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News Briefs (Items From & About Facebook, EBSCO, Palgrave, Boopsie, Microsoft, and Others)
| EBSCO, Journal Articles, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Roundup
Eight items follow. National Library of Japan Releases English Language Version of Historical Recordings Collection Page Roundup: 10 Huge Hoaxes That Fooled Facebook (via PC Magazine) EBSCO Expands Partnership with the American Medical Association Microsoft Introduces A Feature-Packed Browser In Project Spartan Open Access Journal Palgrave Communications Publishes First Papers Apps: Upcoming BBC News Update […]
No Rice Required! NISO Releases Revised SUSHI Standard and Supporting Documentation
| Data Files, EBSCO, Reports, Resources
From the National Information Science Organization: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) Protocol (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2014). The SUSHI standard defines an automated request and response model for the harvesting of electronic resource usage data utilizing a Web services framework that can replace the user-mediated […]
UPDATED Report Provides In-Depth Look at U.S. Federal Government Spending on Information Products and Services
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, EBSCO, Elsevier, Government Libraries, Libraries, Maps, News, Publishing
An updated version (December 2014) of a U.S. federal government report that shares a lot of interesting data (including many charts) about government spending on information services and products (not just by libraries) is now online and embedded below. The report also includes forecasts of spending through FY 2017. We shared a link to a […]
Industry News Roundup (Items From Center for Research Libraries, ReadCube, EBSCO, OCLC, ThomsonReuters, and Others)
| Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, EBSCO, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Roundup
1. After Review, California Digital Library Will Continue to Fund Access to Scopus For on All U. of California Campuses During 2015 2. CRL (Center for Research Libraries) To Purchase Six New Collections 2. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journals Now Discoverable Across ReadCube’s Web, Desktop and Mobile Apps 3. Idaho State University Makes the […]
1. Bowker to Include ISNI in ONIX 2.1 ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) 2. CHORUS Welcomes Three New Members 3. EasyBib Integrates with EBSCO Resources
News Briefs (Items from JISC, Gale, EBSCO, and Others)
| Data Files, EBSCO, Gale, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
1. E-Book Subscription Services: Scribd Adds 1000+ Titles From Chronicle Books 2. Research Data Management: Jisc Launches Collaborative Initiative For UK Research The initiative is named “Research Data Spring.” 3. John Leahy Named Chief Financial Officer of Cengage Learning 4. EBSCO Information Services Releases eBook Education Collection 5. India: Government Working to Build National E-Library […]
1. Library of Congress Announces New Chief for Humanities and Social Sciences Division 2. Former Polaris CEO William Schickling & VP of Customer Operations Jodi Bellinger Appointed to Innovative Executive Team Former Polaris CEO William Shickling named Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Jodi Bellinger named Vice President of Customer Support Operation. 3. Ebooks: […]
1. LibraryThing for Libraries Expands Book Recommendation Feature 2. EBSCO Introduces Full-Text Finder Database 3. Oyster Introduces Book Lists
EBSCO Launches Flipster, New Service Provides Digital Access to New Full Text Issues of Popular Magazines via Local Library Now Live: Ingram Enhances ipage Platform for Academic Libraries OdiloConsortia to Power the eBook Pilot Project for the State Library of New South Wales in Australia Enhancements Made to WorldShare ILL, October 2014 MORE TO COME
