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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) PubScholarJoins the Movement to Support the Directory of Open Access Journals GetFTR (Get Full Text Research) GetFTR Extends Retraction and Errata Service to All Partners, Enhancing Research Integrity and User Experience Lyrasis Lyrasis Partners with 4Science to Improve ORCID Functionality in DSpace North Carolina Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands […]
Preprint: “An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023)”
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|The preprint linked below was posted on arXiv today. Along with the preprint the authors have released the Article Processing Charges Explorer. Title An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023) Authors Leigh-Ann Butler University of Ottawa Library, Ottawa Scholarly Communications Lab Madelaine Hare Scholarly Communications Lab, Ottawa/Vancouver School of […]
EBSCO EBSCO FOLIO Celebrates the Implementation of More Than 200 Libraries and Library Systems Using FOLIO LSP The Open Resource Sharing Coalition (OpenRS) Welcomes MOBIUS as Its First Consortial Member Implementer Misinformation New Resource From the Kaiser Family Foundation: The Health Misinformation Monitor – Edition 1 Oxford University Press OUP Releases Latest Responsible Publishing Report
Library Futures: “Introducing Principles on Library Ownership of Digital Books”
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|From a Library Futures Blog Post: In October 2023, Library Futures gathered a dozen library experts and practitioners to create principles for library ownership of digital books. These principles are meant to establish a foundation of trust between publishers and libraries so that publishers can sell digital books to libraries and libraries can build permanent digital […]
From CARL: The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to share the CARL Digital Literacy Framework, created by the Advancing Teaching and Learning Committee’s Digital Literacy Task Group. This framework has been created for use by Canadian academic and research libraries to define the library’s teaching and learning role and objectives in an increasingly […]
CLIR and The HBCU Library Alliance Collaboration Supports Preservation Projects at HBCU Libraries and Archives
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|From the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) & HBCU Library Alliance: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the HBCU Library Alliance proudly announce the successful culmination of their inaugural collaboration, aimed at empowering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to preserve and digitize their invaluable cultural heritage. With the generous […]
University of Iowa Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Builds First-Ever Digital and Searchable Map of Principia Mathematica Through Multi-Institutional, NEH-Awarded Grant
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|From the University of Iowa Libraries: With a $281,104 Scholarly Editions and Translations grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), researchers at the University of Iowa and Western Kentucky University collaborated to build the first-ever digital map and data table for all three volumes and 1,992 pages of Principia Mathematica—a monumental work in the […]
Brandon Butler is the New Executive Director at Re:Create; Taylor & Francis Issues Expanded Guidance on AI Application for Authors, Editors and Reviewers; & More News Headlines
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|Florida ‘Challenges Our Authority’: School Board In Florida Bans Book About Book Bans (via Tallahasseee Democrat) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) From Special Needs to Equitable Services Oklahoma Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects State Education Board’s Authority Over Public School Libraries (via AP News) Open Library Foundation The Open Resource Sharing Coalition (OpenRS) […]
Report: “State Asks Federal Court to Lift Injunction on Iowa Book Ban Law, ‘Support Iowa’s Youth'”
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|From The Des Moines Register: An attorney representing Iowa argued before a federal appeals court Tuesday that an injunction against the state’s book ban law should be lifted, a decision that would affect the fate of thousands of books in public school libraries and what can be taught to many Iowa students. Attorney Eric H. Wessan, representing […]
A New Issue of Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (Vol. 12, No 1) is Now Available Online
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|Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (Vol. 12, No 1) was published online June 11, 2024. PLRP is published by the College & Research Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association. In This Issue Commentary Carry That Weight: The Journey of an Academic Librarian by Jim Frutchey Research Self-Care in the LibraryA Case Study of a Multi-Use […]