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Journal Article: “Why Don’t We Share Data and Code? Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Public Archiving Practices”
The article linked below was recently published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Title Why Don’t We Share Data and Code? Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Public Archiving Practices Authors Dylan G. E. Gomes NOAA Patrice Pottier Robert Crystal-Ornelas Emma J. Hudgins Vivienne Foroughirad Luna L. Sánchez-Reyes Rachel Turba Paula Andrea Martinez David Moreau […]
Research Resources: “This New Interactive Map Lets You Scroll Through the Universe”
From Johns Hopkins University: A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined over two decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map allows the public to experience data previously only […]
Roundup: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes 2021 Annual Report; One Third of Iceland’s Population Reads a Book Every Day; & More News Headlines
Archives NZ Reinstates Online Search Tool After Data Mishap (via RNZ) One Third of Iceland’s Population Reads a Book Every Day (via Iceland Monitor) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes 2021 Annual Report JISC Releases 2021-2022 Annual Review
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Year in Review: Open Library Passes Six Million Registered Users in 2022, More Than 4.3 Million Books Borrowed
From an Open Library Blog Post: It seems like just the other day when the Open Library welcomed its 2 millionth registered patron in 2018. This year, we zoomed past 6M registered book lovers who collectively in 2022 have borrowed 4.3M books and counting, and who have added more than 4.7M books to their reading logs. Our […]
New Report: “Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers”
From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative’s public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities are the result of categorizing services and support across the institution that are likely needed to make public access to research data available. The RADS project team categorized these activities by life-cycle phases for […]
Germany: Wiley and Projekt DEAL Extend Open Access Agreement into Fifth Year & More News Headlines
Australia/New Zealand: IOP Publishing Announces Open Access Agreement With the Council of Australian University Librarians CHORUS and IEEE Have Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Pilot a TechRxiv Preprint Dashboard Service Germany: Wiley and Projekt DEAL Extend Open Access Agreement into Fifth Year Japan: Oxford University Press Unveils Read and Publish Deal in Japan […]
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FCC Releases Draft of New National Broadband Maps and Begins Public Challenge Processes
From the Federal Communications Commission: The Federal Communications Commission today released a pre-production draft of its new National Broadband Map. The map will display specific location-level information about broadband services available throughout the country – a significant step forward from the census block level data previously collected. This release of the draft map kicks off […]
New Brief From CRS: “Public Access to Scientific Publications Resulting from Federally Funded R&D”
The brief (2 pages; PDF) linked below was recently published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Title: Public Access to Scientific Publications Resulting from Federally Funded R&DFirst Published: November 16, 2022 From the Brief: Citing, in part, the benefits of immediate public access to COVID-19 research, in August 2022, OSTP issued a memorandum that directs […]
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Journal Article: “A Longitudinal Comparison of Public Libraries’ Posting Activities on Twitter in April of 3 Years, Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19”
The article linked below was recently published the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS). Thank you to SAGE Publishing for removing the paywall and making the article available to all. Title A Longitudinal Comparison of Public Libraries’ Posting Activities on Twitter in April of 3 Years, Pre-, During, and Post-COVID-19 Authors Youngok Choi Catholic […]
American Library Association (ALA) Unveils Shortlist For 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
From the American Library Association: Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States. 2023 selection committee chair Stephen Sposato will announce […]
