Archives for January 22, 2025
Ithaka S+R Publishes New Report on Open Educational Resources (Case Studies)
From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post: In the fall of 2023 we announced the launch of a new research project, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, designed to assess the impact and implementation of open educational resource (OER) initiatives at public institutions of higher education. Today, we are publishing the resulting report, based on […]
Circana Bookscan: “Book Sales 2024 Results: A Year of Fantasy, Thriller, and Romance. Data and Highlights” (Top Selling Books 2024)
From Circana: It was a positive year for the U.S. print book market, with annual unit sales growing 1% in 2024. This marked a return to growth for the book market following two years of consecutive declines. Adult fiction drove the gains led by fantasy, thrillers, and romance. In the adult print market, fiction print […]
Research Article (Preprint): “A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions”
The research article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions Authors Jean-Sebastien Sauve Université de Montréal Madelaine Hare University of Ottawa Geoff Krause Dalhousie University Constance Poitras Université de Montréal Poppy Riddle Dalhousie University Philippe Mongeon Dalhousie University Université de Montréal Source […]
More January 22, 2025 Posts
Web of Science Announces Launch of Community Forum For Library Professionals; & More News Headlines
Clarivate Web of Science Announces Formation of Community Forum For Library Professionals Creative Commons (CC) Creative Commons Launches Its 2025-2028 Strategic Plan Public Libraries Video Recording: “Free for All: A Discussion with San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert & Former City Librarian Luis Herrera” (via SFPL/YouTube) Publishing The British Academy Selects Liverpool University Press As […]
