Latest Information Industry News and Resources
New Tools: DataCite and FREYA Project Partners Officially Launch DataCite Commons, a Web Interface to Explore PID Graph
From DataCite: DataCite and the FREYA project partners are proud to announce the official launch of DataCite Commons today. DataCite Commons is the web interface to explore the PID Graph, formed by the publications, datasets, research software, and other research outputs generated by researchers … [Read More...]
Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement Now Online
From the JLOE (via Illinois Open Publishing Network) Web Site: The Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement (JLOE) is the premier peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal to advance library outreach and engagement. JLOE provides a platform to disseminate original research that … [Read More...]
Selected Findings From the 2019 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Report
From ACRL: ACRL announces the publication of 2019 Academic Library Trends and Statistics [fee-based] the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. [Clip] The 2019 … [Read More...]
University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) Acquires Archive of Renowned Playwright August Wilson
From the University of Pittsburgh: The University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh has acquired the archive of the late playwright and Pittsburgh native son August Wilson, best known for his unprecedented American Century Cycle—10 plays that convey the Black experience in … [Read More...]
News Roundup (October 29, 2020)
67 Bricks Forms New Partnership with University Of Michigan Press Library Association of Ireland Backs Investigation Into Ebook Publishing and Calls on Irish Government to Take Action (via Campaign to Investigate the Academic eBook Market) Project Muse Announces New Subjects, Additional … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Who’s Writing Open Access (OA) Articles?”
The article linked below was published earlier this month by Quantitative Science Studies. Title Who's Writing Open Access (OA) Articles? Authors Anthony J. Olejniczak Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC), Columbus, Ohio Molly J. Wilson Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC), Columbus, … [Read More...]
New Special Topic Page of Digital Resources From NARA: “Presidential Elections & Inaugurations”
From the National Archives and Records Administration: Every four years, on the first Tuesday (after the first Monday) of November, we cast our votes for President of the United States. The National Archives and Records Administration has a unique role in the election process: NARA’s Office of the … [Read More...]
Michigan State University Begins Transition to the FOLIO Library Services Platform
UPDATE: Also Announced on October 28, 2020: The Five College Consortium Adopts FOLIO Electronic Resources Management (ERM) (via UMass Amherst) From EBSCO: Michigan State University will be transitioning to the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) and plans to fully implement FOLIO in 2021. … [Read More...]
New Report NYU’s Marron Institute Finds Disparities in K-12 Students Accessing Digital Assignments Have Grown During COVID-19
From New York University: The number of students who accessed digital assignments from their teacher plummeted in many states, with the loss largely concentrated in high-poverty schools. Remote learning expanded dramatically due to the pandemic, but the number of students who accessed digital … [Read More...]
News Roundup (October 28, 2020)
Baker & Taylor Returns as Full-Service Vendor to Academic Libraries Canada: Western Libraries Joins HathiTrust CHORUS Partners with AGU on NSF Data Citation Best Practices Grant The Role of Publishers in Implementing Fair Policies and Practice In RDM: Interview with Joris Van Rossum and Eefke … [Read More...]
A Proposal to Establish an Open Access Policy at Stanford University
From a Stanford Libraries Blog Post by Mimi Calter, Deputy University Librarian, Stanford University: C-LIB, the Faculty Senate Committee on Libraries, is pleased to be bringing forward a proposal to establish an Open Access policy at Stanford. The proposal will come before the Faculty Senate at … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Academic Librarians Examination of University Students’ and Faculty’s Perceptions of Open Educational Resources”
The article linked to below was published online today (October 27, 2020) by Open Praxis. Title Academic Librarians Examination of University Students' and Faculty’s Perceptions of Open Educational Resources Authors Lane Fischer Brigham Young University Olga Belikov Brigham Young … [Read More...]
European Film Archives Jointly Launch a Curated Catalogue of Classic Films
From the European Commission: On the occasion of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October, the Association des Cinémathèques Européennes (ACE) has published a new curated catalogue of classic films with the support of Creative Europe. The catalogue - put together in a joint effort … [Read More...]
Social Media: “Introducing the U.S. Election Twitter Network Graph Tool”
From Mozilla: Who does Trump most interact with on Twitter? What does sectarianism look like in political social media? Who has the most influence on our politicians online? Today, the team behind SMAT (Social Media Analysis Toolkit) is launching a live, updating and interactive network graph of … [Read More...]
New Paper From ARL: “Affiliation in Transition: Rethinking Society Membership with Early-Career Researchers in the Social Sciences”
From the Association of Research Libraries: Even before COVID-19 and its associated pressures on higher education budgets, today’s early-career researchers faced more insecurity in the academic job market than the generations before them. These labor market realities—fewer tenure-track positions … [Read More...]
Report: “FCC Reaffirms Order Rolling Back Net Neutrality Regulations”
UPDATE October 28, 2020: ALA Decries Latest FCC Failure on Net Neutrality (via ALA) ---End Update-- From The Hill: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines Tuesday to reaffirm its order rolling back net neutrality regulations in response to a request from the … [Read More...]
Australia: National Archives to Spend $3 Million on Saving at-Risk Audio and Video Recordings
Note: As of October 27, 2020: $2 Million/AUD = $2.137/USD From The Canberra Times: The National Archives will save more than 30,000 at-risk recordings with a $3 million spend aiming to digitise its ageing audio and video tapes. Critical records of Australian culture and history could be lost … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “National Lists of Scholarly Publication Channels: An Overview and Recommendations for Their Construction and Maintenance”
The following article was recently published by the Journal of Data and Information Science. Title National Lists of Scholarly Publication Channels: An Overview and Recommendations for Their Construction and Maintenance Authors Janne Pölönen Federation of Finnish Learned Societies Raf … [Read More...]
Roundup (October 27, 2020)
Against the Grain's Tom Gilson and Katina Stauch Interview Lars Bjørnshauge, Managing Director and Founder of the Directory of Open Access Journals (via ATG) Cornell University: Digitization Grants Awarded to Arts and Sciences Projects (via Cornell Chronicle) Digital at the Core: A 2030 Strategy … [Read More...]
Faye A. Chadwell Named Dean of Penn State University Libraries
From Penn State University Libraries: Penn State has announced that Faye A. Chadwell, professor and Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at Oregon State University, has been named dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, effective March 1, 2021. Chadwell will succeed … [Read More...]
