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Kentucky: Library IT Staff at Daviess County Public Library Believes They Were “Targeted” in Ransomware Attack
From The Messenger-Inquirer: Information technology staff at the Daviess County Public Library hope to have library patron operations up and running within the next two weeks, according to IT Manager Brian Lashbrook. "My hope is that self-checks, patron catalogs, really all of it, will be up in … [Read More...]
C-SPAN Will Provide Near Real-Time Keyword Searchable Video of Mueller Hearings
C-SPAN and the C-SPAN Video Library will provide live coverage and near-real-time searchable video (using text transcripts generated from the closed-captioning) of Robert Mueller's testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and U.S. Intelligence Committee beginning tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. … [Read More...]
New Resource: Nexar Live Map Launches in NYC: Explore the World With Near Real-Time Street-Level Imagery
From a MapBox Post on Medium: The dashcam app Nexar just launched Nexar Live Map, an interactive map that allows anyone to see the world thanks to billions of fresh images and metadata from the Nexar network. [Clip] Nexar Live Map is your window into what the vehicles in the Nexar network … [Read More...]
New Research Article: “A Cohort Study Of How Faculty in LIS Schools Perceive and Engage With Open-Access Publishing”
Ed. Note: Many thanks to SAGE for opening their paywall to infoDOCKET so we can share the full text article linked below at no charge. The article will be accessible for one month (beginning today) by clicking the link below.Registration is NOT required to access the full text article. Title A … [Read More...]
Funding: IMLS Awards $1.2 Million in Grants for Innovative Work at Small and Rural Libraries
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the first grant projects funded through the Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP) initiative, launched in 2018. The agency received applications from 114 … [Read More...]
“The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation: An Interview with Trevor Owens”
From the Society of America Archivists (SAA): BloggERS! editor, Dorothy Waugh recently interviewed Trevor Owens, Head of Digital Content Management at the Library of Congress about his recent–and award-winning–book, The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation. The complete interview runs 1289 … [Read More...]
Collection Development: Reference Resources Roundup #14 (A Curated Collection of Recently Published or Updated Data-Rich Reports Available on the Web)
This selection of curated, full text documents and other reference material is updated daily with new entries. Please bookmark this page and visit again. All of the linked items are free to access and download. This roundup began on June 27, 2019. TAKE A LOOK 13 previously released curated … [Read More...]
Roundup (July 23, 2019)
AI is Supercharging the Creation of Maps Around the World (via Tech@Facebook) Anonymised Data Isn't Nearly Anonymous Enough – Here’s How We Fix It (via New Scientist) Detecting Cyberbullying and Cyberaggression in Social Media Protecting the Integrity of the Scientific Record From a New Kind … [Read More...]
International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) Announces the Magnetic Tape Alert Project
From IASA: Today’s knowledge of the linguistic and cultural diversity of humanity is widely based on magnetic tape recordings produced over the past 60 years. Magnetic audio and video tape formats are now obsolete. Spare parts supply and service is fading, replay equipment in operable condition is … [Read More...]
Combating Misinformation: University of Washington to Create UW Center for an Informed Public with $5 Million Investment From Knight Foundation
From the University of Washington: The University of Washington today announced a $5 million investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to create the UW Center for an Informed Public, led by an interdisciplinary group whose mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an … [Read More...]
Digital Privacy: ALA Urges LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) to Reconsider Changes to Terms of Service that Impair Library Users’ Privacy Rights
UPDATED July 23, 2019 with Media Coverage American Library Association Blasts LinkedIn for Intrusive ToS Changes (via ZDNet) --- End Update --- The following statement was released by the American Library Association earlier today. LinkedIn Learning — formerly Lynda.com, a platform used by … [Read More...]
New White Paper: “The Law and Accessible Texts: Reconciling Civil Rights and Copyrights”
New From ARL and the University of Virginia Library: On July 22, 2019, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Virginia (UVA) Library released this white paper, The Law and Accessible Texts: Reconciling Civil Rights and Copyrights, authored by Brandon Butler (UVA), Prue … [Read More...]
UK: Jisc Launching Three New Services (Discovery, Compare, Catalouging) For Libraries on July 31st
From JISC: Library hub discover, library hub compare, and library hub cataloguing will make it easier for UK higher education libraries and researchers to access, discover and manage academic collections. [Clip] [Our emphasis] The library hub discover service, which is open to all, is designed … [Read More...]
Research Tools: Kaiser Family Foundation Releases “U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker”
From KFF: A new KFF online resource tracks more than 30 bills introduced in the current Congress that would affect global health policy. The U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker covers current legislation on an array of topics, from implementing a strategy to help end preventable maternal and … [Read More...]
NPD Group Reports Celebrity Book Clubs Spurring Book Sales
From NPD: According to global information company The NPD Group, the volume of the sales bump varies with the celebrity’s level of popularity, but having a book selected by a celebrity reader with a big following can result in a huge increase exposure and sales. [Clip] As a longtime innovator … [Read More...]
Controlled Vocabularies: Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) Release of Resource Type Vocabulary, Version 2
From the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR): COAR is pleased to announce the release of the Resource Type Vocabulary, Version 2. This vocabulary, which is now available in 15 languages, provides standardized terms for different types of content contained in a repository. Controlled … [Read More...]
Columbia University Libraries Launches Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive
From Columbia U. Libraries: ...the Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive [is] comprised of web content captured in June and July 2019 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Stonewall is one of the key events in the history of civil rights and the single most important event … [Read More...]
VR Pop-Ups: BBC Brings Virtual Reality Experiences to Over 150 Libraries in UK
From the BBC Technology + Creativity Blog: Over the last few months, the BBC – with huge support from librarians – has brought some of our favourite virtual reality experiences to new audiences in over 150 libraries. Our research has shown us that viewers find virtual reality experiences … [Read More...]
Report: “FTC Approves Settlement with Google Over YouTube Kids Privacy Violations”
From The Washington Post: The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google in its investigation into YouTube for violating federal data privacy laws for children, said two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss it on record. The settlement — backed … [Read More...]
Google Releases 2019 Version of Scholar Metrics
From a Google Scholar Blog Post by Anurag Acharya: Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. Today, we are releasing the 2019 version of Scholar Metrics. This release covers articles published in … [Read More...]
