Latest Information Industry News and Resources
Now Available: Recording of STM/CHORUS/COS Webinar – “Towards a US Research Data Framework Recording”
From CHORUS: Over 140 researchers, publishers, funders, and university leaders attended the virtual webinar “Towards a US Research Data Framework” on September 17th. Robert J. Hanisch shared NIST’s Research Data Framework, and Joris van Rossum, Research Data Director at STM led a panel … [Read More...]
Report: “The Evolving Consequences of the Coronavirus ‘Infodemic’: How Viral False Coronavirus-Related Information Affects People and Societies Across the World”
The full text briefing (14 pages; PDF) linked to below was published today by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS). From the Summary: Massive waves of information, including extensive amounts of false information have accompanied the coronavirus pandemic. False information is being … [Read More...]
Roundup (September 23, 2020)
Colin Steele, Former University Librarian at Australian National University Donates a Collection of 220 Signed Political Books to University (via Canberra Times) JSTOR’s Ebook Program Adds Three New Publishers Study Shows Strong Appetite For 'Broader Impacts' Among Researchers Undermined by … [Read More...]
IFLA Announces World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2021 Will Be an Online Event
From an International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) Announcement by Gerald Leitner, IFLA Secretary General: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and continues to cause, major disruption to societies and economies around the world. Faced with this, libraries have shown extraordinary … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Taking Shared Print to the Next Level: The Partnership for Shared Book Collections”
The article (open access) linked below was recently published by the Journal of Library Administration. The full text article is available via the journal's website and/or via the Partnership for Shared Book Collections. Title Taking Shared Print to the Next Level: The Partnership for Shared … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Likes, Comments, Views a Content Analysis of Academic Library Instagram Posts”
The article linked below was recently published by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Likes, Comments, Views a Content Analysis of Academic Library Instagram Posts Authors Jylisa Doney University of Idaho Olivia Wikle University of Idaho Jessica Martinez University of Idaho … [Read More...]
New Data From NPD BookScan Shows Personal Finance Book Sales Are on the Rise
From NPD: Rising sales of personal financial books in the United States that began in 2017 have accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. Unit sales of books about personal finance have increased 4 percent for the year to date and have increased at a compound annual growth rate … [Read More...]
New Version Available: Library of Congress Releases “Recommended Formats Statement 2020-2021”
From a E-Mail by Ted Westervelt/LOC: The Library of Congress is excited to release the newest version of the Recommended Formats Statement. Over the last several months, the team of experts charged with maintaining, improving and ensuring the accuracy of the Statement have been engaged in the annual … [Read More...]
Now Available: Weekly Misinformation Briefing (9/22/20) From Computational Propaganda Project (COMPROP)/Oxford Internet Institute
The Weekly Misinformation Briefing (September 22, 2020) was written by: Hubert Au Jonathan Bright Philip N. Howard From the Report's Summary: We provide a weekly briefing about the spread of misinformation across multiple social media platforms. For the seven days prior to 17-09-2020 we … [Read More...]
Roundup (September 22, 2020)
BiblioCommons Launches New BiblioApps to Deepen Patron Engagement Federal Agencies Meeting Milestones on Rural Broadband Expansion (via MeriTalk) GALILEO Celebrates 25th Anniversary How Public Libraries Can Help with Data Literacy (via Technology & Social Change Group, University of … [Read More...]
A New Issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is Now Available Online
A new issue (Vol 39, No 3; 2020) of Information Technologies and Libraries (ITAL) is now available online. Links All Articles In This Issue Editorials Letter from the Editor by Ken Varnum In the Middle of Difficulty Lies Opportunity by Evviva Weinraub Lajoie Message from the last LITA President. … [Read More...]
New CRS Reports: “The Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Initial Considerations for Congress” & “Supreme Court Appointment Process: President’s Selection of a Nominee” & More
Today, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published the "Legal Sidebar" report (7 pages; PDF), "The Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Initial Considerations for Congress." CRS also published (27 pages; PDF), Confirmation of U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During Presidential … [Read More...]
“Commitment to Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (Editorial from the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
From the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication: We, the editors and editorial board of the international publication Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC), acknowledge that racism is a global phenomenon and condemn it unreservedly. Further, we categorically … [Read More...]
Shira Perlmutter Appointed Register of Copyrights
From the U.S. Copyright Office: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today that she has appointed Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office. "I am pleased to announce that Shira Perlmutter will serve as the 14th United States Register of … [Read More...]
Roundup (September 21, 2020)
Penn State University Press Announces Graphic Mundi Imprint PM Press Sells Ebooks to Internet Archive: "We Want Our Books to be in Every Library" (via Internet Archive Blog) Say Hello to the Alpha Release of Internet Archive Scholar! ||| Media Report VIVA Suspends Open-Access Publishing Funding … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “What Drives and Inhibits Researchers to Share and Use Open Research Data? A Systematic Literature Review to Analyze Factors Influencing Open Research Data Adoption”
The following systematic literature review was recently published by PLOS One. Title What Drives and Inhibits Researchers to Share and Use Open Research Data? A Systematic Literature Review to Analyze Factors Influencing Open Research Data Adoption Authors Anneke ZuiderwijkDelft University 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: Not Real News … [Read More...]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933-2020; A Selection of Video Interviews and Lectures
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87. Statement by Chief Justice John Roberts (via Supremecourt.gov) Below, find links to a few recorded interviews and lectures with Justice Ginsburg, most via the C-SPAN Video Library. August 31, 2019 Conversation with Nina Totenberg at the … [Read More...]
University of Rochester Project Democratizes Access to Medieval English Literature
From the University of Rochester: A pioneering initiative to make texts from the Middle Ages available to scholars and students around the world receives continued support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Middle English Texts Series “puts the literature out there for … [Read More...]
New Data From BookNet Canada: “2020 Library Use And Book Buying in Canada Half-Year Review”
From BookNet Canada: At a glance, we found that from 2018 through mid-2020, the percentage of borrowers has lowered 1% each year; going from 28% in 2018 to 26% in the first half of 2020. In comparison, the percentage of buyers has slightly increased from 21% in 2018 to 24% in 2019 before falling … [Read More...]
