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Microsoft Launches a New Repository Featuring Open Data From Microsoft Research
From Microsoft Research: Today we are excited to launch Microsoft Research Open Data – a new data repository in the cloud dedicated to facilitating collaboration across the global research community. Microsoft Research Open Data, in a single, convenient, cloud-hosted location, offers datasets … [Read More...]
Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services Program (RSS) Releases Report on the “Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Asian Studies Scholars”
Today. Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services Program (RSS) published Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Asian Studies Scholars. The report was written by Danielle Cooper and Katherine Daniel in collaboration with research teams at 11 academic libraries. From the Report's Executive … [Read More...]
New Data: U.S. Census Releases New Population Estimates (Midwest Home to Most of the Counties With Decreases in Median Age)
From the U.S. Census: Approximately half (51.4 percent) of the nation’s 531 counties that were getting younger between April 2010 and July 2017 were in the Midwest, according to newly released 2017 population estimates. Out of the counties that were getting younger, the South also had a high … [Read More...]
Ebooks: DPLA Announces Launch of Open Bookshelf, A Curated Collection of More Than 1,000 Ebooks Free to Download
From the Digital Public Library of America: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce the launch of Open Bookshelf, a digital library collection of popular books free to download and handpicked by librarians across the US. The collection currently has more than 1,000 … [Read More...]
University of California Libraries Publish “Negotiating Journal Agreements at UC: A Call to Action”
From the University of California Office of Scholarly Communication: Over the past year, the University of California’s Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee (SLASIAC), in partnership with our university libraries and the systemwide academic senate’s Committee on … [Read More...]
New Digital Collections From UNLV Libraries: “Raising the Curtain”: A Large-Scale Digitization Project Featuring Historical Photos, Records of the Las Vegas Entertainment Industry
From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Blog: Fabulous production shows were a staple of the Las Vegas entertainment industry and made the showgirl a Las Vegas icon. Today, researchers from around the world can explore this glamorous world and see behind the scenes via new … [Read More...]
Ebooks Minnesota Collection Sees 86 Percent Increase in Readership During Second Year
From a continuum Blog Post: Following a two-year pilot, readership of Ebooks Minnesota, a free online book collection available to all Minnesotans, is taking off. The Ebooks Minnesota collection — managed by Minitex at the University of Minnesota — saw an 86 percent increase in readership … [Read More...]
New Zealand: “Three Specialist Libraries to Close at University Of Auckland, 45 Jobs To Go”
From The New Zealand Herald: The University of Auckland will close three specialist libraries, with the loss of around 45 fulltime-equivalent staff. The decision has been condemned by the Auckland University Student's Association, which says the move will be bad for students and creative arts at … [Read More...]
News Roundup (June 21, 2018)
1. Ex Libris Esploro Research Services Platform Released to Development Partners 2. Fiscal Year 2017 MEDLINE/PubMed Statistics Available; Overall 813,598 Citations Indexed, Down 6.5% v. FY 2016 Number of PubMed Searches Up 6.4% to 3.3 Billion v. 2016 3. Instagram Reaches 1 Billion Users … [Read More...]
New Research Article: “Recommending Scientific Videos Based on Metadata Enrichment using Linked Open Data” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) was recently made available on arXiv. Title Recommending Scientific Videos Based on Metadata Enrichment using Linked Open Data (Preprint) Authors Justyna Medrek Leibniz Universität Hannover Christian Otto Leibniz Information Centre for Science and … [Read More...]
Updated: “Libraries and Makerspaces” Resources Page from UK Gov’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (Case Studies, Links, and More)
From the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to co-create, share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. A growing number of libraries in England have makerspaces and in Libraries Deliver: … [Read More...]
NPD Bookscan Shares New Sales Data About Political Book Category
From NPD Bookscan: Political book category sales, including political science and political biographies, drove growth in U.S. growth in print book sales, for the year-to-date ending June 10, 2018. With solid sales of major hits, like Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury” and James Comey’s … [Read More...]
Michigan State University Professor Oversees Massive Digitization Project of Rare Film Collection
From Michigan St. University: Once threatened by chemical decay and decomposition, an important and rare film collection from the early years of cinema is now available to the public online thanks to a massive preservation and digitization project overseen by Joshua Yumibe, director of the Film … [Read More...]
Microsoft Launches a Rebranded News Engine and Redesigned Apps For iOS and Android
From Microsoft: Microsoft News is the new name for our news engine that powers familiar sites like MSN.com, and our newly redesigned Microsoft News app for iOS and Android. Microsoft News also powers news on Microsoft Edge, the News app in Windows 10, Skype, Xbox and … [Read More...]
New Research Article: “How Green is Our Valley?: Five-Year Study of Selected LIS Journals From Taylor & Francis for Green Deposit of Articles”
The following article was published online today (June 20, 2018) by UKSG. Title How Green is Our Valley?: Five-Year Study of Selected LIS Journals From Taylor & Francis for Green Deposit of Articles Author Jill Emery Portland State University Source Insights, 31, … [Read More...]
News Roundup (June 20, 2018)
1. LawArXiv Publishes One Year Anniversary Report 2. Amy Brand, Director of the MIT Press, Named to Creative Commons Board of Directors 3. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases 2017 Report on Grantmaking Programs 4. ProQuest: DRM-Free Titles Coming to the Ebook Central … [Read More...]
BBC: “Disastrous” Copyright Bill Vote Approved by European Parliament Committee
From the BBC: A committee of MEPs has voted to accept major changes to European copyright law, which experts say could change the nature of the internet. They voted to approve the controversial Article 13, which critics warn could put an end to memes, remixes and other user-generated … [Read More...]
Reports: Two Projects from Research Libraries Working to Save Audio Recordings of Native Americans
Reports about two projects linked below. From Indiana University Libraries Archives of Traditional Music: Indiana University Preserves 90 Year Old Standing Rock Recordings In 1928 researchers made 195 wax cylinder recordings at Fort Yates, North Dakota on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. … [Read More...]
New Journal Article: “Managing Research Data: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Perspectives”
The following article is found in the recently released Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (Spring 2018). Title Managing Research Data: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Perspectives Authors Christie A. Wiley University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Erin E. … [Read More...]
Research Tools: Online Version of “Mississippi Encyclopedia” Now Available (Free to Access)
From the University of Mississippi: The online version of the 1,451-page Mississippi Encyclopedia, a project that began at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture in 2003 and concluded with publication in 2017, is now available … [Read More...]
