Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Journal Article: “All the Research That’s Fit to Print: Open Access and the News Media”
The following article was recently published by Quantitative Science Studies. Title All the Research That’s Fit to Print: Open Access and the News Media Author Teresa Schultz University of Nevada, Reno Source Quantitative Science Studies 2021 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00139 Abstract The goal of the … [Read More...]
Open Statement by Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC/CBUC) on Truth and Reconciliation – Access to Data and Information
From CULC/CBUC: Truth and Reconciliation – Access to Data and Information Public libraries at their core are community hubs and gathering spaces for people and ideas. As stewards of open and equitable access to information, we stand with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, and all Indigenous … [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...]
Report: “This Academic Librarian is Working to Make Children’s Books More Diverse”
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Amanda Melilli wants libraries to reflect the lives of their readers. An academic librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Melilli is the head of UNLV’s Teacher Development and Resources Library (TDRL), which supports the university’s College … [Read More...]
New York Public Library (NYPL) and LYRASIS Announce Next Steps in National E-Book Collaboration
From NYPL The New York Public Library (NYPL) and LYRASIS have announced that, following a two-year collaboration to empower public libraries around the country to gain control over their e-book delivery platforms, they will be expanding their efforts on delivering a library driven library empowered … [Read More...]
OurResearch, Providers of Unsub, Unpaywall, and Other Services Receives $4.5 Million Grant From Arcadia & Commits to Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI)
Ed. Note: Congrats to Heather, Jason, and the OurResearch team. From an OurResearch Post: OurResearch, a nonprofit seeking to speed the global adoption of Open Science, announced today that it had been awarded a new 3-year, $4.5M (USD) grant from the UK-based Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet … [Read More...]
Columbia University Libraries: “Learning From the Crowd: The CULHebrewmss Twitter Bot”
From Columbia University Libraries: In 2018, we decided to partner with a developer named Russel Neiss to create an automated Twitter account that randomly selects and posts images from the Hebrew manuscript collection on the Internet Archive. In doing so, we have not only made the manuscripts … [Read More...]
News Roundup (June 11, 2021)
FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles) Now Available For Community Review Promoting Trustworthy Research: Can the COVID-19 Pandemic Change How Data is Recognized and Rewarded When Assessing Researchers? (via DORA) "Publishers and Publishing Stances": Workshop Report (via … [Read More...]
Senators Murray, Portman, and King Introduce Major Bipartisan Legislation to Close Digital Divide, Promote Digital Equity; Legislation Endorsed by ALA, ULC, and Others
From Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), and Senator Angus King (I-ME) introduced new bipartisan legislation aimed at closing the growing digital divide in … [Read More...]
Cultural Heritage: Orbis Cascade Alliance Contributes More than 50,000 New Items to Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
From a DPLA Announcement: Digital Public Library of America is pleased to announce that more than 50,000 new cultural heritage artifacts from the Orbis Cascade Alliance are now available at dp.la. The Orbis Cascade is a consortium of 37 academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest. The Alliance’s … [Read More...]
News Roundup (June 10, 2021)
Crossref is Launching an Advisory Group For Preprints (via Crossref) DOAB Partners with SciELO to Further Enhance Publisher Discoverability and Simplify Workflows EDP Sciences and Knowledge Unlatched Announce Subscribe-to-Open Collaboration Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) Welcomes a New Strategic … [Read More...]
Arizona State University: “Book Collection to Help Children Of Parents Who are Incarcerated”
From Arizona St. University: More than 2.7 million American children are directly affected by the current incarceration of a parent or loved one. Many of them, as well as their relatives and peers, lack the resources to deal with the associated feelings of shame and stigmatization. Arizona State … [Read More...]
New Resource: “Museums for Digital Learning” Site for K-12 Educators Launches
From the Institute for Muesum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource center featuring dynamic digital museum content for K-12 educators searchable by subject and grade. Teachers across the country can now find … [Read More...]
Report: “Game Show History to Be Preserved with National Archives at Strong National Museum of Play “
From Variety: The first quiz show launched on radio in 1923; now, nearly 100 years later, the National Archives of Game Show History has launched at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. Veteran TV producers Bob Boden (“Funny You Should Ask”) and Howard Blumenthal (“Where in the … [Read More...]
Acquisition Time: OverDrive is Acquiring Kanopy
From a Joint Announcement: OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools worldwide, announced today that it is acquiring Kanopy, a leading video streaming service for public and academic libraries. The acquisition of Kanopy will bring one of the industry’s most-acclaimed … [Read More...]
K. Matthew Dames Appointed Chief Librarian of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries
From the University of Notre Dame: K. Matthew Dames, university librarian at Boston University, has been appointed the Edward H. Arnold University Librarian at the University of Notre Dame by University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., effective Aug. 1. Dames succeeds Diane Parr Walker, … [Read More...]
Open Access Pilot for Latin American Monographs Expands
From a JSTOR Announcement: A partnership led by the Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP) in collaboration with the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), JSTOR, and Latin American bookseller García Cambeiro has expanded a sustainable Open Access pilot (Publish as Open) … [Read More...]
New PIL Provocation Series Essay Published, “The iSchool Equation” by Dr. Kirsten Hostetler
A new Project Information Literacy (PIL) Provocation Series essay has been published: "The iSchool Equation." The essay was written by: Dr. Kirsten HostetlerPIL Research AnalystAssistant Professor at Central Oregon Community CollegeNote: Dr. Hostetler recently completed her Ph.D. in Instructional … [Read More...]
News Roundup (June 9, 2021)
CRL and East View Announce Phase 2 of the Global Press Archive CRL Alliance International Publishers Association (IPA) is One of the First Partners of WIPO for CreatorsOpen Access Agreements With Smaller Publishers Require Active Cross-Stakeholder Alignment, Report Says (via cOAlition S) Oxford … [Read More...]
COAR Announces Launch of the “Notify Project”
From the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR): COAR is pleased to announce the launch of a new project, Notify: The Repositories and Services Interoperability Project. This project builds on previous work of COAR to advance the vision first outlined in the COAR Next Generation … [Read More...]
