Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Report: Monitoring the Effects of Plan S on Research and Scholarly Communication: An Update
From Plan S: Many possible impacts of Plan S were communicated in the 600 plus responses received as part of the consultation process for the Plan S Implementation Guidance[2]. Various challenges have been identified that need to be monitored and addressed, from disciplinary differences in … [Read More...]
Resource: “Georgia Coast Atlas: A Portal to Hidden Stories”
From Emory University: The Georgia Coast Atlas is a public, online gateway to the dynamic ecosystems and intriguing history of the state’s 100-mile-long coast and barrier islands. Emory University’s Department of Environmental Sciences and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship launched … [Read More...]
Roundup (July 10, 2020)
ALISE Opposes the Enforcement of ICE Policy for International Students in the U.S. Fate of Seattle National Archives Facility Still in Limbo (via MyNorthwest.com) New CORE Repository Dashboard Released Singapore: National Library Board Reports E-book Loans Up by 150 Per Cent During Closure (via … [Read More...]
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Releases New Welcome Video
Posted today on YouTube. Description Join Dr. Patti Brennan, the director of the National Library of Medicine, as she introduces you to the world's largest biomedical library and talks about NLM's exciting future! … [Read More...]
University of Iowa Libraries is Preserving Images of Spray-Painting from Black Lives Matter Protests
From U. of Iowa: The University of Iowa is capturing and preserving images of spray-painting on campus during recent Black Lives Matter protests to ensure the messages are not forgotten and can help guide campus in its work to make meaningful changes. The photographs will become part of an … [Read More...]
Interview: Dana Canedy on the Responsibilities of Book Publishers
From The New Yorker by Isaac Chotiner: Monday, Simon & Schuster announced that Dana Canedy, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and a former reporter for the New York Times, will become its senior vice-president and the publisher of its flagship imprint. Canedy won a Pulitzer two … [Read More...]
Research Resource: Johns Hopkins Launches Reopening Policy Tracker For K-12 Schools
From Johns Hopkins University: A multidisciplinary team of Johns Hopkins University researchers has launched a new website that provides a range of tools dedicated to assessing and guiding K-12 school reopening plans across the United States, including a School Reopening Policy Tracker that … [Read More...]
REALM Project Update: Test Set 3 Announced
From WebJunction/OCLC: Battelle begins testing a third round of materials on July 10, 2020. For test set 3, five plastic-based items were selected for Battelle lab testing to examine the length of time the COVID-19 virus may live on materials commonly used in archives, libraries, and museums. The … [Read More...]
Conference Report: “NISO Plus 2020: Outputs and Next Steps”
From NISO (via figshare): NISO Plus conference took place in Baltimore, MD on February 23-25, 2020. Following the merger of NFAIS and NISO in 2019, our goal was to combine the thought leadership tradition of the former NFAIS conference with the hands-on practicality of NISO. The conference … [Read More...]
Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Appoints Rebecca Raven as New Executive Director
From the Canadian Fed. of Library Associations: The Board of Directors of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Raven as the organization’s new Executive Director. CFLA is the voice of Canadian libraries. “The Canadian … [Read More...]
New From the British Library: Shakespeare’s Only Surviving Playscript Now Online
From The British Library's Medieval Manuscripts Blog One of the most iconic literary manuscripts by one of the world's most famous playwrights, William Shakespeare (1564–1616), can now be viewed in full online on the British Library's Digitised Manuscripts site. The Booke of Sir Thomas … [Read More...]
Catherine Stihler is the New CEO at Creative Commons
From Open Knowledge: Our Chief Executive Catherine Stihler OBE has accepted a new opportunity and will soon be leaving the Open Knowledge Foundation. She goes with our very warmest wishes and we hope to continue a strong relationship with her in her new role as CEO of Creative Commons. Catherine … [Read More...]
Report: “International Probe Launched into Facial Recognition Firm That Scrapes Images From the Internet”
From CNBC: Privacy regulators in the U.K. and Australia have announced a joint probe into Clearview AI’s “data scraping” practices. The New York-headquartered company has built a facial recognition database by taking images from social media platforms and other websites without the … [Read More...]
UConn Library, School of Engineering to Expand Handwritten Text Recognition
From UConn Today: The UConn Library and the School of Engineering are working to develop new technology that applies machine learning to handwriting text recognition that will allow researchers to have improved access to handwritten historic documents. Handwritten documents are essential for … [Read More...]
Roundup (July 9, 2020)
Electronic Whole Earth Catalog, a CD-ROM Version (1989) of the Publication, Now Available Online From the Internet Archive (via IA Blog) Google Scrapped Cloud Initiative in China, ‘Sensitive Markets’ (via Bloomberg) Opinion: Could This Be the Start of a New Era in Scholarly Communication? by … [Read More...]
Re-thinking Open Library’s Book Pages
From an Open Library Blog Post: We’ve redesigned our Book Pages: Before →After. Please share your feedback with us. A web page for every book… This is the mission of Open Library: a free, inclusive, online digital library catalog which helps readers find information about any book ever … [Read More...]
Higher Education: New Report Releases IPEDS Data on Postsecondary Tuition, Fees and Degrees
From the National Center For Education Statistics (via E-Mail): Between 2017–18 and 2019–20, the average tuition and required fees at 4-year public institutions increased less than 1 percent for in-state and decreased approximately 1 percent for out-of-state students (after adjusting for … [Read More...]
Report: “Google and Amazon are Funneling Money to Conspiracy Sites, Study Says”
From Bloomberg: Digital advertising platforms run by Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year, according to a study released Wednesday. Google’s platforms will provide $19 million, or $3 out … [Read More...]
59 Episodes of the Historic Public Affairs Series “Black Journal” Now Available Online via the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
From AAPB: A collection of episodes from Black Journal, the first nationally televised public affairs program produced for, about, and by Black Americans has been released by The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between WGBH and the Library of Congress. Largely … [Read More...]
New Experiment: LC Labs Testing Speech to Text Viewer
From the LC Labs Newsletter (Posted on "The Signal" Blog): The Speech to Text Viewer is an experiment to test, document, and refine ways to increase accessibility to American Folklife Center collections using off-the-shelf transcription tools. This proof-of-concept tool shows the potential to … [Read More...]
