Clarivate Announces Partnership with EveryLibrary
From a Clarivate Announcement:
Clarivate today announced a partnership with EveryLibrary, the non-partisan advocacy organization for libraries.
As part of the partnership, Clarivate™ has made a commitment to advance EveryLibrary’s mission to safeguard and support libraries in the U.S.
Bar Veinstein, President, Academia & Government, Clarivate said: “Libraries transform the world through their critical role in promoting literacy, education, equal access to information and community engagement. Our partnership with EveryLibrary allows us to deliver on our commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 (Quality Education) by supporting the librarian community.”
John Chrastka, Executive Director at EveryLibrary, said: “We are deeply appreciative of the support provided by Clarivate. This commitment will significantly enhance our ability to advocate for libraries. It will also help us assist libraries secure the funding necessary to ensure they can continue to serve their communities effectively.”
As part of the launch of the partnership, Chrastka joined “Ideas to Innovation Season 3”, a podcast from Clarivate, for the episode, “Turning the page: What does the future hold for academic libraries?” The discussion focused on the role that academic libraries play in fostering community and collaboration and the significant challenges they face in doing so.
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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.