MORE POSTS FROM 2021
Sustaining Open Content and Infrastructure (Research Library Issues 302) Now Available Online From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
|Research Library Issues (302) was published online on December 22, 2021. In This Issue Introduction Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries Open Persistent Identifiers: The Building Blocks of Sustainable Scholarly Infrastructure Maria Gould and Maria Praetzellis, California Digital Library Planning for Digital Accessibility in Research Libraries Jonathan Lazar, University of Maryland Sustainability Funding for Scholarly […]
The article linked below was recently published by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statements on Academic Library Websites An Analysis of Content, Communication, and Messaging Author Eric Ely University of Wisconsin-Madison Source Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) Vol 40 No 4 (2021) DOI: 10.6017/ital.v40i4.13353 Abstract Post-secondary education in the 21st […]
Valeda F. Dent to Serve as Emory’s Inaugural Vice Provost of Libraries and Museum
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From Emory University: Valeda F. Dent will serve as Emory University’s inaugural vice provost of libraries and museum, the Office of the Provost announced. Dent comes to Emory from Hunter College of the City University of New York in New York City, where she serves as acting provost and vice president for academic affairs as […]
Winston Tabb, Longtime Sheridan Libraries Dean at Johns Hopkins, Announces Plans to Retire
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users
|From JHU Hub: Winston Tabb, who has served as Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives and Museums at Johns Hopkins University since September 2002 as part of a distinguished libraries career that has spanned five decades, plans to retire next year, JHU President Ron Daniels and Provost Sunil Kumar announced today in a message to […]
Boston Library Consortium Joins Project ReShare Clarivate Acquires Patient Connect Skillsoft is Acquiring Codeacademy For $525 Million in Cash and Stock (via ZDNet) TikTok is Now More Popular Than Google (via Protocol) and Cloudflare Year-in-Review
Journal Article: “Open Access in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Complex Perceptions of Researchers and Implications for Research Support”
Academic Libraries, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
|The article linked below was recently published by LIBER Quarterly (Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries). Title Open Access in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Complex Perceptions of Researchers and Implications for Research Support Authors Niamh Quigley Curtin University Source LIBER Quarterly Vol. 31 No. 1 (2021) DOI: 10.53377/lq.10937 Abstract Adoption of […]
Note: The item below was posted in the Federal Register’s Public Inspection File on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. It is scheduled to be published tomorrow. From the Federal Register (Public Inspection File): The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing a series of consultations on technical measures to identify or protect copyrighted works online. The Office plans […]
News from UK: RLUK, SCONUL, Jisc and Partners Raise Concerns About Pearson E-Textbook Price Increase
Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
|From a Joint News Release (via JISC): RLUK, SCONUL Jisc and partners have written to publishers Pearson, asking them to take urgent and immediate action to reconsider and reverse their recently announced price increases to e-textbook titles. These significant and unbudgeted increases, announced suddenly and without consultation, are unacceptable to UK education institutions and their students. […]
From the International Science Council: A new eight-part video series by ISC Patron Ismail Serageldin traces the history of scientific publishing through 50 centuries of innovation, from clay tablets to digital publishing and emerging technologies. In these educational videos, Ismail Serageldin explores how the record of science has evolved from the earliest days of scientific […]
From a Joint Media Release: Of the millions of print and digital books that New Yorkers borrowed from the city’s libraries in 2021, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, and The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah are among the most popular. Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, […]