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New: Five Videos Recorded At IFLA Presidential Meeting Discuss Copyright, Open Access and Human Rights
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|Direct to Presentations Presentation by Ruth Okediji, University of Minnesota Law School “Legal and Policy Changes for Libraries in the Age of Digital Books” Presentation by Kai Ekholm, Chair of Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee “Access to Information as a Human Right” Additional Videos Copyright (CC License) Open Access Access […]
Highlights: "New Publishing Industry Survey Details Strong Three-Year Growth in Net Revenue, Units"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, News, Publishing
|UPDATE: Additional Highlights From the Report: Publishing Categories Highlights Publishing Formats Highlights Distribution Channels Highlights How BookStats was Built BookStats and Publishing Industry Glossary From a BookStats News Release/Highlights: BookStats, the deepest, most comprehensive statistical survey ever conducted of the modern U.S. publishing industry – capturing its size, scope, revenue and rapid strategic expansion across […]
Direct to 2011 Report (36 Pages; PDF) Global Powers of Retailing, from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), in conjunction with STORES Media, identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world for the past fiscal year. But the report is much more than a list – it also examines trends for retailers to consider as they […]
The International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Application is scheduled to take place from September 21-September 23 in The Hague. DC-2011, the eleventh International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, will take place at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague from 21 through 23 September 2011. The National Library of […]
1. “Science [and Social Science] in Canada, 2006-201o” Canada’s world share of science and social-science papers over a recent five-year period, expressed as a percentage of papers in each of 21 fields in the Thomson Reuters database. Also, Canada’s relative citation impact compared to the world average in each field, in percentage terms. 2. “Field […]
Key events in Tiger’s life and career are presented on this new interactive timeline (with photos) from the Associated Press. Direct to: “Tiger Woods: Looking to Earn Back His Stripes”
Rare Books: British Library Launches eBook Treasures Series With Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Arundel
Awards, Libraries, Maps, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing, Resources
|The launch of a major collection of digitized materials (upcoming releases listed below). From a BL News Release (With Multiple Screenshots to Download): The British Library has launched today a ground-breaking “eBook Treasures” series which will allow iPad users to download entire ancient manuscripts. Starting with Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Arundel (1478-1518), users will […]
From an In Custodia Legis Blog Post by Andrew Weber: Today we launched another update to THOMAS: our @THOMASdotgov Twitter feed is now dynamically updating on the homepage in the right column. It is just below the Weekly Top Five. [Clip] One of our goals with the Twitter account is to provide timely alerts about […]
This issue is devoted to preservation is tropical climates. “Preservation in Tropical Climates: An Overview” by John F. Dean “Climate Controls in a Historic House Museum in the Tropics: A Case Study of Collection Care and Human Comfort” by Shin Maekawa, Vincent Beltran, Claudia Carvalho and Franciza Toledo “Insect Control: A Total Approach for Small […]
Quick Intro It’s worth mentioning that with the many new “social ways”of communicating and finding info, e-mail and search continue to maintain a sizable lead vs. other services. It’s not that social media hasn’t exploded (although it seems to be leveling off a bit according the graph below) but we think it’s important to remember […]