MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2018
Video: Presentations at ISSN’s “International Perspective on Open Access in Scholarly Communication” Conference (April 26, 2018)
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|The ISSN International Center organized conference “International Perspective on “Open Access in Scholarly Communication” took place yesterday in Paris. Recordings of 11 presentations are now available to view on-demand. Direct to Complete Agenda Direct to Videos Sessions/Videos Include: Opening Address Gaëlle Béquet Director, ISSN International Centre Keynote The history of the Open Access and its […]
Journal Article: “How Important is Data Curation? Gaps and Opportunities for Academic Libraries”
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|The following article was recently published online by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title How Important is Data Curation? Gaps and Opportunities for Academic Libraries Authors Lisa R. Johnston University of Minnesota Jacob Carlson University of Michigan Cynthia Hudson-Vitale Washington University in St. Louis Heidi Imker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wendy Kozlowski […]
The fourth and final in the OCLC Research “Realities of Research Data Management” series is now available.. Title “Sourcing and Scaling University RDM Services” Published by OCLC Research (Part Four in The Realities of Research Data) Authors Rebecca Bryant OCLC Research Brian Lavoie OCLC Research Constance Malpas OCLC Research Source OCLC Research ISBN: 978-1-55653-043-2 DOI: 10.25333/C3QW7M Description […]
Jon Parrish Peede Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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|From NEH: The United States Senate voted today by unanimous consent to confirm Jon Parrish Peede as the 11th chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). “It is a distinct honor to be nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Chairman of the National Endowment for the […]
COVERAGE Congress’ Social Media Censorship Hearing was a Complete Disaster (via The Verge) — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing: “Filtering Practices of Social Media Platforms” took place on April 26, 2018. A video recording is embedded below. The text of prepared statements are available here.
From an Post/Statement by Julie Zimmerman, Dean of Florida State University Libraries: The Florida State University Libraries, after long deliberation, are planning to cancel FSU’s comprehensive “big deal” subscription to Elsevier journals. Instead, the Libraries will subscribe to a subset of most-needed journals, as identified by faculty and usage statistics. This change will take place in January 2019. [Clip] […]
European Commission Issues “Revised Recommendation on Access to and Preservation of Scientific Information”
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|From the European Commission: The European Commission has made a crucial step on the way to an Open Science system in which knowledge circulates freely, as soon as it is available, through digital and collaborative technology. The revised Recommendation on Access to and Preservation of Scientific Information, published today as part of the Digital Single Market package, lays […]
Leadership: Lisa R. Carter Selected as the New Vice Provost of UW–Madison Libraries
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|From the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Lisa R. Carter, associate director of special collections and area studies at the Ohio State University Libraries in Columbus, Ohio, has been selected as the next vice provost for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries. Carter has been at Ohio State since 2011. Previously, she was the head of the Special Collections […]
From the University of Oregon: As certain historic murals on display in the library continue to inspire a spirited and at times contentious campus discussion, the Knight Library Public Art Task Force has announced an open call for student work to be included in a juried exhibition of art that will better express the values of the […]
UPDATE: Trump Delays Full Release of Some JFK Assassination Files Until 2021, Bowing to National Security Concerns (via WaPo) UPDATE: Even the (Supposed) Final Release of JFK Assassination Documents Has a Caveat (via Stars & Stripes) Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: In accordance with President Trump’s direction on October 26, 2017, the National Archives […]