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From NOAA: To help people prepare for and manage the effects of coastal flooding, NOAA has brought together data from its over 200 coastal water level stations into one easy-to-use web tool. The Coastal Inundation Dashboard brings together real-time water level information, 48-hour forecasts of water levels, storm surge and historic flooding information into one online tool […]
Latest Data Shows Increase to U.S. Economy from Arts and Cultural Sector
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|From the National Endowment for the Arts (Full Text): The arts and cultural sector contributed $804.2 billion or 4.3 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016. This represents an increase of .1 percent from 2015 when economists reported that the sector added 4.2 percent or $763.6 billion to the U.S. economy. The […]
Wiley and Unit (Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research Partner) Announce Three-Year Open Access and Subscription Agreement
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|From a Joint Statement: John Wiley & Sons and Unit – The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research – today announced a combined open access and subscription agreement effective March 14, 2019. This three-year agreement will provide 33 Norwegian institutions with continued access to Wiley’s subscription journals and enables […]
Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries, with Harvard and MIT to Launch Public Access Submission System (Pass) and Support Open Access
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|From Johns Hopkins University: Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries, in collaboration with the Harvard University Office for Scholarly Communication, the MIT Libraries, and with inspiration from Jeff Spies, formerly of the Center for Open Science, have developed the Public Access Submission System, or PASS. The innovative web application helps researchers comply simultaneously with the open access policies of both […]
From the Oxford Internet Institute and the OII’s Computational Propaganda Project: The Junk News Aggregator, created by Mimie Liotsiou, is an interactive tool for exploring junk news stories posted on Facebook, in the context of the 2018 US midterm elections. It offers a method for systematically studying misinformation on Facebook in real time, by making […]
From a Crossref Blog Post by Ed Pentz, Executive Director, Crossref: 100,000,000. Yes, it’s a really big number—and you helped make it happen. We’d like to say thank you to all our members, without your commitment and contribution we would not be celebrating this significant milestone. It really is no small feat. To help put […]
From Times Open: Maker Week is an annual event that gives New York Times employees from Design, Product, Project, Marketing and Technology the freedom to envision, design and develop creative new products. It is meant to encourage employees to come together to think through challenges, form cross-functional teams and explore ideas. We held this year’s […]
Penn State University Libraries: E-Books Provide Student Savings Through Partnership
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|From Penn State University: A Penn State program has saved online learners an estimated $1.2 million in the cost of buying textbooks since it launched in the fall of 2017. Its success is now laying the groundwork for even greater savings for students across the University. Penn State, through a partnership between Penn State World […]
From a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars/Environmental Change and Security Program Blog Post: In many parts of South and Southeast Asia, high population density and vulnerability to climate change combine with low levels of household resilience and poor governance to increase security concerns and the potential for political instability. To help identify risks and hotspots […]
Funding: LYRASIS Announces 6 Catalyst Fund Winning Projects for 2018
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|From a Lyrasis Announcement: LYRASIS is pleased to announce the 2018 the 2018 recipients of the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund is designed to foster innovation among members and knowledge communities worldwide. This year, six projects were chosen by participants in the LYRASIS Leaders Circle and $155,000 will be awarded. Additionally, LYRASIS will investigate […]