Latest Information Industry News and Resources
New Research Article: “Assessment of Multilingual Collections in Public Libraries: A Case Study of the Toronto Public Library”
The following article appears in the latest issue (13.3) of Evidence Based Library And Information Practice (EBLIP). Title Assessment of Multilingual Collections in Public Libraries: A Case Study of the Toronto Public Library Authors Valentina Ly Mount Sinai Hospital Source Evidence … [Read More...]
Industry News Roundup (September 19, 2018)
1. Manuscript Submission: HighWire Introduces BenchPress Unlimited 2. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge Core Share to Become a Permanent Feature of CUP's Online Books and Journals Platform 3. Knowledge Unlatched and Peter Lang Reach Agreement on Publication of IT-Law Program in Gold … [Read More...]
Research Tools: U.S. Census Announces 2018 Update of International Data Base
From the U.S. Census: The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Data Base update provides demographic revisions for 23 countries. Ten of these countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, six are in Europe, and the rest are in the Middle East, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Revised … [Read More...]
News Roundup (September 18, 2018)
1. OpenStax Publishes New Business Textbook Series (via Rice University) 2. Rider University's Textbook Reserve Program Sees More Than 1,000 Checkouts In Third Year 3. Hindawi Launches Peer Review System Built Using the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation (Coko) Open Source Framework ||| … [Read More...]
Library of Congress Launches OFFICIAL Congressional Research Service Reports Portal
Long awaited public access to Congressional Research Service reports are now available online. The new OFFICIAL PORTAL launched today at CRSReports.Congress.gov Official/Formal public access can after years of hard work by a number of people and organizations. Kudos to those … [Read More...]
New Research Article: “An Analysis of Academic Libraries’ Participation in 21st Century Library Trends”
The following article appears in the new issue (13.3) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) published today. Title An Analysis of Academic Libraries: Participation in 21st Century Library Trends Authors Amy Jo Catalano Hofstra University Sarah Glasser Hofstra … [Read More...]
Conference Paper: “What Increases (Social) Media Attention: Research Impact, Author Prominence or Title Attractiveness?”
The 23rd International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators (STI 2018) took place last week in Leiden, Netherlands. Title What Increases (Social) Media Attention: Research Impact, Author Prominence or Title Attractiveness? Authors Olga Zagovora GESIS – Leibniz Institute … [Read More...]
Presentations and Posters From the 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP)
The 10th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (#COASP10) is underway in Vienna, Austria and we're posting links to presentations and posters as we learn about them. Please bookmark this post and stop by again. More to come! Creating Value from Open Research Data by Rob Johnson … [Read More...]
Reference: Europe: Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2018 and Interactive Tools Now Available
From Eurostat: ...the 2018 edition of Eurostat regional yearbook, [is] published each year by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. It contains chapters on regional policies and European Commission priorities, as well as statistics on population, health, education and … [Read More...]
Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Publishes First Annual Report
From the Annual Report: Our first annual report of the Wikimedia and Libraries User Group covers the year 2017-2018. Prepared by the steering committee, we include the user group's activities and organizing within and outside the Wikimedia community. Activities discussed in the report … [Read More...]
PACER: “New Bill Would Finally Tear Down Federal Judiciary’s Ridiculous Paywall”
NOTE: While we wait to see what happens with the new legislation discussed in the article below we encourage you to visit, use, share info about the wonderful services CourtListener makes available on the web. One of the CourtListener services provides FREE access to millions of PACER … [Read More...]
New Resource: Cornell’s Legal Information Institute Publishes Enhanced Constitution Annotated
From the Legal Information Institute: Cornell’s Legal Information Institute is celebrating Constitution Day by publishing the first publicly-available web version of the Congressional Research Service’s Constitution Annotated, a non-partisan publication that helps readers appreciate how … [Read More...]
All About BHL! Biodiversity Heritage Library Introduces New “About” Site
From a BHL Blog Post by Grace Costantino: We’re excited to announce the launch of the new “About BHL” site! What is BHL’s history? Who’s involved in the Library? What tools and services does BHL offer? How do you search, download content or access data and developer tools in … [Read More...]
DOAJ News: “The Long-Term Preservation of Open Access Journals”
From Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) News: The long term preservation of open access journals is one of the 7 criteria for the DOAJ Seal because DOAJ believes that it is an extremely important business process which a publisher of academic content should commit to. This couldn’t be … [Read More...]
“Digitizing the Vast ‘Dark Data’ in Museum Fossil Collections”
From The Conversation: The great museums of the world harbor a secret: They’re home to millions upon millions of natural history specimens that almost never see the light of day. They lie hidden from public view, typically housed behind or above the public exhibit halls, or in off-site … [Read More...]
NPD Group (NPD Bookscan) Reports Print Book Sales Rose 2 Percent in the First Half of 2018
From NPD: Print book sales are trending upward, due to growth in adult nonfiction titles, specifically religious books, cookbooks, and political books. Sales volume in the first half of 2018 rose 2 percent, year over year, to reach 317 million units, according to The NPD Group. Print Book … [Read More...]
New Report/Data: “A Look at Computer Access and Use: How Students Use Computers for Learning at Home and School” (Grades 4, 8, and 12)
The following report was published today by the National Center for Education Statistics as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Title A Look at Computer Access and Use: How Students Use Computers for Learning at Home and School Summary/Key Findings Most … [Read More...]
Blog Post: “Plan S – Response To Alternatives Proposed by Kamerlin et al.”
From an Innovations in Scholarly Communication Blog Post by Bianca Kramer and Jeroen Bosman (Utrech University Library): The recent substantial critique* by a group of mainly chemistry researchers to Plan S has garnered a lot of discussion on Twitter and in blogposts (e.g. Plan S, Antwort auf … [Read More...]
Maine: “Speak Up To Protect LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels From Ban Today”
We will update this post when new information becomes available. --- UPDATE 2 (Sept. 18): Rumford Public Library's Display Of Banned Books Will Stay (via Sun Journal) UPDATE 1: Statement from National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC): Local Pastors Attempt to Ban Books from Banned … [Read More...]
News Roundup (September 17, 2018)
1. Preprints: SSRN Announces Launch of Criminal Justice Research Network (CJRN) 2. CrossRef: Where Does Publisher Metadata Go and How is it Used? 3. 2019 MeSH Headings Available in the MeSH Browser 4. School Libraries: AASL Standards Now Crosswalked to ISTE Standards and Future Ready … [Read More...]
