MORE POSTS FROM DECEMBER 2017
From the Library of Congress: More than 60 years of U.S. laws are now published online and accessible for free for the first time after being acquired by the Library of Congress. The Library has made available the main editions and supplements of the United States Code from 1925 through the 1988 edition. The U.S. […]
From the U.S. Census: Idaho was the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.2 percent to 1.7 million from July 1, 2016, to July 1, 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s national and state population estimates released today. Following Idaho for the largest percentage increases in population were: Nevada (2.0 percent), Utah (1.9 percent), […]
1. Infographic: JSTOR and Artstor 2017 Year in Review 2. SPARC Europe, JISC, and U. of Cambridge Announce “New Competition to Engage More Researchers With Research Data ||| The Details: Deadlines, Criteria, Process, etc. (2 pages; PDF) From the Web Page: “We look forward to applications from all parts of the world!” 3. Facebook Rejects 31% of […]
Bob Geldof Presents Band Aid Trust Archive to National Library of Ireland
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|UPDATED May 4, 2018 Band Aid Archive Arrives at National Library of Ireland After Bob Geldof Donation (via The Irish Times) An archivist will spend up to two years cataloguing memorabilia from the famous 1984 campaign for those affected by famine in Ethiopia, the National Library of Ireland (NLI) said. [Clip] A contract archivist will spend 18-24 months […]
Research Article: “Survey on Open Peer Review: Attitudes and Experience Amongst Editors, Authors and Reviewers”
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|The following article was recently published by PLOS One. Title Survey on Open Peer Review: Attitudes and Experience Amongst Editors, Authors and Reviewers Authors Tony Ross-Hellauer Know-Center, Austria Arvid Deppe University of Kassel, Germany Birgit Schmidt University of Goettingen, Germany Source PLoS ONE 12(12): e0189311 10.1371/journal.pone.0189311 Abstract Open peer review (OPR) is a cornerstone of […]
From BPL: Boston Public Library’s top borrowed adult titles of 2017 feature a range of acclaimed, prize-winning, and bestselling works by talented writers. “Bostonians continue to value staying up to date with popular media and culture; three of our top ten books were recently adapted to film or television, while Hillbilly Elegy addresses current political and social […]
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Publishes 2017 Trend Report Update
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|From IFLA: The IFLA Trend Report, initially published in 2013, started a conversation. By giving everyone in the library and information sector a range of expert opinions on broad social, economic and technological trends, it posed a question: how do such developments effect their lives, works and institutions? The 2016 Update of the report showed […]
Lost Ancient Texts Recovered and Published Online Through International Partnership
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|From UCLA: Arcadia funds project of St. Catherine’s Monastery, the UCLA Library, and Early Manuscripts Electronic Library. Previously unknown classical Greek mythological and medical works, newly discovered classical scientific texts preserved only in Syriac translation, religious writings in extinct languages, an ancient Christian poem describing Old Testament figures in Homeric style and detailed illustrations of […]
The following article (preprint) was recently shared by the authors on arXiv. Title Comparison of Web Privacy Protection Techniques Authors Johan Mazel National Institute of Informatics/JFLI (France) Richard Garnier ENSIMAG (France) Kensuke Fukuda National Institute of Informatics (Japan) Source via arXiv Submitted December 19, 2017 Abstract Tracking is pervasive on the web. Third party trackers […]
From Duke University Libraries: Just in time for the holiday season, the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in the David M. Rubenstein Library has acquired a copy of the 1939 booklet that introduced Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to the world. Rudolph was invented by a Robert L. May, a 35-year old copywriter, for a promotional campaign […]