MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2016
The recently updated master list of federally funded R&D centers (FFRDC) is published by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is available as a hypertext document as well as a downloadable XLS file. This resource is organized into the following sections: FFRDC Sponsoring agency Administrator type Location Activity type General Notes Historical Notes Prior Lists Changes […]
Industry News Roundup–ALA Annual Meeting Conference 2016 Edition
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|From Auto-Graphics Auto-Graphics, Inc. Announces the Release of MONTAGEdc From bibliotheca bibliotheca Announces New Features For Self-Service and Cloud Library Products From DOGOBooks DOGObooks and OverDrive to Enable Social Discovery of eBooks for Kids and Teens Note: OCLC Partnered with DOGOBooks in 2013 From EBSCO EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost Users Can Now Visualize Altmetrics […]
Research Libraries: ARL Releases Extended and Updated Version of “Strategic Thinking and Design Initiative” Report
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|From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an extended and updated report documenting the Strategic Thinking and Design work (126 pages; PDF) that the Association undertook from the fall of 2013 through the end of 2015. Inspired by John Seely Brown’s 2012 ARL Fall Forum talk, “Changing […]
Conference Paper: “What Happens if You Publish the National Bibliography Under a CC0 License? – Experiences of the German National Library (DNB)”
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|The following paper will be presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 taking place August 3-19, 2016 in Columbus, OH. Title What Happens if You Publish the National Bibliography Under a CC0 License? – Experiences of the German National Library (DNB) Authors Anke Meyer-Heß German National Library Jochen Rupp German National Library […]
Knowledge Unlatched and U. of Michigan Library Will Collaborate on Open Access Project
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|From the University of Michigan Library (M-Library): Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a not-for- profit company based in England, and University of Michigan Library (U-M Library), a major research library based in Michigan, are pleased to announce that they will collaborate to study and overcome remaining obstacles to the spread of open access scholarly publishing in the […]
Direct to Data Files Released June 23, 2016. 2015 National Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin 2015 State Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin 2015 County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin 2015 Puerto Rico Commonwealth Population Estimates by Age and Sex 2015 Puerto Rico Municipio […]
From WABE: Atlanta’s City Council passed a nonbinding resolution Monday calling for construction of a new Central Library building downtown. But this confused Fulton County officials, who are still gathering input on whether to renovate the building, designed by Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer, or demolish it. At Wednesday’s Atlanta-Fulton Public Library’s board of trustees meetings, Atlanta […]
From WAER: Syracuse school children no longer have to worry about being fined if they’re late to return a book to the city’s libraries. Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Tuesday the city will pay $7,000 per year to cover the cost of the fines, as well as prevent blocks on library cards. She says the idea […]
From Huffington Post Canada: The Toronto Public Library (TPL) has partnered with Google Canada on a year-long Wi-Fi hotspot lending program that gives members free Internet in their homes. The program provides members at branches in low-income communities with hotspots they can take out for up to six months at a time and use 10 […]
Just Announced: Winners of 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries
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|From Today’s Knight Foundation Announcement: The 14 winners of the Knight News Challenge on Libraries announced today by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation aim to help shape the future of libraries, meeting 21st century information needs as centers for digital learning, data sharing, community connection and discovery. The winning ideas highlight libraries […]