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Indiana University: Lilly Library’s Unique Vonnegut Collection Allows Teleplays to Take the Stage For the First Time
From Indiana University Bloomington: Bold underlining in Sharpie, scribbling in between paragraphs and tape holding together sheets of typewriter paper -- some of Kurt Vonnegut's original teleplays stored in Indiana University Bloomington's Lilly Library bear the marks of an involved writer. For … [Read More...]
Part of the Team Behind “The Parthenon of Books” Launches a Searchable Database of 125,000 Books Banned or Censored Somewhere in the World
From the University of British Columbia: When Argentinian artist Marta Minujin wanted to build a replica of the Parthenon out of banned books, UBC professor Florian Gassner was one of the first people she turned to for help. Gassner, a senior instructor in UBC’s department of Central, Eastern, … [Read More...]
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) Endorse Multiple Big Ten Academic Alliance Authored Resource Sharing Documents
From a Joint Statement: The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) have jointly endorsed several statements developed by the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to guide the development of future library resource sharing services and … [Read More...]
Now Available: Video and Slide Presentations From the Library Publishing Forum 2019
The Library Publishing Coalition's Library Publishing Forum 2019 was held May 8-10 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC. Links to video (of some presentations) and slides are now available and can be found in the conference program. Materials from the Opening the Classroom: Publishing … [Read More...]
Digital Collection: National Library of Israel Offers Glimpse of Old Jewish Life in Europe
From the Associated Press: Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe, offering the public a chance to study an era seen as a golden age of Jewish self-governance. The documents, known as pinkasim, were used by … [Read More...]
SAGE Debuts Terminology Service with Open, Social Science Thesaurus
From SAGE Publishing: Housing over 61,000 concepts, SAGE Publishing’s new Terminology Service is a valuable tool to aid researchers in understanding and exploring key concepts. It launches with the SAGE Social Science Thesaurus, a multidisciplinary vocabulary of the most important concepts in the … [Read More...]
Library and Archives Canada Reveals Design of New Preservation Centre, Will Be First “Net-Zero Carbon” Facility Dedicated to Archival Preservation in the Americas
From Library and Archives Canada: Today, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the Plenary Properties Gatineau (PPG) consortium, which is responsible for constructing a second preservation centre in Gatineau, Quebec, revealed the design of the building that will be located directly behind the … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Assessing the Size of the Affordability Problem in Scholarly Publishing” (Preprint)
The following preprint, posted today, has not been peer-reviewed. Title Assessing the Size of the Affordability Problem in Scholarly Publishing Authors Alexander Grossmann HTWK Leipzig (Leipzig University of Applied Sciences) Björn Brembs University of Regensburg Source PeerJ … [Read More...]
Rare George Orwell Collection Donated To University of New Mexico Libraries
From the U. of New Mexico: A longtime advocate and employee of UNM University Libraries is donating his collection of rare George Orwell books. Russ Davidson, University of New Mexico professor and curator emeritus, is both an avid collector of Orwell books and a great supporter of the College of … [Read More...]
UC Santa Cruz Joins the OA2020 Initiative
From UC Santa Cruz: In June, the University of California Santa Cruz joined its sister UC campuses in taking an important step towards the goal of making all scholarly journal literature freely available to the world by endorsing the international open access (OA) initiative, OA2020. Led by … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Accuracy of Citation Data in Web of Science and Scopus”(Preprint)
The following article (preprint) was shared on arXiv earlier today. Title Accuracy of Citation Data in Web of Science and Scopus Authors Nees Jan van Eck Leiden University Ludo Waltman Leiden University Source via arXiv Abstract We present a large-scale analysis of the accuracy of citation … [Read More...]
Roundup (June 18, 2019)
Digital Science Joins Research4Life Initiative as a Publishing Partner Elsevier Adds Gold Open Access Titles in Life and Physical Sciences with Launch of Current Research Journals Virtual Reality Video Now Available from ProQuest … [Read More...]
Cool! Augmented-Reality App Highlights Local History at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
From Carnegie Mellon University: The Carnegie Library [of Pittsburg] newest tour guide fits into the palm of your hand. Carnegie's Monocle, an app created by Carnegie Mellon University students, leads library visitors through an augmented reality-driven scavenger hunt that highlights … [Read More...]
A New Issue (Vol 38, No 2) of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is Now Available Online
Information Technology and Libraries (Vol 38, No 2) was posted online today. Direct to Table of Contents Letter from the Editor (June 2019) by Kenneth J. Varnum Moving Forward with LITA by Bohyun Kim Digital Faculty Development by Cinthya Ippoliti Online Ticketed-Passes A Mid-Tech Leap in What … [Read More...]
Research Article: “E-Book Collections in High School Libraries: Factors Influencing Circulation and Usage”
The following article was recently published in School Library Research, a publication of the American Association of School Libraries (AASL). Title E-Book Collections in High School Libraries: Factors Influencing Circulation and Usage Authors Dr. April M. Dawkins University of North Carolina … [Read More...]
Now Available: Presentations from the HIRMEOS Project “Shaping New Ways To Open The Book” Workshop
The HIRMEOS Project "Shaping New Ways To Open The Book" workshop took place on June 2, 2019 in Marseille, France. Presentations Keynote: Lucy Montgomery, Don’t Talk to Me About Metrics! I Write Books Hirmeos Contribution to Enhancing Open Access Monographs Irakleitos Souyioultzoglou, … [Read More...]
Statement: ALA “Expresses Concern” Over Hachette Book Group Ebook and Audio Book Lending Model Changes
Below is the full text of a statement from the American Library Association: The American Library Association (ALA) expressed concern about changes announced today by Hachette Book Group (HBG) to its ebook and digital audio book lending model for libraries. Effective July 1, 2019, HBG will replace … [Read More...]
A New Issue (Vol 14, No 2) of Evidenced Based Library & Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online
Evidenced Based Library & Information Practice (EBLIP) is published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services. Direct to Table of Contents Editorial Journal Update from EBLIP10 by Lorie A. Kloda Editorial Responsibilities Research Articles Evaluating … [Read More...]
Australia: World’s Largest Database of Library Borrowing Records Uncovers Nation’s Secret Reading Passions
From the Sydney Morning Herald Researchers from the Australian National University's literature school will launch [database is now live] this week the new Australian Common Reader website, giving a historical snapshot of the nation's reading habits drawn from what the university says is the … [Read More...]
Digital Privacy: “Millions of Venmo Transactions Scraped in Warning Over Privacy Settings”
Note: infoDOCKET first posted about the issue discussed below on July 18, 2018 and September 27, 2018: "Digital Privacy: “PayPal’s Venmo App Exposes Most Transactions via its API” From Techcrunch: A computer science student has scraped seven million Venmo transactions to prove that users’ … [Read More...]
