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A month ago we posted about the National Gallery of Art in D.C. making all of the images in their web-based database open access. Today, news that the National Gallery of Denmark has released a database of 159 art works licensed using CC BY 3.0. From the Announcement: As a pilot, 159 highlights from our […]
Let’s CC: An Impressive Search Tool for Creative Commons Licensed Material Releases Open Source Code
|Our friend and a frequent infoDOCKET contributor, Matt Weaver has let us know that Creative Commons Korea (CC Korea) has released the source code for their Let’s CC Creative Commons search engine as open source under GPLv3. If you’re not familiar with Let’s CC, it allows users to search/find only CC licensed material. We think […]
From the Public Relations Society of America Announcement: Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal. Findings from the research will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with Wikipedia […]
From a USGS Announcement: New U.S. Geological Survey webpages featuring more robust, real-time earthquake information are now available. Whether the earthquake is minor or major, earthquake.usgs.gov visitors will see a unique, interactive earthquake map that regularly updates, can be individually tailored, and provides saved settings for future map visits. [Clip] From the website, users can […]
U.S. Dept. of Labor Launches New Online Resource for Health Care Workers
Associations and Organizations, Jobs, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a U.S. Department of Labor Announcement: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new online tool that will allow current and prospective health care workers to explore more than 80 different occupations, identify local education and training programs, and tap into current job listings. Through the Virtual Career Network, users also can learn […]
Controlled Vocabularies: 17 New Terms Added to ERIC Thesaurus
Academic Libraries, Interviews, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Resources, School Libraries
|17 new terms (descriptors) were added to the ERIC Thesaurus today. Here’s the list. From the ERIC (Education Resources Information Center): Ambiguity (Context) Ambiguity (Semantics) Capacity Building Comorbidity Computer Games Critical Literacy English Language Learners Information Security Knowledge Economy Leadership Role Mixed Methods Research Naming Neoliberalism School Turnaround Semi Structured Interviews Structured Interviews Web 2.0 […]
Business Research: How Open is Company Data in Open Government Partnership Countries? (New Report)
|From the Open Corporates Blog: OpenCorporates is publishing a major new report into access to company data in OGP countries, and the picture is not good. Out of a total of a possible 100 points, the average score was just 21, with several major countries (including Spain, Greece and Brazil) scoring zero. A score of 100 […]
OAPEN’s Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) Now Live Online
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, National Libraries, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing, Resources
|We first shared details about the Directory of Open Access Books about six weeks ago. Today (via TeleRead) we learned that the directory is live. It’s can be searched or browsed by title, subject, and publisher. From Today’s Announcement: OAPEN is pleased to announce the launch of the Directory of Open Access Books (www.doabooks.org), a discovery […]
The map shows prevalence of major illnesses by county. The dataset used to create the map also available as an XLS file. From the Article and Map via AdAge: As grim as it is to say this, for health-care marketers, knowing where people are sick is a useful data point. As part of the American […]
EBSCO (in Conjunction With ATLA) Adds New Database to Historic Digital Archive Collection
Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, EBSCO, Libraries, Reports, Resources
|From the Announcement: EBSCO has released the latest database in its Historic Digital Archive Collection, The African American Historical Serials Collection. Developed in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this digital collection includes African American periodicals, annuals and reports published from 1829-1922 including materials from African American religious organizations and social service agencies. […]