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Research Article: “Generate FAIR Literature Surveys with Scholarly Knowledge Graphs” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) was recently posted to arXiv. Title Generate FAIR Literature Surveys with Scholarly Knowledge Graphs Authors Allard Oelen L3S Research Center, Leibniz University Markus Stocker TIB Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology Mohamad Yaser Jaradeh L3S … [Read More...]
University of Toronto Library Launches Revamped Romantic Poetry Bibliographic Database
From the U. of Toronto Library: The University of Toronto Libraries has just launched an updated and redesigned version of the Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry with a greatly improved search function. The bibliography is based on first-hand examination of copies of existing editions … [Read More...]
The University of Minnesota Press Announces Reading for Racial Justice Open Access Book Collection
From the U. of Minnesota Press: In an effort to promote understanding and change, the University of Minnesota Press is releasing an open access collection of antiracist books, available free to read online through August 31, 2020. The books and their authors included in the Reading for Racial … [Read More...]
Canada: “Federal Government Went on ‘Draconian Witch Hunts’ After News Stories on Wikipedia Edits By Bureaucrats”
From the National Post: The federal government went on “draconian witch hunts” to find bureaucrats who made Wikipedia edits that were the subject of negative media reports, researchers found. “Public managers responding to the editing instigated draconian witch hunts to identify the civil … [Read More...]
Nature: “Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?”
From Nature: The COVID-19 crisis has underlined just how fast and open science publishing can be — when scientists want it that way. Researchers working on the pandemic are sharing preliminary results on preprint servers and institutional websites at unprecedented rates, embracing the kind of … [Read More...]
REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project Releases Preliminary Literature Review and Test Plan for Materials
The REALM (REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums) Project is a collaborative effort from OCLC, IMLS, and Battelle. From WebJunction: The REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project is conducting literature reviews to help define the scope of the project’s research and the … [Read More...]
ALA Releases Findings From “Libraries Respond: COVID-19 Survey”
From ALA: A new American Library Association (ALA) survey of U.S. libraries documents a shift in services to support students, faculty, and communities at large during the crisis and phased preparations for the months ahead. While virtually all libraries (99%) report limited access to the physical … [Read More...]
Roundup (June 3, 2020)
Google Sued for Secretly Amassing Vast Trove of User Data (via Bloomberg) ||| Read the Complaint in the Case Discussed in the Article Above Harvard Library’s Steps Toward Reopening (Interview with Martha Whitehead, Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian (via Harvard … [Read More...]
Public Libraries: “D.C. Library System’s Crown Jewel Revamped”
From ENR Mid-Atlantic: Over the past three years, members of the project team modernizing the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.—a Mies van der Rohe-designed landmark—have aced an array of challenges. They have had to convert a deteriorating 48-year-old building that … [Read More...]
A University of Minnesota Libraries Project: “Mapping Prejudice Documents History of Racial Injustice Through Restrictive Housing Deeds”
From a University of Minnesota Libraries Blog Post (5/29): The May 25 death of George Floyd, 46, at 38th and Chicago in South Minneapolis, is just the latest in a long history of racial injustice in Minneapolis. The Libraries’ Mapping Prejudice project, for example, has documented how housing … [Read More...]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal
From the National Museum of African American History and Culture: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to help individuals, families, and communities talk about racism, racial identity and the way … [Read More...]
FREYA Project Releases Initial Guides on Choosing Persistent Identifiers, Feedback Welcome
From FREYA/PID Forum: The FREYA Project team is pleased to announce the publication of our initial guides on choosing persistent identifiers for different entities and we would like your feedback. [Clip] While not intended to be fully comprehensive, they are designed to provide a starting point … [Read More...]
New Reports This Week (June 1, 2020)
June 2, 2020 The EU in the World 2020 Edition (A Statistical Portrait of the European Union Compared with G20 Countries) (via Eurostat) 154 pages; PDF. June 1, 2020 Continuity of Legislative Activities during Emergency Situations in Selected Countries (via LLOC) Virtual Civil Trials (via LLOC) … [Read More...]
University of Washington: National Science Foundation Awards Center for an Informed Public (CIP) Researchers $200,000 Grant
From the U. of Washington School of Information: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded grant funding for a proposal submitted by researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) who are aiming to better understand how scientific knowledge, expertise, … [Read More...]
Roundup (June 2, 2020)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Acquires ProCon.org Facebook's New Privacy Controls Are Long Overdue (via Wired) Top Journal Retracts Study Claiming Masks Ineffective in Preventing COVID-19 Spread (via Retraction Watch) New York City Delivers 10,000 Tablets to Elderly to Close Digital Divide Stitcher … [Read More...]
EDUCAUSE Releases “Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities, 2020”
From an EDUCAUSE Summary Blog Post: ECAR [EDUCAUSE Center For Analysis and Research] Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities, 2020 presents findings on the technology needs of students with disabilities. To better understand the academic technology needs of this student … [Read More...]
National Library of Medicine is Launching a Preprint Pilot in PubMed Central For NIH-Funded Research
From the National Library of Medicine (NLM)/National Center for Biotechnical Information (NCBI): NLM is preparing to launch a pilot project to test the viability of making preprints resulting from NIH-funded research available via PubMed Central (PMC). The primary goal of the NIH Preprint Pilot will … [Read More...]
Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Wiley File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive
Note: We will be updating this post with additional coverage and statements as they become available. Updates June 2, 2020 Authors Alliance Statement on Publisher Lawsuit Against Internet Archive June 2, 2020 Publishers Association Backs AAP as Publishers File Lawsuit Against Internet Archive … [Read More...]
Research Tools: “FAO, GAIN and Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World Launch New Online Dashboard to Inform Better Food Policy”; Data For 230 Countries Available
From a Joint Announcement The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and The Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World today launched a new easy-to-navigate online tool designed to help decision makers understand their food systems, … [Read More...]
Slides From COUNTER Annual Meeting 2020 Now Available & First Module of Release 5 Manual For Librarians Released
The COUNTER Annual General Meeting 2020 was held on May 28, 2020. The slide deck from the meeting is now available. An agenda is also available. At the meeting, Irene Barbers, Jo Lambert and Heather Lower and Heather Loehr were appointed to the Board of Directors. and in other COUNTER … [Read More...]
