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Roundup (June 4, 2020)
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American Chemical Society (ACS) Partners With University of Campinas in First Open Access Agreement in Latin America EBSCO Announces Suite of Resources for Business Studies from Harvard Business Publishing Enthusiasm for OER Takes Off in Colorado With Statewide Support (via SPARC) Harvard Library’s Steps Toward Reopening (Interview with Martha Whitehead, Vice President for the Harvard […]
Roundup (May 27, 2020)
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Carlyle-Backed ZoomInfo Looks to Raise About $800 Million in Nasdaq Listing ||| Read the S-1 Collaborating to Support Greater Visibility and Discoverability of Open Scholarship – DSpace 5 & 6 Extension now Available to Support ORCID and New OpenAIRE Guidelines Expanded Access to JSTOR Archive Extended Through 2020: a Letter From Kevin Guthrie Harvard University […]
2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition Cancelled to Due COVID-19
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Full Text of an ALA Statement The American Library Association’s Executive Board announced today that the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition scheduled for June 25-30 in Chicago has been canceled. “ALA’s priority is the health and safety of the library community, including our members, staff, supporters, vendors and volunteers,” said Wanda K. Brown, ALA […]
COVID-19: Special Offers, Events, News, and Updates From Library Vendors, Publishers, Online Services, and Others
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, EBSCO, Elsevier, Ex Libris, Funding, Gale, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, PLOS, Public Libraries, Publishing, Reports, Scholastic, School Libraries, Springer Nature
The links below provide updates and special offers from vendors and other companies that work with the library community. Latest Additions Expanded Access to JSTOR During Covid-19 Crisis Follett, Baker and Taylor Team to Provide Free Access to PreK-12 Interactive Resources for Public Library Partners Last Update: 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2020 ACM Digital […]
Acquisitions: EBSCO Acquires Linked Data Infrastructure Provider Zepheira
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, EBSCO, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users
From EBSCO: EBSCO Information Services has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zepheira, a provider of large-scale, decentralized linked data infrastructure. Zepheira’s mission is to connect libraries, archives and museums to make the world a smarter place. Zepheira uncovers previously hidden data and insights for patrons and facilitates connections between library […]
UPDATED POST February 25, 2020 U. of Missouri: “MU Libraries Forced to Make Large Journal Cuts For Upcoming Fiscal Year” (via The Maneater) — From U. of Missouri Libraries Blog Post: The current cost models for journal subscriptions require an average 6% increase per year to maintain current subscriptions. As a result, we must plan […]
Open Access Books: Knowledge Unlatched Officially Launches Open Research Library
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From KU: Open Access (OA) content on one seamless and easy-to-use platform: that is the goal of the Open Research Library (ORL), which has officially launched today at www.openresearchlibrary.org. [At launch on Jan. 29, 2020, Open Research Libraries provides access to 7202 books/49,432 chapters.] A number of leading players in the library and OA community […]
Roundup (ALA Midwinter Meeting 2020 Edition)
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Friday, January 24, 2020 EBSCO Submissions for the 2020 John Cotton Dana Award Are Now Open & Information Services Announces Submissions Open for the 2020 EBSCO Solar Grant Ex Libris Ex Libris to Expand Its Offering with the Cloud-Based, User-Centric Rapido Resource Sharing Solution NISO Revised NISO Open Discovery Initiative Recommended Practice Now Available For […]
Roundup (January 21, 2020)
| Digital Collections, EBSCO, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Roundup
EBSCO Announces New Strategic Partnerships with Code Ocean and Protocols.io Google CEO: ‘Artificial Intelligence Needs to be Regulated’ (via The Hill) Privacy: What Do Online File Sharers Want With 70,000 Tinder Images? (via Naked Security) World Green Building Council Launches Digital Library of Sustainable Buildings
EBSCO Posts “Message to the Library Community” re: Consolidation in the ILS Space
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From EBSCO: Further consolidation in the ILS space was not unexpected. The collective actions of the library community from this point forward will shape the future of library technology. To clear up any confusion that may exist, EBSCO does not own FOLIO; the code is open source. But we do have a strong sense of […]
