MORE POSTS FROM FEBRUARY 2013
From The Oregonian: Facebook knows you might want to see your old photos again someday. Or scroll back through your Timeline to revisit your posts as an online diary. But storing all those pictures – and keeping them immediately available – takes a lot of space. Not in the physical sense, but in the virtual. […]
From epsi Open Platform: Wednesday [Feb. 20, 2013] saw the launch of the German national data portal. While the portal had been longtime expected, in the last days before the launch the German open data community has been vocal in its criticism of the introduction of a newly created national license framework, which includes the […]
A new version of the document was made available today by the BISG. The original version was published on December 7, 2011. This document will be of special interest to catalogers and those who work with metadata. Following initial publication of the best practice recommendations in December 2011, BISG’s Identification Committee spent several months reviewing […]
Your Privacy: Online Tracking of Web Users Sees Major Growth During 2012 and News from Mozilla
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|A new edition of the Evidon Global Tracker Report is now available online (free to view but registration required). Evidon is the company that provides the essential Ghostery add-on (free for all web browsers) that gives users control (block, whitelist, etc.) and learn about the trackers that are being used on the web pages they visit. […]
Linda Hall Library Expanding Monograph Digitization Efforts With New “On Demand” Service
Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|News from Chicago and Kansas City, MO. Here’s another example of book digitization-on-demand. This time for CRL members and their users. From the Center for Research Libraries: The Center for Research Libraries continues to expand upon its partnership with Linda Hall Library (LHL). Beginning March 1, LHL will begin digitizing single volumes of their open monograph […]
Harvard Law Review Increases Online Presence
Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access, School Libraries
|From The Harvard Crimson: The Harvard Law Review will more than double the number of editors focusing on online content for the publication next year in an effort to expand its web presence. Increasing the online staff from two to five, these new editors will join the Forum Committee, which is responsible for developing the […]
Taylor & Francis Joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), News, Open Access, Publishing
|From a Taylor & Francis News Release (PDF): Taylor & Francis is delighted to be joining the community of open access (OA) publishers that are part of OASPA. OASPA represents the interest of OA publishers globally within scientific and technical disciplines; advancing OA models, advocacy, education, and innovation within the field. “We fully support the […]
From a Somerville Public Library Announcement: The Somerville Public Library, in a partnership with the Harvard Library Innovation Lab, launched the “Awesome Box” project at all three SPL branches in early February. This endeavor will allow patrons to give fellow users suggestions on what book/CD/DVD they found to be “awesome.” “Somerville is the first public library to get […]
From a CRC Press News Release: CRC Press is pleased to announce the launch of Featured Authors, a new web portal that connects researchers, academics, librarians and book buyers with authoritative authors in their fields. Available at www.crcpress.com/authors or by clicking on the “Featured Authors” tab on the CRC Press homepage, Featured Authors makes books, […]
Here are two infographics from a Nielsen report that was released today. The full text report is free but registration is required. From the Nielsenwire Blog Post: The report examines mobile consumer behavior, device preference and usage in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K. and the U.S. Mobile usage also […]