...]
South Africa: DataFirst Rescues Historical Apartheid-Era Datasets
From the University of Cape Town: Two valuable historical datasets have been rescued thanks to a partnership between the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) DataFirst research data service, the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) and Rhodes Library at Rhodes University (RU), UCT Libraries, and … [Read More...]
New Research Tools: NASA and FAO Launch Next-Generation Geospatial Tool to Track Land-Use and Landscape Changes Anywhere (Collect Earth Online)
From a Launch Announcement: Seeing both forests and trees is about to get easier, thanks to a new open-access tool developed by US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with support from the Google Earth Engine Team and the US … [Read More...]
Library and Archives Canada Announces Launch of “Aurora” Online Public Access Catalogue, Powered by OCLC WorldCat Discovery Tech
From LAC: In its continuing efforts to renew its library system, … [Read More...]
Good News! The Free Music Archive Lives On
From Radio Survivor: After coming to the brink of a shutdown when grant monies were dramatically reduced, the Free Archive announced that it will live on under the ownership of camera rental company KitSplit. A few weeks ago my Radio Survivor colleague Erick Klein talked at length with FMA … [Read More...]
National Digital Stewardship Alliance Releases 2017 Web Archiving Survey Report
From the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (via Digital Library Federation): The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is pleased to announce the release of the 2017 Web Archiving Survey Report. From October 2 to November 20, 2017, a working group of volunteers representing five NDSA … [Read More...]
