Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Germany: Full Text of “Publish&Read” Contract Signed Jan. 15, 2019 Between Project Deal (Germany) and Wiley
From Project Deal: The forward-looking “Publish & Read" (signed Jan. 15, 2019) model at the basis of the agreement delivers the benefits of open access to authors and advances the principles of open science by enabling institutions and researchers alike to make the most of the opportunities … [Read More...]
Report: “Even Years Later, Twitter Doesn’t Delete Your Direct Messages”
From TechCrunch: Twitter retains direct messages for years, including messages you and others have deleted, but also data sent to and from accounts that have been deactivated and suspended, according to security researcher Karan Saini. [Clip] Saini says this is a “functional bug” rather than a … [Read More...]
Report: Major Medical Journals Don’t Follow Their Own Rules for Reporting Results From Clinical Trials
From Science: It’s a well-known problem with clinical trials: Researchers start out saying they will look for a particular outcome—heart attacks, for example—but then report something else when they publish their results. That practice can make a drug or treatment look like it’s safer or … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 18, 2019)
As Scholars Are Driven to Less Prestigious Journals, New Measures of Quality Emerge (COHE) Google to Let You Link Directly to a Word or Phrase in Chrome (via BleepingComputer) Iron Mountain Renews Support for Papers of Abraham Lincoln Project, Preserving and Protecting the Writings and Legacy of … [Read More...]
New Data Visualization Tool Shows Carbon Footprint of Everyday Products
From the Earth Institute, Columbia University: A Columbia researcher affiliated with the Data Science Institute and the Earth Institute has created a data-visualization tool that shows the carbon footprints of hundreds of consumer products. The tool makes it easy for everyone to … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 17, 2019)
European Project Tackles The Machine Translation of News in Languages With Little Online Presence Study Uses Neural Networks to Define Dada (via Cornell) New App Reveals The Hidden Landscapes Within Georgia O’Keeffe’s Paintings (via Science) Scientists Work to Save ‘Fragile’ Digital Media … [Read More...]
Pilot Project: Internet Archive Helps Make Books Accessible For Students with Disabilities
From an Internet Archive Blog Post: The Internet Archive will be part of a team that is working to address a key challenge for students with disabilities: getting books in accessible formats. This participation aligns with an existing Internet Archive program to make materials available and … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Comparing the Information Needs and Experiences of Undergraduate Students and Practicing Engineers”
The following article appears in The Journal of Academic Librarianship. The full text is available (free) online as of Feb. 16, 2019. Title Comparing the Information Needs and Experiences of Undergraduate Students and Practicing Engineers Authors Margaret Phillips Purdue … [Read More...]
Independent Libraries: Boston Athenaeum Plans Big Expansion
From The Boston Globe: The Boston Athenaeum announced Thursday that it had signed a long-term lease at neighboring 14 Beacon St. that will allow the independent library to expand by almost 20,000 square feet. [Clip] News of the expansion comes a week after Athenaeum director Elizabeth … [Read More...]
Reference: GlobaLex Releases Updated Version of “Researching Canadian Law” Guide
What is GlobaLex? GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law. The guides and articles published are written by scholars well known in their respective fields and are … [Read More...]
New Online Resource From ALA: “Hateful Conduct in Libraries: Supporting Library Workers and Patrons.”
From the American Library Association: During the recent ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) and the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) launched a new resource, ‘Hateful Conduct in Libraries: Supporting Library Workers and … [Read More...]
New Issue: The Code4Lib Journal (Issue 43) Now Available Online
Issue 43 of The Code4Lib Journal was recently posted online. Below, find links to articles. The complete table of contents (with abstracts) can be accessed here. Editorial: Just Enough of a Shared Vision by Peter Murray Developing Weeding Protocols for Born Digital Collections by Athina … [Read More...]
Freedom on the Move Builds Database of Fugitive Slave Ads (Research/Crowdsourcing Project)
From Cornell University: Freedom on the Move (FOTM), an online project devoted to fugitives from slavery in North America, is enlisting the help of the public to create a database for tens of thousands of advertisements placed by enslavers who wanted to recapture self-liberating Africans and … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 15, 2019)
From the Associated Press "Not Real News: A Look at What Didn’t Happen This Week" (2/15/19) Last Week's Collection (2/8/19) "A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social … [Read More...]
Report: Penn Libraries and Venerable Philadelphia Athenaeum Form Bookish Alliance
From the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and Penn Libraries have entered into an unusual partnership that will allow users of Penn’s vast library system, which encompasses many millions of volumes, to gain access to the Athenaeum’s renowned, but much smaller, … [Read More...]
The British Library Greenlights Construction of a New £800M ($1 Billion/USD) Research Hub on Its Property in North London
From LABIOTECH.eu: The British Library has greenlit the construction of a new research hub on its property in North London, increasing the business potential for the biotech ecosystem in the southeast of England. The new site, costing up to €900M (£800M) [$1.02 Billion/USD], will expand premises … [Read More...]
New Resource From Rockefeller University Offers Access to a Curated Collection of Science Education Materials
From Rockefeller University: After years of running on-campus workshops for New York City’s educational communities, the RockEDU Science Outreach team has accrued a rich portfolio of science education materials. With the launch of a new website, RockEDU Online, these resources are now available … [Read More...]
Wonderful! American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) to Preserve Fifty Years of Sesame Street for Posterity
From the Library of Congress: As Sesame Street begins to mark its 50th anniversary, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the WGBH Educational Foundation, has announced that Sesame Workshop has donated a collection of … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 14, 2019)
Statement: National Writers Union Denounces “Controlled Digital Lending” ||| Coverage: Publisher, Author Groups Protest Library Book Scanning Program (by Andrew Albanese, PW) Rep. Adam Schiff Calls Out Facebook, Google Over Anti-Vaccination Information (via The Hill) ||| Read the Letter Zwicker … [Read More...]
Acquisitions: Reveal Digital Joins ITHAKA Family
Here's the full text of the ITHAKA acquisition announcement. Emphasis ours. Reveal Digital announced today it has joined ITHAKA, the not-for-profit home of JSTOR, Portico, Artstor and Ithaka S+R. As part of ITHAKA, Reveal Digital will continue to provide an open access publishing model for special … [Read More...]
