News Roundup

June 29, 2016 by Gary Price

Knowledge Unlatched Makes Open Access Open For Trade Partners (via KU)

Twitter Dives Into AR and VR, Hires Ex-Apple Designer To Lead New Team (via Upload VR)

Montana State University to Share Resources Statewide (Montana’s Treasure State Academic Information and Library Services (TRAILS))

Leadership In Data Publishing: Dryad and Learned Societies
Summary of/Slides From: Dryad’s First Virtual Community Meeting
Google’s FASTER Cable System is Ready for Service, Boosts Trans-Pacific Capacity and Connectivity
Researchers Sue the Government Over Computer Hacking Law (via Wired)

More to Come

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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