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Clarivate Appoints Former ProQuest CEO Matti Shem Tov as the Company’s Next CEO
Data Files, Ex Libris, Jobs, Management and Leadership, News
|From Clarivate (Full Text of Announcement): Clarivate today announced that the Board has appointed Matti Shem Tov, former CEO of ProQuest, as the Company’s next CEO, effective August 9, 2024. Mr. Shem Tov will also join the Company’s Board of Directors. Jonathan Gear, Chief Executive Officer, will step down as CEO and as a member […]
Roundup: A Selection of New or Recently Updated Reports by the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Data Files, Management and Leadership, News, Reports, Roundup
|The reports listed below are a small selection of new or recently updated reports (July 15-August 1) by by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Access to Motor Vehicle Software and Data Global Women’s Issues: Background and Selected U.S. Efforts Immigration: Grounds of Inadmissibility IT Outage from CrowdStrike’s Update: Impacts to Certain Public Safety Systems and […]
Research Tools: A Comprehensive Digital Archive with Data About Tornadoes in Canada Launches Online
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From the CBC: A trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now available to anyone with an internet connection. The files were housed in Environment Canada’s archives, and have been digitized and posted online as part of a multi-year project spearheaded by the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at […]
The article linked below (full text) was recently published by Scientometrics. Title Bibliometrics Beyond Citations: Introducing Mention Extraction and Analysis Authors Eugenio Petrovich University of Turin Sander Verhaegh University of Tilburg Gregor Bös University of Tilburg Claudia Cristalli University of Tilburg Fons Dewulf University of Tilburg Ties van Gemert University of Tilburg Nina IJdens University […]
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Awards $796,320 to Rescue Endangered Audio and Visual Heritage 26 Projects Selected in Latest Round of “Recordings at Risk” Program
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Digital Preservation, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Preservation
|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From the Council on Library and Information Resources: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announced $796,320 in grants to digitize rare and unique audio/visual materials through its Recordings at Risk program. This eleventh cohort of the program will support 26 projects, adding to the impressive tally of […]
From the Report: This report presents an overview of the current state of library and information science education in the US and Canada and highlights several notable trends the data exhibit over time. ALISE annually collects data from its institutional members in these categories: faculty and staff, students, curriculum, and income and expenditures. The data […]
IMLS: Institute of Museum and Library Services Releases FY 2022 State Library Administrative Agencies Survey Results
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|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has published the latest report on the State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey, providing findings on the state of SLAAs through FY 2022. Conducted since 1994, this survey highlights trends in financial health, workforce, and services provided by SLAAs […]
From a Trojman Corp. News Release: The Trojman Corporation has secured an exclusive agreement with TheirStory to distribute their innovative Oral History digital platform to libraries and organizations across Canada. “We are excited to provide a turnkey solution for organizations that want to capture, transcribe, edit, share and preserve oral histories” said Salvy Trojman, Managing Director of […]
Journal Article: “Assessing Information, Media and Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Approaches and Challenges in the Research Literature on the Topic”
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports
|The full text article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Assessing Information, Media and Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Approaches and Challenges in the Research Literature on the Topic Authors Maria Pinto University of Granada Javier Garcia-Marco University of Zaragoza David Caballero University of Granada Ramón Manso Centro de […]
Roundup Academic Publishing: Wiley and Oxford University Press Confirm AI Partnerships As Cambridge University Press Offers ‘Opt-In’ (via The Bookeseller) Breaking MAD: Generative AI Could Break the Internet (via Rice U.) Research: The Decision-Making Mystery of AI Chatbots (via Cornell U.) Researchers Develop State-Of-The-Art Device to Make Artificial Intelligence More Energy Efficient (via U of […]