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A Full Text Open Access, E-Book Version of the Dictionary of World Biography Now Available Online
The Fifth Edition of the Dictionary of World Biography was recently published by the Australian National University Press (ANU). An open access version of the complete book is available online. Barry Jones' Dictionary of World Biography weaves historical facts with perspective on the subjects … [Read More...]
Pew Research Releases Survey Findings on “Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News”
From the Pew Research Center: A new Pew Research Center survey of 5,035 U.S. adults examines a basic step in that process: whether members of the public can recognize news as factual – something that’s capable of being proved or disproved by objective evidence – or as an opinion that … [Read More...]
Funding: LYRASIS Announces 6 Catalyst Fund Winning Projects for 2018
From a Lyrasis Announcement: LYRASIS is pleased to announce the 2018 the 2018 recipients of the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund is designed to foster innovation among members and knowledge communities worldwide. This year, six projects were chosen by participants in the LYRASIS … [Read More...]
EveryLibrary Announces Launch of the The EveryLibrary Institute
Congrats to John Chrastka and the many others working with EveryLibrary on the EveryLibrary Institute launch. --gp From an Introductory Blog Post: We are proud to announce the launch of The EveryLibrary Institute, a 501c3 companion organization to EveryLibrary, the first nationwide political … [Read More...]
New Journal Article: “The Provision Of Mobile Services in U.S. Urban Libraries”
The following article was recently published in the latest issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title The Provision of Mobile Services in US Urban Libraries Authors Ya Jun Guo Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, China Yan Quan Liu Southern Connecticut State … [Read More...]
New Data: Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) Members Demonstrate Another Year of Steady Growth in CC By Article Numbers For Fully-Oa Journals
From OASPA: A total of 1,128,721 articles were published with the CC BY license in open access-only (fully-OA) journals by members of OASPA during the period 2000-2017, with 219,627 of those being published in 2017 alone. This year we have again included information collected from our members on … [Read More...]
New Librarian-Authored Book Recounts Pillaging Of Rare Illustrations From University Libraries
From the University of Illinois News Bureau: A new book by a University of Illinois expert on rare-book crimes tells the story of the theft of valuable antique illustrations and the destruction of rare books from the University of Illinois Library. Travis McDade, the curator of law rare books … [Read More...]
Research Report/Data: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Releases 2018 Yearbook
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published their 2018 yearbook today. From the SIPRI Website: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2018, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament … [Read More...]
National Sporting Library & Museum to Digitize its Rare Book Collection
From Fine Books & Collections: The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) received a major grant from the Ohrstrom Foundation. The grant was made in May 2018 and will support the NSLM’s project to digitize its collections and share them online. The grant will make it possible for … [Read More...]
New Research Article: “Sharing Success: A Review of Strategic Planning, Annual Reports, and Publicly Available Information from Academic Libraries”
The following article was recently published in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. Title Sharing Success: A Review of Strategic Planning, Annual Reports, and Publicly Available Information from Academic Libraries Authors Kaitlin Springmier Sonoma State … [Read More...]
News Roundup
1. Digital Library of Georgia Launches New Web Site 2. UNC Press Receives $950,000 Mellon Grant for Digital-First Open Access History Monographs & Open Access History Monograph Initiative 3. New Op-Ed by Exec. Director of Wikimedia Foundation: "Facebook and Google Must Start Supporting … [Read More...]
New Open Access Book From ARLIS/NA: “Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Libraries”
From the ARLIS Publication Announcement: The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) announces the publication of Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Librarians as an open-access e-book. The authors guide art information professionals in crafting learning experiences that … [Read More...]
IFLA Publishes Update on Current Status of Transposition of the Marrakesh Directive In Europe
From the International Federation of Library Associations: As States which have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meet in New York, IFLA is today publishing an update on what EU governments are doing to make the Marrakesh Treaty a reality in Europe. The … [Read More...]
News Roundup
1. MIT Receives Grant to Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing 2. Sounds Amazing - An Update on Audio at BBC R&D (via BBC R&D Blog) See Also: Artificial Intelligence in Broadcasting (via BBC R&D Blog) … [Read More...]
Dictionaries: Spoiler-Alert, Binge-Watching, Microagression, and Kush are Some of the Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary in Latest Update
From Oxford University Press: Whether it’s watching a box-set or online streaming service, binge-watching TV shows has become a popular pastime. The term is used to describe watching multiple episodes of a TV show consecutively or in rapid succession. If your favorite program is one with … [Read More...]
Arizona State University, MIT Press, and MIT Media Lab Release Frankenbook, a Free Collaborative, Multimedia Version of Frankenstein
From an MIT Press Blog Post: Arizona State University, in partnership with The MIT Press, and The MIT Media Lab, announced today the release of Frankenbook, a free, multimedia version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Built on the original 1818 version of the manuscript, and featuring … [Read More...]
Project Muse Launches a “Redesigned and Re-Engineered” Platform and Website
Note: The new platform/site went live on Thursday, June 14, 2018. From Project Muse: This launch is a redesign and re-engineering of MUSE’s proprietary platform; the URL structure for all book and journal content in MUSE will remain the same and there will be no need for redirects or updates … [Read More...]
Report: MIT and Royal Society of Chemistry Sign First North American “Read and Publish” Agreement for Scholarly Articles
From MIT Libraries: The MIT Libraries and the Royal Society of Chemistry have signed a groundbreaking license agreement that incorporates elements of a traditional subscription purchase and open access to scholarly articles. The experimental two-year agreement is seen as an important step on … [Read More...]
Roundup: 19 New or Recently Updated Reports from the Congressional Research Service
Below is a roundup featuring a small selection of new or recently updated (past 2.5 weeks) reports published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The reports below were selected from the many CRS reports that Steven Aftergood from the Federation of American Scientists … [Read More...]
UK: Over 80% Of Research Outputs Meet Requirements of Ref 2021 Open Access Policy
From Research England: Sixty one per cent of research outputs known to be in scope for the REF 2021 are meeting open access deposit, discovery and access requirements, with a further twenty per cent reporting a known exception, a report published today shows. The report details the findings of … [Read More...]
