News Roundup (May 3, 2018)
1. Sci-Hub Security Certificates Revoked by Comodo, the World’s Largest Certification Authority (via TorrentFreak)
2. NextGen Google Maps For Business Launches: Introducing Maps Platform
3. Sweden: Swedish Bibsam Consortium, the National Library of Sweden and De Gruyter
4. Wikipedia Co-Founder Rips Into Site at Future Blockchain Summit (via Tahawul Tech)
See Also: Wikipedia Co-Founder’s 8,000-Word Essay on how to Build a Better Wikipedia (via TNW)
4. Ex Libris Launches “Trust Center” to Assist with GDPR Compliance
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Last year, the Libraries had 1.7 million visits to their physical locations with an average of 5,400 visitors a day.
— UCI Libraries (@ucilib) May 3, 2018
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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.