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Florida International University (FIU) Launches Open-Access Forensic Research Library
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 […]
Roundup (June 30, 2022)
ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2022: Shortlist Announced (via ALPSP) Library Publishing Coalition Welcomes University of Kansas and University of Delaware as New Members (via LPC) NLM Responds to Librarians’ Open Letter re: MeSH Term Changes (via MLA) Public Knowledge Project Releases 2021 Annual Report (via PKP) Scopus Roadmap: What’s Coming Up in 2022? […]
Roundup (June 29, 2022)
CORE: Our Commitment to The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure Elsevier’s Acquisition of Interfolio: Risks and Responses GPO to Discontinue Assigning Library of Congress Classification Numbers in Records for Hearings and Reports (via FDLP) New Board Members for CLOCKSS New Video: Introduction to the Open Book Collective (via COPIM) Now Available: Special Issue of IFLA […]
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2022 Google Scholar Metrics Released
From the Google Scholar Blog: Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of rec. This release covers articles published in 2017–2021 and includes citations from all articles that were indexed in Google Scholar as of June 2022. Scholar Metrics include journals from websites that follow our inclusion guidelines and […]
Julie Mosbo Ballestro Appointed University Librarian at Texas A&M University
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 […]
New Report From Library of Congress OIG: “The Library’s Anti-Harassment Policy Has Many Strengths, Although Steps Are Needed to Improve Policy Implementation”
From the Report Summary: The United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration asked us to review the handling of sexual harassment cases at the Library. The audit’s objectives were to (1) evaluate policies, procedures, and strategic planning activities related to the Library’s anti-harassment program, particularly a s they related to preventing, eliminating, and punishing […]
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Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Launches Perpetual Access Rights Tracking Project
From the Canadian Research Knowledge Network: CRKN’s Knowledge Base Entitlements Sub-Committee (KBESC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Perpetual Access Rights Tracking Project. This project allows CRKN members to access an accurate and verified report of their perpetual access rights to journals they have paid for via CRKN licenses. With the tools provided […]
OCLC Files Lawsuit Against Clarivate Analytics
LAST UPDATE June 29, 2022 (12:15 PM Eastern): At the bottom of this post we have added (Update 6) a link to the full text of an updated statement from Clarivate. —END UPDATE– Direct to Complete Case Docket The lawsuit was filed by OCLC earlier this week in U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of Ohio. […]
U.S. Copyright Office Releases New Report and Dataset: “Women in the Copyright System: An Analysis of Women Authors in Copyright Registrations from 1978 to 2020”
From the U.S. Copyright Office/Library of Congress: Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is releasing a report, Women in the Copyright System: An Analysis of Women Authors in Copyright Registrations from 1978 to 2020. The report draws on work by Professor Joel Waldfogel, the Copyright Office’s 2021 Kaminstein Scholar in Residence. Professor Waldfogel recently completed a new […]
OER: “UNC Press Initiative Aims to Tame the Soaring and Burdensome Cost of Textbooks”
From NC Policy Watch: This month the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics released a new edition of Contemporary Precalculus Through Applications, the popular book and the only text in the school’s precalculus courses. But this new edition is available digitally, for free, to not just students at the elite residential high school but […]
