New Report From SPARC Europe: “Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education 2023”
From a SPARC Europe Announcement: A new SPARC Europe report focuses on the state of Open Education (OE) and Open Educational Resources (OER) across European higher education institutions in 2023. Supported by the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL), this report draws on a survey conducted between November 2023 and [...]
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is Beginning a Search to Find a New Home For “America’s Digital Heritage”
From a Letter/Post: by John Bracken, Executive Director of the Digital Public Library America: I am writing to share with you some exciting news. As many of you know, we recently conducted a review of our hallmark program, the aggregation and sharing of nearly 50 million images and files from [...]
A New Report From Ithaka S+R: “Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library”
Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library was published today by Ithaka S+R. The report was written by: Ess Pokornowski Senior Analyst, Ithaka S+R Roger C. Schonfeld Vice President, Organizational Strategy and Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums From the Report’s Executive Summary: Research libraries are expected to provide [...]
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Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Announces 30 Finalists for the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
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New Data: Association of American Publishers (AAP) Reports Overall Publishing Industry Up 0.4% For Calendar Year 2023, and Down 2.5% for Month of December
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