MORE POSTS FROM MAY 2020
Roundup (May 27, 2020)
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|Carlyle-Backed ZoomInfo Looks to Raise About $800 Million in Nasdaq Listing ||| Read the S-1 Collaborating to Support Greater Visibility and Discoverability of Open Scholarship – DSpace 5 & 6 Extension now Available to Support ORCID and New OpenAIRE Guidelines Expanded Access to JSTOR Archive Extended Through 2020: a Letter From Kevin Guthrie Harvard University […]
From Johns Hopkins University: Johns Hopkins University today released a comprehensive report to help government, technology developers, businesses, institutional leaders, and the public make responsible decisions around use of digital contact tracing technology, including smartphone apps and other tools, to fight COVID-19. Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response—a report led by JHU’s Berman Institute for […]
From the Urban Libraries Council: Public libraries across the U.S. and Canada are taking bold and innovative measures to mitigate the inequitable impact of COVID-19 on children, low-income families, communities of color, people experiencing homelessness and other high-risk populations. Through dynamic partnerships with local government, new digital service models, reimagined library spaces and other innovative […]
Webinar Video: “OER Discoverability and Sharing”
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|The video embedded below was posted online earlier today by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). It was recorded on May 14, 2020. Title OER Discoverability and Sharing Description (via CARL Website) The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)’s Open Education Working Group (OEWG) invites you to this webinar, which follows up on our earlier Community […]
From the National Center For Education Statistics (NCES): A new First Look report, Teachers’ Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments: 2018–19, provides information about the use of technology for homework assignments in grades 3–12. It focuses on information that can best be provided by public school teachers from their perspective and direct interaction […]
The Library Journal team would like input about your library’s plans for reopening. We invite you to complete this survey. Results from completed surveys will be visible to all in the spreadsheet found below. The spreadsheet is also available here. Questions? Comments? Please Contact: Meredith Schwartz, LJ Editor-in-Chief.
UPDATE: Feb 1, 2021: An uncorrected proof version of this paper is now available online from Quantitative Science Studies (QSS). –End Update– The following research preprint was recently shared on arXiv. Title Large-Scale Comparison of Bibliographic Data Sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, CrossRef, and Microsoft Academic Authors Martijn Visser Centre for Science and Technology […]
From NPD: As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect sales, and as book stores and other business in certain areas of the country begin to open, many readers are looking ahead to summer vacations and travel plans. While travel book sales have declined 40 percent year to date, the category has experienced four weeks of […]
Switzerland: swissuniversities and Elsevier Announce a Transformative Pilot Agreement Combining Reading and Publishing
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|From a Joint News Release: swissuniversities has adopted a new transformative pilot agreement with Elsevier for research access and Open Access publishing in Switzerland. The agreement is the result of the negotiations organised by the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL) and Elsevier, a global information analytics business specialising in science and health. Yves Flückiger, […]
18-Month Development Project of “Dataverse for the Canadian Research Community” Completed ALA Executive Board Stands With APALA in Condemning Xenophobia, Racism Jisc Collections and Brill reach Transformative Agreement for UK Libraries Kudos Extends Complimentary Access to Kudos Pro After 5,000 Researchers Sign Up to Maximize Research Visibility During Lockdown Maureen Sullivan to Serve as the […]