MORE POSTS FROM NOVEMBER 2021
From the Collins Language ‘NFT’, the abbreviation of ‘non-fungible token’, the unique digital identifier that records ownership of a digital asset which has entered the mainstream and seen millions spent on the most sought-after images and videos, has been named Collins Word of the Year 2021. It is one of three tech-based words to make […]
“As Calls to Ban Books Intensify, Digital Librarians Offer Perspective”
Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, School Libraries
|From the Internet Archive: From Texas to Virginia to Pennsylvania, there is a growing movement to challenge books in schools that some suggest are inappropriate for students. Concern goes beyond explicit content; it now includes opposition to LGBTQIA material, the history of racism, and material that may cause discomfort to readers. While efforts to ban […]
Data Sharing in the Humanities: Translating Policies Into Practice (via F1000) Do I Have To Be An “Other” To Be Myself? Exploring Gender Diversity in Taxonomy, Data Collection, and Through The Research Data Lifecycle (via JESL) How Are We Doing with Open Education Practice Initiatives? Applying an Institutional Self-Assessment Tool in Five Higher Education Institutions […]
New Research: “Massive Study Reveals Editorial Bias and Nepotism in Biomedical Journals”
Funding, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Productivity, Profiles, Public Libraries, Publishing
|Update: Interview With Article Co-Authors (via The Scientist) From the Public Library of Science: Scientific journals are expected to consider research manuscripts dispassionately and without favor. But in a study publishing on November 23rd in the open access journal PLOS Biology, Alexandre Scanff, Florian Naudet and Clara Locher from the University of Rennes, and colleagues, […]
From an EdSurge Article by Rebecca Koenig: How do you put a price on a free resource that serves low-income students? And how do you create a business model to keep that database going while protecting the privacy of the students who rely on it? EdSurge asked those questions in August 2020 in a story […]
From Reuters: Since the pandemic forced many U.S. bookshops to close or slash prices, Ghanaian New Yorker Paul Ninson has amassed 30,000 African photo books for a library he hopes will inspire the next generation of photographers back home. Ninson estimates that he now owns the world’s largest collection of books with images taken in […]
From the Institute of Museum of Library Services: Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Crosby Kemper signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur M. Jaddou on November 18 at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island National Park Service […]
From the Modern Books and Manuscripts Blog/Houghton Library, Harvard University: Houghton Library’s incomparable Melville collection holds priceless literary manuscripts, important original letters, his and his father’s travel journals, Melville family documents and correspondence, nineteenth-century family photographs, and the sublime Eaton oil portrait (1870) of the author. Harvard also owns the largest number of books from […]
From NYPL: The New York Public Library has unveiled our Best Books of 2021 list. This almost century-long tradition gives the Library an opportunity to highlight new, diverse, inspiring titles and connect New Yorkers and readers from all over with books that spark excitement, curiosity, and a love of reading. Expert librarians and staff from […]
Journal Article: “Health Sciences Librarians’ Engagement in Open Science: A Scoping Review”
Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access
|The article linked below is published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA). Title Health Sciences Librarians’ Engagement in Open Science: A Scoping Review Authors Dean Giustini University of British Columbia Kevin B. Read University of Saskatchewan Ariel Deardorff University of California, San Francisco Lisa Federer National Library of Medicine Melissa L. Rethlefsen […]