News Roundup (August 17, 2018)
1. The Top 10 Most Popular Open Access ebooks in JSTOR
2. “Shark Tank” Meets Book Publishing, MIT Press to Host a Pitchfest Competition at 2018 Boston Book Festival
3. University of Minnesota: “Librarian ‘Dream Team’ Collaborates to create Free Access Public Health Website” (via continuum)
4. UNCG Receives $294,000 Grant to Expand Digital Library on American Slavery
5. FCC Chair Explains Why Agency Misled Congress on Fake Cyberattack (via Newsy)
6. National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and 12 Other Organizations Release Joint Statement: “President Trump’s Effort to Intimidate Book Publisher Will Fail”
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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.