1. CHORUS Signs MOU with Elsevier For Use of Scopus Data
Note: In a July 2017 post, Elsevier said they were providing CHORUS with free access to Scopus data.
2. SAGE Publishing Announces Textbook Rental Partnership with CHEGG
3. As Expected: Twitter is Doubling Number of Characters in a Tweet Character For All Users, Rollout Underway (via Twitter Blog)
Includes interesting data/results from 280 character testing period.
4. Roundup: OCLC Partners with Libraries on Four Recently Awarded IMLS Grants
3. U.S. Government: Metadata Requirements for Permanent Electronic Records in the Cloud (via NARA)
4. Announcing Health Research Alliance (HRA) – A Different Kind of ORCID Consortium
5. New York Public Library Gives Away $1 Million Worth of American Girl Books