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New Report From OCLC Research: “Building RDM Capacity Through Strategic Library Collaboration”
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access
|From OCLC Research: OCLC Research has published the new report Building Research Data Management Capacity: Case Studies in Strategic Library Collaboration, which provides actionable recommendations based on real-world case studies that libraries can apply to make their own collaborations successful and sustainable. Research data management is an increasingly vital strategic interest for academic libraries, and many […]
From an ASERL Post: On November 29, 2023 ASERL members overwhelmingly adopted a new strategic framework to guide the Association’s programming for the 2024-2027 time period. Called “ASERL Ahead – 2027,” the new framework builds on the success of ASERL’s 2020-2023 strategy, while also streamlining the document to make it more memorable and easier to […]
Research Article (Preprint): “Data Stewardship: Case Studies From North-American, Dutch, And Finnish Universities”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News
|The article (preprint) linked below was recently share on arXiv. Title Data Stewardship: Case Studies From North-American, Dutch, And Finnish Universities Authors Antti M. Rousi Aalto University, Finland Reid I. Boehm Purdue University Yan Wang Delft Technical University, Netherlands Source via arXiv (December 7, 2023) DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2312.04092 Abstract Purpose – As national legislation, federated national […]
South Carolina Libraries Join EAST as the Shared Print Collective Collection Continues to Grow; William & Mary Joins the Library Publishing Consortium; & More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Conference Presentations, Libraries, News, Publishing
|AI/GPT Association of American Publishers (AAP) Submit Reply Comments to Copyright Office in Artificial Intelligence Proceeding Google’s New Gemini AI Will Understand Your Photos and Videos, Not Just Text (via News.com) Archives Release of Success Criteria for Digitizing Permanent Records (via NARA: US National Archives and Records Administration) Connecticut CT Librarians Looking For Lawmaker Help […]
A New Issue of Code4Lib Journal (Issue 58) is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Dashboards, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access
|Direct to Complete Table of Contents + Abstracts (Issue 58, December 4, 2023) Direct to Articles Editorial Enhancing Serials Holdings Data: A Pymarc-Powered Clean-Up Project The Use of Python to Support Technical Services Work in Academic Libraries Pipeline or Pipe Dream: Building a Scaled Automated Metadata Creation and Ingest Workflow Using Web Scraping Tools A […]
IARLA Statement: “International Principles for Research Libraries on a Safe and Open Internet”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation
|From the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA): Research libraries, along with their home institutions, provide access to the internet for students, faculty, researchers, and the broader communities we serve. As such, it is a key priority to ensure that users have unfettered access to information in a safe and open environment. As technology […]
DEAL Consortium and Wiley Sign New 5-Year Open Access Agreement; ResearchGate and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Announce New Journal Home Partnership for Science Partner Journals; & More News Headlines
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|American Library Association ALA Announces the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders British Library British Library Hack: Customer Data Offered For Sale on Dark Web (via BBC) Canada Montreal Libraries Will Be Able to Kick Out People For Smelling Bad (via VICE) Center For Research Libraries (CRL) Robert Van Rennes to Join CRL Licensing & Acquisitions […]
Authentic is the Merriam-Webster 2023 Word of the Year; Mendeley Shares “The Most Popular Citation Styles”; & More Headlines
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Reports
|Association of Research Libraries ARL Annual Salary Survey 2022 Reports Data on Professional Positions in Member Libraries Citations Mendeley Shares “The Most Popular Citation Styles” DORA: Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) DORA Welcomes New Co-Chairs and Vice Chair Language Authentic is the Merriam-Webster 2023 Word of the Year (via M-W.com) Public Libraries A Look Inside […]
Digital Collections: “All Surviving Drafts, Including Three Rediscovered Pages, of Origin of Species Revealed”
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|From the National University of Singapore: On the 164th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s magnum opus, all known surviving pages of the rough draft of Origin of species have been published online. Three recently rediscovered pages from Darwin’s draft of Origin of Species have been published for the first time together with all the other known surviving pages in a new […]
Canada: CARL, OCUL, and University of Toronto Libraries Sign MOU Outlining Collaborative Intent to Develop a National Institutional Repository Service
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|From a Joint Release (via OCUL): The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), and University of Toronto Libraries are pleased to announce their signing of an MOU outlining our collaborative intent to develop a National Institutional Repository Service to be hosted by Scholars Portal. The agreement establishes a […]