News Roundup (February 21, 2018)
1. UBC (University of British Columbia) Library is Launching Project to Support Faculty in the Creation of Open Textbooks and Open Educational Resources
2. OCLC Introduces Syndeo: A New Suite of Services for National and Regional Library Collaboration and Sharing
3. OCLC Extends WorldShare Management Services Mobile Capabilities Worldwide
4. Frontiers Partners with Figshare to Promote Open Data
5. Introducing PlumX Analytics on SSRN Author Profile Pages
6. Poland: Elsevier Signs National Licensing Agreement For SciVal
7. CDL and DuraSpace Launch Open Community Outreach Initiative For ARK Identifiers
8. Research4Life Announces Several Enhancements for Program Users
9. Open Access: Iowa State University Joins Luminos (U. of California Press) Member Library Program
10. Missouri Gov. Greitens Bans Public Business On Encrypted Messaging App ‘Confide’ (via StateScoop)
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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.