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Roundup (November 18, 2019)

November 18, 2019 by Gary Price

NARA, COSA, SAA, and Other Organizations Release an Updated Joint Statement on Use of Non-Government Email

NTIA Launches Minority Broadband Initiative

Open Preservation Foundation and DLM Forum Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Systematic Literature Review on the Spread of Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media Project Receives Funding From European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and Innovation Programme 

Why Engage with Preprints? (via Public Library of Science (PLOS)

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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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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