MORE POSTS FROM 2021
From the University of Hawaii: Two recent donations were gifted to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hamilton Library’s Asia Collection. The donations include 23 books through the Read Japan Project by the Japan Science Society and a rare letter written by Sir Ernest Satow (1843–1929), a British scholar, diplomat and Asianist. delivery ceremony was […]
From the NTIA: Over the last few months, NTIA’s National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) has added Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico to its growing roster of participants. To date, the NBAM includes 38 states, two U.S. territories, and five federal agencies: US Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Bureau […]
Texas: Austin Public Library Posts Statement on Book Banning and Library Censorship
Associations and Organizations, Jobs, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Here’s the Full Text of a Statement Posted Online Today (December 27. 2021) by the Austin Public Library: The Austin Public Library stands with the entire library community in defense of the freedom to speak and the freedom to read, and opposed to censorship of any library materials. We remain committed to providing the entire […]
Report: “At Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center, the Past, Present and Future Converge”
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|From the San Francisco Chronicle: Deep inside Stanford University’s Green Library, David Rumsey makes his way up a winding staircase, stopping at every turn to admire the various historical-map wallpapers that stretch from floor to ceiling. With infectious excitement, he takes in the Paraná River in South America, Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, Mount Kailash in […]
Journal Article: “Promoting Open Science: A Holistic Approach to Changing Behaviour”
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|The article linked below was recently published by Collabra: Psychology. Title Promoting Open Science: A Holistic Approach to Changing Behaviour Authors Samuel G. Robson; University of Queensland, Australia Myriam A. Baum Jennifer L. Beaudry Julia Beitner Hilmar Brohmer Jason M. Chin Katarzyna Jasko Chrystyna D. Kouros Ruben E. Laukkonen David Moreau Rachel A. Searston Heleen […]
Journal Article: “Perspectives on Open Science and The Future of Scholarly Communication: Internet Trackers and Algorithmic Persuasion”
Academic Libraries, Frontiers, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access
|The article linked below was recently published by Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. Title Perspectives on Open Science and The Future of Scholarly Communication: Internet Trackers and Algorithmic Persuasion Authors Tiberius Ignat Scientific Knowledge Services, Munich, Germany Paul Ayris LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science, University College London Beatrice Gini Cambridge University Library […]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
|From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See Also: More “Not Real News” […]
A curated collection of reference resources about the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), European Space Agency (ESA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI) and the University of Arizona. Launch Timeline (via ESA), Key Milestones After Launch (viaSI NASA) What Happens to Webb After […]
The following article was recently published by Publications 2021. Title Publisher Transparency Among Communications and Library and Information Science Journals: Analysis and Recommendations Authors Alexandre López-Borrull Universitat Oberta de Cataluny, Spain Mari Vállez Universitat de Barcelona, Spain Candela Ollé Universitat Oberta de Cataluny, Spain Mario Pérez-Montoro Universitat de Barcelona, Spain Source Publications 2021 9(4), 54. […]
Roundup (December 24, 2021)
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|New Op/Ed by Vint Cerf: “Digital Access Is Not Universal, But a 10-Year Plan Can Help” (via Scientific American) Simon Fraser University: Discover the Innovative 16th Century Books Acquired by Special Collections Government Publishing Office (GPO) Adds Four New Sources to MetaLib Federated Search Tool (via FDLP) Leiden’s Medieval Manuscripts Online: An Update The Manuscripts […]