MORE 'GALE' POSTS
1. Open Annotations: OpenEdition Launches a Partnership with Hypothesis (Post-Publication Open Peer Review Experiment) 2. Ready For Providers to Use: DataCite Announces Launch of LinkChecker 3. Gale and Libraries Connect Ohio Partner to Provide Residents, Students Free Access to New Digital Resources 3. Plan S: The Ambitious Initiative to End the Reign of Paywalls (via The Scientist)
1. Chicago Public Library Kerry James Marshall Mural Withdrawn From Christie’s Sale (ARTNEWS) 2. Open Access Monographs: Perspectives From University Presses (via Wonkhe) Op-Ed by Peter M. Berkery Jr,, Executive Director of the Association of University Presses 3. Follett Unveils ‘Classroom Ready Collections’ 4. Gale and American Antiquarian Society Partner to Digitize American Historical Periodicals Archives & OhioLINK Partners with […]
Gale Etschmaier Named Dean of Florida State University Libraries
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From Florida St. University: Florida State University has named Gale S. Etschmaier as dean of University Libraries, effective Sept. 7. Etschmaier has served as the dean of library and information access at San Diego State University since 2011. “Florida State is pleased to welcome Gale Etschmaier as our next dean of libraries,” said Sally McRorie, […]
News Roundup (June 26, 2018)
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1. Statement From Association of Research Libraries on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Travel Ban 2. Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Next-Gen Wi-Fi Security Protocol (WPA3) 3. In EPIC FOIA Case, FTC Releases New Information from Facebook Audits 4. ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo Announces “Libraries = Strong Communities” Advocacy Effort 5. Letter From MLA to MLA Bibliography Customers re: […]
1. Cengage Selects Chegg to Deliver Cengage Unlimited’s Free Rental Program 2. States Defy FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality (via The Hill) 3. U.S. Appeals Against Ruling that Trump Could Not Block Twitter Followers (via Reuters) 4. Privacy and Security: MyHeritage Genealogy Site Announces Mega Breach Affecting 92 Million Accounts (via Bleeping Computer) 5. Washington State Sues Google and Facebook […]
1. Legal Information Preservation Alliance (LIPA) Hires Michelle Trumbo as New Executive Director 2. Wikipedia Announces Update to Privacy Statement 3. Cengage and VitalSource Expand Collaboration to Include Cengage Unlimited Subscription 4. Wiley Names New Chief Technology Officer 5. White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Position Eliminated (via CBS News) and White House Cuts Critical Cybersecurity Role As Threats Loom (via Wired) […]
UPDATE: October 4, 2018 From Cengage: Cengage, an education and technology company, today announced that a resolution has been reached in Knox et al v. Cengage. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with our authors David Knox and Caroline Schacht. Under the agreement, Mr. Knox and Ms. Schacht will purchase Choices in […]
From Cornell University: Rand Hall is being transformed over the next 18 months to house the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library, a state-of-the-art facility on its top two floors with massed stacks of books as its centerpiece, digital resources, and voluminous reading and study space. Along with 8,000 square feet of shop space for AAP […]
News Roundup (December 5, 2017)`
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1. Higher Education: “Cengage Unlimited” Launches, On-Demand Access to ALL Cengage Digital Higher Education Materials For One Fee 2. Florida: Santa Rosa County School District Decides to Not Remove Fahrenheit 451 From 8th Grade Curriculum (via CBLDF) 3. History: 100,000 Items From Oklahoma’s “OK Hub” Now Discoverable in DPLA 4. Movie About MIT Hacktivist Aaron Swartz in […]
1. NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians Approved and Adopted by Organizations Executive Board 2. Cengage, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson Education Launch Large-Scale Campaign Against Trafficking in Counterfeit Books on Online Marketplaces 3. Tor Browser Downloads Are Up in 2017 4. University of New Mexico Press Faces Lean Times Ahead (via Albuquerque Journal)
