July 1, 2022 by Gary Price
From the University of Cincinnati: Lori E. Harris has been named interim dean and university librarian of the University of Cincinnati Libraries effective July 1, 2022. Harris initially joined the Libraries in 2015 as an associate fellow from the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). She permanently joined the University of Cincinnati Libraries […]
July 1, 2022 by Gary Price
The article linked below appears in the July 2022 issue of College & Research Libraries. Title How Policies Portray Students: A Discourse Analysis of Codes of Conduct in Academic Libraries Authors Megan Bresnahan University of New Hampshire Source DOI: 10.5860/crl.83.4.549 Abstract In academic libraries, “codes of conduct” are policies that define what people who use […]
July 1, 2022 by Gary Price
From FIU Announcement: Florida International University (FIU) has launched a first-of-its-kind resource for forensic science practitioners, students, researchers, and the general public. The Research Forensic Library provides access to thousands of articles and reports in the scientific literature, a critical step in the forward momentum required of forensic science and its varied applications. From daily […]
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June 27, 2022 by Gary Price
Full Text of a Texas A&M University Libraries Announcement: We are pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Mosbo Ballestro as University Librarian and Assistant Provost of University Libraries at Texas A&M University, beginning July 1, 2022. The University Librarian is responsible for directing programs and personnel and leading a wide range of library services […]
June 27, 2022 by Gary Price
From the Report: Technical methods for effectively archiving complex digital research publications and for creating an integrated collections of content in different formats have not yet been developed. As part of COPIM, an international partnership of researchers, universities, librarians, open access book publishers and infrastructure providers, WP7 (Work Package 7) have begun by compiling a […]
June 22, 2022 by Gary Price
From an AUPresses Announcement: Charles Watkinson, director of the University of Michigan Press, has stepped into the presidency of the Association of University Presses. Watkinson, who also serves as associate university librarian for publishing at Michigan, succeeded 2021-2022 President Lisa Bayer, director of the University of Georgia Press, at the Association’s Annual Meeting in Washington, […]
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June 22, 2022 by Gary Price
Coherent Digital Reaches Major Agreement with the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) The Role of Open Access in Developing African Research and Publications (via Digital Science) W3C Joins Leading Standards Organizations and Companies to Coordinate Interoperability Standards for an Open and Inclusive Metaverse (via W3C)
June 17, 2022 by Gary Price
From Brown University Library: In spring 2021, Brown University Library and Emory University’s Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry co-hosted a summit on multimodal digital monographs – born-digital publications that offer unique capabilities beyond conventional formats, from multimedia enhancements and interactive navigation to community engagement and global reach. The objective was to survey faculty-led experimentation with […]
June 13, 2022 by Gary Price
Arizona State University Library Hosts Inaugural Data Science Conference (via ASU Library) LYRASIS Open Access Community Investment Program Meets Funding Goals Open Letter to EPA Asks Agency Not to Sunset its Online Archive (via Environmental Data and Governance Initiative) Science Europe Publishes a Values Framework for the Organisation of Research The Library’s Role in Facilitating […]
June 12, 2022 by Gary Price
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Information Literacy. Title Technical Practices Used by Information Literacy and Media Information Literacy Services to Enable Academic Libraries to Handle the COVID-19 Pandemic Authors Eugenia de los Angeles Ortega-MartínezUniversidad San Ignacio de Loyola; University of Minnesota Duluth César Saavedra-AlamillasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Universidad […]