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New From AUPresses & Ithaka S+R: “Print Revenue and Open Access Monographs: A University Press Study”
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Funding, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing
From a Joint News Release: The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) and Ithaka S+R today publish “Print Revenue and Open Access Monographs: A University Press Study.” This report is the result of research funded by a Level I Digital Humanities Advancement Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to investigate the effect of open […]
Making IIIF Official at the Internet Archive; Exploring Equity on Wikipedia; & More News Headlines
| Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Video Recordings
American Library Association (ALA) ALA Introduces New LibGuide on How to Explore and Use Library of Congress Digital Collections In Library Programming ALA ‘s Committee on Library Advocacy Releases Update of Advocacy Action Plan Workbook Digital Library Federation NDSA Announces 2023 Slate of Candidates for Coordinating Committee International Image Interoperability Framework Making IIIF Official at the […]
The article linked below was published today by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Redesigning Research Guides: Lessons Learned from Usability Testing at the University of Memphis Authors Jessica McClure University of Memphis Carl Hess University of Memphis David Marsicano University of Memphis Source Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) 42(3) Abstract At the University of […]
University of Illinois: Information Sciences Professor Developing Tool to Make Data Visualizations Accessible to Blind Researchers, Students
| Data Files, Maps, News
From the University of Illinois: JooYoung Seo, a professor of information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is developing a data visualization tool that will help make visual representations of statistical data accessible to researchers and students who are blind or visually impaired. The multimodal representation tool is aimed at the accessibility of statistical graphs, such […]
Illinois: Local Librarians Say Unfounded Bomb Threats Represent Deeper Political, Cultural Divide; Ohio: First New Levy in 13 Years Would Boost Columbus Metropolitan Library Revenue by Nearly 50%; & More News Headlines
| Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News
National Archives and Records Administation National Archives Reflects on Last 20 Years of Preserving the Founding Documents (via NARA) Ebooks Libraries Weigh Future of Free E-Books As Publishers Sue For Limits (via Wisconsin Public Radio) Illinois Local Librarians Say Unfounded Bomb Threats Represent Deeper Political, Cultural Divide (via Chicago Sun-Times) Ohio First New Levy In […]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See Also: More “Not Real News” […]
Joint Statement: ACS, Elsevier, and ResearchGate Resolve Litigation, with Solution to Support Researchers
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, News, Patrons and Users, Profiles
Here’s the Full Text of a Joint Statement (via the Coalition for Responsible Sharing): ACS and Elsevier, members of the Coalition for Responsible Sharing, have agreed to a legal settlement with ResearchGate that ensures copyright-compliant sharing of research articles published with ACS or Elsevier on the ResearchGate site. The lawsuits pending against ResearchGate in Germany and […]
Librarianship Librarians are the New Queer Front Lines (via The New Republic) Library of Congress Video: Carla Hayden’s Hispanic Heritage Month Message Privacy California Settles With Google Over Location Privacy Practices For $93 Million (via AP News) University of Michigan Library Shanah Tovah Pop-up Cards from the Jewish Heritage Collection (UM Library)
Report: Four Textbook Publishers Sue ‘Shadow Library’ Library Genesis Over Pirated Books”
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From Reuters: A group of major textbook publishers on Thursday sued file-sharing service Library Genesis in Manhattan federal court for what they described as copyright infringement on a “staggering” scale. The lawsuit [attachment 1] by Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson Education claims the group of websites also known as LibGen illegally distributed more than […]
Statement: American Libraries Association (ALA) Condemns Threats Of Violence to Chicago-Area Libraries
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
Here’s the Full Text of an ALA Statement (September 14, 2023): In response to the recent threats of violence to Chicago-area public libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board released the following statement: The American Library Association (ALA) vehemently condemns the violence, threats of violence and other acts of intimidation that are increasingly taking […]
