MORE POSTS FROM NOVEMBER 2015
Reference: Statistics: OECD Releases “Education at a Glance 2015” Report
Data Files, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
|The full text of the report is available (free) to read (only) online. The report is also available for purchase or via the OECD Digital Library. From OECD: Education at a Glance 2015 reveals the rapid progress made in expanding education over the past 25 years, with around 41% of 25-34 year-olds now having a […]
From The Star Tribune: A Rosemount couple believes a book their sixth-grade daughter brought home from the Rosemount Middle School library is inappropriate because of its sexual content and is suggesting the district remove it from all Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan libraries. Ben and Kandi Lovin are challenging the book “Just One Day” by Gayle Forman, which […]
A recently updated page from the German National Library (in English) about the linked data they make available. The page includes info about and links to: Background Licensing info Text FAQ Documentation (Access, Version History, Modelling of Bibliographic, Data, etc.) Direct to Linked Data Service of the German National Library Page
From LancasterOnline: The Library System of Lancaster County might be on the way out as an independent entity. The system, established in 1987 to coordinate services to its member libraries, may be folded into county government, county commissioner Scott Martin said Friday. “It’s time to start a community conversation,” Martin said. [Clip] The library system, […]
Web Standards: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Makes its Data Available Through Web API
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, News, Patrons and Users
|From a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Blog Post and Github Web Page: In response to demand from developers in our community wanting to interact with W3C’s data, we have developed an API. Through it we are making available public data on Specifications, Groups, Organizations and Users. We are providing a JSON format initially with […]
28 People Selected to Participate in 2016-2017 ARL Leadership Fellows Program
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Reports, Scholarly Communications
|Congrats to those selected! From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Association of Research Libraries has selected 28 individuals to participate in the 2016–2017 Leadership Fellows program. This executive leadership program facilitates the development of future senior-level leaders in large research libraries and archives. In response to a continued need to develop future leaders […]
From the U.S. Census: Between 2000 and 2015, the share of married couples where the wife earned at least $30,000 more than the husband increased from 6 to 9 percent, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Married couples where the husband earned at least $30,000 more than the wife decreased from […]
From an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Blog: If you hear health services researchers talking about a “nerd,” you shouldn’t necessarily assume they’re talking about themselves. For now, they’re probably referring to a new database. The database in question—the Nationwide Readmissions Database or NRD (hence the nickname, “nerd”)—is the newest addition to AHRQ’s […]
From The Daily Camera: “Kids can prototype and create projects in our library,” said Trail Ridge Principal Eddie Cloke. “It’s a really cool space.” Both the St. Vrain Valley and Boulder Valley school districts are beginning to make changes to bring their libraries into the 21st century. In St. Vrain Valley, there’s a library pilot […]
Two Recent Presentations By OCLC Researchers on Data, Discovery, & Research Information Management
|The two presentations embedded below were recently given by members of OCLC Research. 1. “Data Designed for Discovery” Presentation by Roy Tennant at LITA Forum 2015 (November 13, 2015). 2. Role of ISNI in Research Information Management Presentation by Titia van der Werf-Davelaar at euroCRIS, Barcelona Strategic Membership Meeting (November 2015)