Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Journal Article: “From “Patchy Endorsements” to Intentional Advocacy: Deconstructing Bias in the Language of Open Access”
The following article was recently published by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC). Title From “Patchy Endorsements” to Intentional Advocacy: Deconstructing Bias in the Language of Open Access Authors Lauren B. Collister University of Pittsburgh Melissa H. … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Why is Access to the Scholarly Journal Literature So Expensive?” (Preprint)
The article (preprint) linked below was recently made available by portal: Libraries and the Academy. Title Why is Access to the Scholarly Journal Literature So Expensive? Authors Bo-Christer Björk Professor Emeritus of Information Systems Science Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, … [Read More...]
New Online From Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation and Partners: “Global Social Responses to Covid-19 Web Archive”
From the Ivy Plus Libraries Consortium Description(via Archive-It): The Global Social Responses to Covid-19 Web Archive is an initiative developed by librarians throughout the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation in partnership with librarians at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, the Library of … [Read More...]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See Also: More “Not … [Read More...]
LIS Community Invited to Provide Feedback on Draft of “IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Programmes”
From a Post on the International Federation of Library and Information Association E-Mail List IFLA-L: The IFLA Building Strong LIS Education Working Group invites the library and information science (LIS) community to provide feedback on the draft IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library and … [Read More...]
House Approves $7.6 Billion for E-rate to Address Homework Gap (Statement From the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition)
From the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition: Today the House of Representatives passed legislation that includes a $7.6 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund. For the duration of the ongoing pandemic, the Fund will enable schools and libraries to connect students and library … [Read More...]
Library of Congress FY 2022 Budget Hearing Before U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Set For Wednesday, March 2, 2021
The hearing will take place on on Wednesday, March 2, 2021 beginning at 12:30pm Eastern. The video to watch the hearing is embedded below. Witnesses Dr. Carla Hayden Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress Ms. Mary B. Mazanec Director, Congressional Research Service Ms. Maria Strong Acting … [Read More...]
Library Publishing Coalition Releases “LPC Roadmap for Anti-Racist Practice”
From a LPC Blog Post: As part of our commitment to anti-racism, LPC’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force has prepared the LPC Roadmap for Anti-Racist Practice. This document owes a great deal to the ideas and input of library publishing workers at last fall’s anti-racism community call, which … [Read More...]
Reuters: New Version of First Ever African-American Screen Kiss Discovered in National Library of Norway
From Reuters: A new version of the first known on-screen kiss between two African-American actors has been discovered in the collections of the National Library of Norway. The 1898 film, directed by U.S. film industry pioneer William Selig, stars vaudeville actors Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown and … [Read More...]
Open Data Inventory Annual Report 2020/2021 From Open Data Watch (ODW) Now Available
From Open Data Watch: Open Data Watch launches the Annual Report of the 2020/21 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) that assesses the coverage and openness of official statistics in 187 countries. ODIN monitors the progress of open data that are relevant to economic, social, and environmental development. … [Read More...]
FCC Adopts Report and Order to Implement $3.2 Billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
UPDATE (2/26): FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Fact Sheet -----End Update----- From The Washington Post: The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday finalized a $3.2 billion program that will provide a monthly discount to millions of cash-starved Americans struggling to pay … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 26, 2021)
Academic Research Budgets: A Look Ahead with Special Emphasis on Research Enablement and Support (via Ithaka) Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021 (via ARL) Stanford Joins the Reveal Digital Initiative as a Funding Library (via Stanford Libraries) TikTok Agrees to Pay $92 Million To Settle … [Read More...]
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) Releases: “Access Denied: Federal Web Governance Under the Trump Administration”
From an EDGI Announcement: Today, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) releases Access Denied: Federal Web Governance Under the Trump Administration. The report examines the Trump administration’s management of federal websites related to environmental regulation and makes … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “The Factors Significant to the Introduction of Institutional Open Access Policies: Two Case Studies of R-1 Universities”
The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communications. Title The Factors Significant to the Introduction of Institutional Open Access Policies: Two Case Studies of R-1 Universities Authors Leo. S. Lo Penn St. University Source Journal of … [Read More...]
Wikimedia Policy Statement: “Wikipedia Needs Local Journalism And The Open Web — We All Should Support Both”
From a Wikimedia Policy Statement: Wikipedia, which does not run ads, has just turned 20. One of its core principles is to only include information that can be verified through references to trusted sources. This essentially means two things: First, to continue to be reliable as an encyclopedia and … [Read More...]
Roundup (February 25, 2021)
Championing Digital Literacy and Privacy - Toronto Public Library Experiences (via IFLA) Making Affordable Education a Reality (via The Ohio St. University Libraries) March 8 Event to Elevate Women Artists on Wikipedia (via Cornell University Library) National Film Board of Canada Announces … [Read More...]
American Association of Publishers Releases December 2020 Statshot Report: Publishing Industry Down 8.5% For Month; Up 0.1% For Calendar 2020
From AAP: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for December 2020 reflecting reported revenue for all tracked categories, including Trade (Consumer Books), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and … [Read More...]
Milestones: JSTOR’s Open Community Collections Marks Over 100 Contributors
From a JSTOR Announcement: JSTOR’s Open Community Collection initiative has surpassed the 350 collection mark and is steadily growing, with more than 100 current contributing partners at libraries, museums, universities, and other institutions around the world. View Highlights From the Collections … [Read More...]
“Howard University Joins Open Libraries, Embraces Digital Access for Students”
From an Internet Archive Post: Like campuses across the country, Howard University in Washington, D.C., shut down last March when COVID-19 hit. Most of its nearly 6,000 undergraduate students have been remote learning ever since. Without access to the physical library, demand for e-books has … [Read More...]
Library of Congress Acquires Courtroom Sketches of Trials on Police Brutality Against Rodney King
The Library of Congress has acquired more than 200 sketches of the Rodney King police brutality trials against four Los Angeles police officers in the 1990s, drawn by courtroom sketch artist Mary Chaney (1927-2005). Rodney Glen King (1965-2012) was an unarmed African-American man savagely beaten by … [Read More...]
