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Research Article: “Science in Motion: A Qualitative Analysis of Journalists’ Use and Perception of Preprints”
The article linked below was recently published by PLOS One. Title Science in Motion: A Qualitative Analysis of Journalists’ Use and Perception of Preprints Authors Alice Fleerackers Simon Fraser University Laura L. Moorhead San Francisco State University Lauren A. Maggio Uniformed Services University Kaylee Fagan San Francisco State University Juan Pablo Alperin Simon Fraser University […]
NY Times Podcast Interview: “A Small-Town Librarian Spoke Against Censorship. Then the Dark Money Came for Her. Now She’s Fighting Back.”
From NY Times “First Person”: Amanda Jones is a librarian. This summer, worried that her town might try to ban books, she spoke up at a public library board meeting about the importance of a diverse collection and preserving young people’s access to books with sexual health content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes. A few days later, […]
Listen Online: NPR’s Scott Simon Talks with American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director, Tracie D. Hall
The interview linked and embedded below aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday on November 12, 2022. From National Public Radio: NPR’s Scott Simon talks with librarian and writer Tracie D. Hall, head of the American Library Association. She’ll receive a lifetime achievement award at the National Book Awards next week. Background National Book Foundation to […]
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Supporting Software Preservation Services in Research and Memory Organizations (New White Paper From CLIR and Software Preservation Network)
From a Joint News Release (via CLIR) A new white paper from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the Software Preservation Network (SPN) presents findings from a survey- and interview-based study of software preservation service providers, including archivists, librarians, preservation specialists, technologists, and other information professionals. “The need for greater attention to […]
New Research Resource: Global South Climate Database
From the Reuters Institute For the Study of Journalism, U. of Oxford: Few issues feel as global as climate change right now. The impacts and solutions are coming fast from all parts of the world. While rescuers battle floods in Pakistan and Trinidad and Tobago, energy experts are devising transition schemes in South Africa and […]
eLife Ends Accept/Reject Decisions Following Peer Review, Will Publish Every Paper it Reviews as a Reviewed Preprint
Here’s the Full Text of an eLife Announcement: eLife is pleased to announce a major change in editorial practice. Building on its 2021 shift to exclusively reviewing preprints, the organisation is ending the practice of making accept/reject decisions following peer review. From January 31, 2023, eLife will instead publish every paper it reviews as a […]
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Interview: “Social Media in Libraries: Best Practice and Tips for Successful Profiles From the Bayerische Staatsbibliothe”
From ZBW MediaTalk: Especially when looking at the Facebook (around 11,000 followers) and Instagram channels (3,700 followers) of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB), it quickly becomes clear that they are doing something pretty right on social media. In addition, the BSB is active on Twitter, YouTube and Flickr in various ways. We asked two members of […]
New Tools: UnlockedMaps Provides Real-Time Accessibility Information for Urban Rail Transit in Six Metro Areas
From the University of Washington: While many people use Google Maps and other navigation tools to plan their rail transit trips across a city, these apps and websites often lack important information about how accessible a specific station is. That’s a problem for people who use the elevators, including those with mobility disabilities, pregnant people […]
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NC State University Libraries Digitizes a Trove of NC Literary Voices
From NC State University Libraries: Video interviews with many of North Carolina’s most notable authors—including Guy Owen, Lee Smith, Linda Beatrice Brown, Clyde Edgerton, and Gerald Barrax—are now publicly available to watch on the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Rare and Unique Digital Collections website. Previously only available on videocassette in the College of Humanities and […]
Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room Adds 50 New Streaming Audio Recordings in the PALABRA Archive of 20th and 21st Century Luso-Hispanic Poets and Writers
From a Library of Congress Blog Post: Following its annual National Hispanic Heritage Month tradition, the Hispanic Reading Room in the Latin American, Caribbean and European division (LAC&E) announces the digital release of 50 new streaming audio recordings in the PALABRA Archive — the Library’s treasure trove of recordings of 20th and 21st century Luso-Hispanic poets and writers reading […]
