Roundup (October 17, 2019)
AAP Congratulates the House Science Committee for Passing the Scientific Integrity Act (via Publishers.org) ||| Track the Legislation
Cornell University Library Awards Five Projects Awarded 2019 Digitization Grants
DeepMind AI Beats Humans At Deciphering Damaged Ancient Greek Tablets (via New Scientist)
Google and BBC Scrap VR Projects (via BBC)
HighWire and Semantic Scholar Partner to Enhance Article Discovery
Milestones: Retraction Watch Database Passes 20,000 Retractions
Over 550 Fake US Election Web Domains Discovered (via infosec)
Presentations From 2nd Association of European University Presses (AEUP) Conference ||| Conference Declaration
Yahoo Groups is Winding Down and All Content Will Be Permanently Removed (via VICE)
Zuckerberg Defends Allowing Misinformation in Campaign Ads (via The Hill)
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Zuckerberg Doubles Down on Free Speech—the Facebook Way (via Wired)
Update: Video: View Zuckerberg’s Speech (via CNBC/YouTube)
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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.