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Coherent Announces New Database in Public Health and Social Care; Announcing Latin American Scholarly Books on MUSE; & More News Headlines
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|Clarivate Clarivate in the Age of AI: Innovation Rooted in Academia Coherent Digital Coherent Announces New Database in Public Health and Social Care Florida The Florida Senate Supports Limits to Book Objections (via WMNF/New Service of Florida) Misinformation How News Producers Can Drive Consumers Toward Misinformation – Even When They Want The Truth (via MIT […]
From the University of Virginia Library: The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors voted today to name the University’s newly renovated main library The Edgar Shannon Library, in honor of UVA’s fourth president. The building originally opened in 1938 and was formerly named for UVA’s first president, Edwin A. Alderman. “As the University recently completed an extensive […]
“The Cost and Price of Public Access to Research Data: A Synthesis” (New Paper by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI))
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|The paper linked from below was recently made available by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) via Zenodo. Title The Cost and Price of Public Access to Research Data: A Synthesis Authors Gail Steinhart Invest in Open Infrastructure Katherine Skinner Invest in Open Infrastructure Source Invest in Open Infrastructure (via Zenodo) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10729575 Abstract Beginning on […]
Libraries Support Data-Driven Decision Making: Report From OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) & LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) Facilitated Discussion
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|From a Hanging Together Blog Post by Rebecca Bryant: The OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) and LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) hosted a facilitated discussion on the topic of data-driven decision making on 7 February 2024. This event was a component of the ongoing Building for the future series exploring how libraries are working to provide state-of-the-art services, as described in LIBER’s […]
New Research Tools: “OMB Stands Up First Online Database of All Federal Programs”
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|From Federal News Radio: It took 13 years — with some stops, starts and stumbles in between — but as of today, the federal government now has a single website designed to deliver detailed, searchable information about all federal programs. The Office of Management and Budget flipped the switch Thursday on the new Federal Program Inventory, […]
ARL/CARL Marrakesh Treaty Task Force Issues Final Report, Recommendations to Increase Global Lending of Accessible Materials
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|Here’s the Full Text of the ARL/CARL Publication Announcement: Globally, only seven percent of all printed works are available in accessible formats. The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled is meant to remedy this dearth of accessible-format works. Under the treaty, participating […]
AI: “States are Introducing 50 AI-Related Bills Per Week”; “South Carolina Board of Ed Approves Order to Give State Final Say Over Books in Local Libraries”; & More News Headlines
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|AI States are Introducing 50 AI-Related Bills Per Week (via Axios) Alabama Alabama Lawmakers Want to Change Archives Oversight After Dispute Over LGBTQ+ Lecture (via AP) Coherent Digital Coherent Digital and Trojman Acquire Major Canadian Micropublisher to Create Neww Digital Collections EveryLibrary EveryLibrary Institute Announces New Editorial Board Members for The Political Librarian HathiTrust HathiTrust’s […]
NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Research Data Framework (RDaF)
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|From a NIST Announcement: On February 8, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Version 2.0 of the NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF). The NIST RDaF is a multi-stakeholder, international effort designed to provide organizations with a structured approach to developing a customizable strategy for the management of research data. [Clip] Providing perhaps the most […]
American Institute of Physics: Trevor Owens Named as AIP’s First Chief Research Officer
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|Here’s the Full Text of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Announcement: AIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Trevor Owens as its first Chief Research Officer. Starting Feb. 12, Owens will lead AIP Research, a core element of the Institute’s strategic transformation enabling AIP to leverage its work in statistical research, history, policy, […]
Simon & Schuster Marks Centennial with List of 100 Notable Books; Creative Commons (CC) Open Education Platform Activities: 2023 in Review; & More Headlines
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|American Library Association (ALA) American Library Association Launches National Search For Executive Director Creative Commons Creative Commons (CC) Open Education Platform Activities: 2023 in Review Library of Congress Hidden Treasures: More Rare Books in the Online Catalog (via LC) OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) OASPA-2023 in Review OCLC Introducing the OCLC Research Library Partnership […]