News Roundup (April 27, 2018)
1. University of Virginia Law Library Blocks Public Access Following 2 Kessler Appearances (via The Daily Progress)
2. Elsevier: Science Direct Adding New Enhanced PDF Reader and New Advanced Search Features
3. Report: These Online Volunteers Fight Fake Reviews, Ghost Listings and Other Scams on Google Maps — and Say The Problem’s Getting Worse (via CNBC)
4. Film: British Pathé Signs Deal to Represent Reuters Historic Footage
5. New Zealand: University of Auckland Plan Rally to Protest the Closing of Five Libraries
6. The Japan Times Expands The Japan Times Archives (1897-2017) to Include Valuable English-Language Records Dating Back To 1865
7. The Digital Preservation Coalition and Dutch Digital Heritage Network Sign New Friendship Agreement
8. University of Illinois at Chicago Receives Papers Of Longest-Serving Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Preservation, Roundup
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.
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