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The article linked below was recently published by SAGE Open. Title A Landscape of Open Science Policies Research Author Alejandra Manco Claude Bernard University, France Source SAGE Open, 12(4) DOI: 10.1177/21582440221140358 Abstract This literature review aims to examine the approach given to open science policy in the different studies. The main findings are that the approach […]
Virginia Tech University: “University Libraries’ Carbon Footprint Research Leads to International Best Paper Prize”
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From Virginia Tech University: The Best Paper Prize was awarded to Alex Kinnaman and Alan Munshower of University Libraries at iPRES 2022, the 18th International Conference on Digital Preservation in Glasgow, Scotland. The jury members selected Kinnaman and Munshower’s paper, “Green Goes with Anything: Decreasing Environmental Impact of Digital Libraries at Virginia Tech,” in part because the “topic of this […]
Journal Article: “Open Access and Its Potential Impact on Public Health – A South African Perspective”
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The article linked below was published by Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. Title Open Access and Its Potential Impact on Public Health – A South African Perspective Authors Adéle Strydom Juanita Mellet Jeanne Van Rensburg Ignatius Viljoen Anastasios Athanasiadis Michael S. Pepper SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Department of Immunology, Faculty […]
Briefing Paper on EOSC: Federating Research Infrastructures in Europe for Fair Access to Data (via Science Europe) Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble to Receive NISO’s 2023 Miles Conrad Award (via NISO: National Information Standards Organization) Let’s Encrypt Issues 3 Billion HTTPS Certificates (via TechCrunch) NASA Doubles Down on Gaming (via NextGov) White House Considering Pilot Program […]
Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) Announces Historic Deal with Elsevier
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Publishing
From a TLCUA Announcement: Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) is pleased to announce that it has concluded negotiations with Elsevier, and all TLCUA members have signed or are finalizing new agreements for subscription journal access. In 2019, 44 public and private university campuses across Texas joined together to form TLCUA to think creatively […]
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Opens its New Preservation Storage Facility
| Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
From LAC: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) celebrated today the opening of its new state-of-the-art Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, Quebec. A plaque was unveiled and guests toured the site at the event, which was attended by, among others, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury […]
NARA to Award $1.9 Million for Historical Records Projects
| Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Funding, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, Publishing
From the National Archives and Records Administration: Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall approved 31 proposals totaling $1,904,539 in National Archives awards for projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia, pending appropriations of a final budget for FY 2023. The National Archives grants program is carried out with the advice […]
Celebrating Georgia O’Keeffe’s Birthday with New Discoverability in the O’Keeffe-Stieglitz Digitized Papers at the Library of Congress
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From The Library of Congress: Thanks to the recent implementation of crowdsourced transcriptions in the Manuscript Division’s digitized Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz collection, researchers can choose to read the online letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in either original (handwritten or typed) form or explore transcribed textual versions. Users can also search the full collection […]
ROUNDUP: Coherent Digital’s South Asia Archive Receives Award; Japan: Newspapers: Google to Digitally Archive Mainichi Shimbun’s Prewar, WWII-Era Papers; & More Headlines
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Coherent Digital’s South Asia Archive Receives Award Elsevier and Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Sign Three-Year Transformative Agreement 40 Attorneys General Announce Historic $391.5 Million Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices (Oregon Attorney General) Japan: Google to Digitally Archive Mainichi Shimbun’s Prewar, WWII-Era Papers Libraries Are Launching Their Own Local Music Streaming Platforms (via VICE) […]
Conference Presentation/Slides: “A New University Press as a Space to Connect the Building Blocks of Open Science”
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The presentation and video shared linked to below will be presented at the 17th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing 2022. Title A New University Press as a Space to Connect the Building Blocks of Open Science Presenters Mira Buist-Zhuk University of Groningen Margreet Nieborg University of Groningen Source Septentrio Conference Series, (1). Posted Online: November […]
