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Journal Article: “Planet of the APCs: A Decade of Progress and Setbacks in Open Access”
The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title Planet of the APCs: A Decade of Progress and Setbacks in Open Access Authors Josh Bolick University of Kansas Ada Emmett University of Kansas Marc L Greenberg University of Kansas A. Townsend Peterson University of Kansas Brian Rosenblum University […]
Ten Recipients of the 2025 “I Love My Librarian” Award Announced
From a Joint News Release: The American Library Association (ALA) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Serving communities across the nation, the 2025 honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries who were nominated by community members for their expertise, dedication, and profound impact […]
National Archives to Award $2.4 Million For Historical Records Projects
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The National Archives has approved $2,434,000 in awards for 30 historical records projects in 21 states, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. The National Archives grants program is carried out with the advice and recommendations of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). A complete […]
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Library of Congress Appoints Rachael Stoeltje as New Chief for National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has named Rachael Stoeltje as the new chief of the Library’s National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, which includes the Library’s Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, beginning in January 2025. Stoeltje will oversee the state-of-the-art facility where the Library of Congress acquires, preserves and provides access to the […]
Digital Preservation: “Act Now to Stop Millions of Research Papers From Disappearing”
From a Nature Editorial: Millions of research articles are absent from major digital archives. This worrying finding, which Nature reported on earlier this year, was laid bare in a study by Martin Eve, who studies technology and publishing at Birkbeck, University of London. Eve sampled more than seven million articles with unique digital object identifiers (DOIs), a […]
Journal Article: “An Analysis of RBMS News Blog Job Advertisements, 2013–2021”
The article linked below was recently published by RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. Title An Analysis of RBMS News Blog Job Advertisements, 2013–2021 Authors Ikumi Crocoll UCLA Kelli Hansen Cornell University Source RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage Vol 25, No 2 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/rbm.25.2.115. Abstract […]
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Report From Texas: “In A New Information Age, News Outlets Are Partnering With Public Libraries”
From The Texas Standard: Our media landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades. With the ubiquity of the internet and social media, where and how people get their information has shifted – and news outlets spend a lot of time thinking about how to connect with users effectively. It can be a tricky […]
Research Article: “Analyzing the Consistency of Retraction Indexing” (preprint)
The preprint linked below was recently shared on MetaArXiv. Title Analyzing the Consistency of Retraction Indexing Authors Malik Oyewale Salami University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Corinne McCumber University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jodi Schneider University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Source via MetaArXiv DOI: 10.31222/osf.io/gvfk5 Abstract Post-retraction citation may be partly due to […]
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Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI): “Infra Finder Grows: 90+ Open Infrastructures Now Available”
From an Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Post: Open infrastructure — shared systems and resources supporting the creation, sharing, and preservation of research output and knowledge — is becoming increasingly crucial in the rapidly evolving world of research and scholarship. However, navigating this complex and dynamic landscape can be challenging for institutions and organizations. [Clip] […]
Research Paper (Preprint): “GREI Data Repository AI Taxonomy”
The paper linked below (preprint) was recently shared on arXiv. Title GREI Data Repository AI Taxonomy Authors John Chodacki California Digital Library Mark Hanhel figsnare Stefano Iacus Dataverse Ryan Scherle Dryad Eric Olson Center for Open Science Nici Pfeiffer Center for Open Science Kristi Holmes Zenodo Mohammad Hosseini Zenodo Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.08054 Abstract […]
