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Journal Article: “Library Terms that Users (Don’t) Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021”
The article linked below was recently published by C&RL (College and Research Libraries). Title Library Terms that Users (Don’t) Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021 Authors Courtney McDonald University of Colorado Boulder Nicole Trujillo University of Colorado Boulder Source C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Vol 85, No 6 (2024)DOI: 10.5860/crl.85.6.906 Abstract This paper […]
Preprint: “From Impact Metrics and Open Science to Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies”
The preprint linked below was rencetly shared on biRxiv. Title From Impact Metrics And Open Science To Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies Authors Alice Fleerackers University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Laura L. Moorhead San Francisco State University Juan Pablo Alperin Simon Fraser University Michelle Riedlinger Queensland University of Technology Lauren A. Maggio […]
Journal Article: “An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Information Literacy Instruction”
The article linked below (full text) was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title An Interdisciplinary Assessment Of Information Literacy Instruction Authors Anthony R. Delmond University of Tennessee at Martin Erin M. Weber Salisbury University Heidi S. Busch University of Tennessee at Martin Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 5, […]
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UK: Cambridge University Library is Allocated Kipling’s The Jungle Book Page Proofs
From The Press Association: Page proofs of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling have been allocated to Cambridge University Library, where they join his manuscript of the poem If, which was donated by the author himself. The proofs from The Jungle Book are part of a collection that came to the library from the estate […]
Lauren Hagan to Become New Columbus Metropolitan Library CEO; Brooklyn Public Library Begins Next Phase of Central Branch Renovation; & More News Headlines
Alaska Alaska’s Public Libraries Sound Alarm Over Abrupt Loss of State Grant Funds (via Alaska Public Media) Missouri Kansas City Public Library Program Gives Free Books to Thousands of Kids Each Month (via KSHB) Nebraska Group to Protest Nebraska Library Commission Appointment During Public Comment (via WOWT) New Jersey N.J. Library Will Cut Hours, Stop […]
New Report: Survey Results Show U.S. Higher Ed Faculty Increasingly Reliant on Digital Course Materials
From Bay View Analytics: Three-quarters of higher education faculty in the U.S. teach at least one fully face-to-face course, compared to 40% teaching fully online or 23% teaching a course that combined face-to-face and online components. These results come from Bay View Analytics’ most recent survey of over 3,400 higher education faculty in the U.S. While […]
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Maine State Library Selects EBSCO Information Services to Provide Database Resources Statewide; 2024 Canadian Book Market Half-Year Review; & More News Headlimes
Books–Canada 2024 Canadian Book Market Half-Year Review (via BookNet Canada) Environment Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Partners with Orion Magazine to Advance Climate Storytelling (via CLIR) Maine Maine State Library Selects EBSCO Information Services to Provide Database Resources Statewide Manitoba Visits Up at Winnipeg Libraries, But So are Security Incidents, Report Says (via […]
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Ruling in Hachette v. Internet Archive
Note: We will be updating this post with media coverage, statements, etc. over the coming hours and days. Please check back. From the Opinion (Page 2): Defendant-Appellant Internet Archive appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Koeltl, J.) denying its motion for summary judgment and […]
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IFLA Releases Trend Report 2024 Survey Results
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Following the 2024 Trend Report Literature Review, IFLA ran a survey in August to gather perspectives on the impacts of the Trends identified, as well as the connections between them. The results are now available, and will support the definition of scenarios in the full Trend […]
Preprint: “Coverage and Metadata Availability of African Publications in OpenAlex: A Comparative Analysis”
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Coverage and Metadata Availability of African Publications in Openalex: A Comparative Analysis Author Patricia Alonso-Alvarez Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain INAECU Institute, UC3M-UAM Nees Jan van Eck Leiden University Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.01120 Abstract Unlike traditional proprietary data sources like Scopus and Web […]
