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From the World Wildlife Fund: A new database developed by the Global Dam Watch (GDW) consortium is set to revolutionize our understanding of river barriers and reservoirs worldwide. The database, known as the GDW database, integrates existing global datasets to provide the most comprehensive and globally consistent resou[Cliprce for large-scale analyses to date. Researchers and policymakers […]
Boston Public Library Fund Awarded Grant to Advance Digital Equity; Pima County Library District Pauses Plans to Close Libraries After Community Concerns; & More News Headlines
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
AI SearchGPT to Integrate Into ChatGPT by End of Year (via MediaPost) Association of Research Libraries ARL Board of Directors 2025 Elected by ARL Membership Australia “Untapped Potential”: An Important Study of Library Digital Lending (via Readers First) Arizona Pima County Library District Pauses Plans to Close Libraries After Community Concerns (via KGUN) Indigenous Librarianship […]
The article linked below was published today in the latest issue (Vol. 19 No. 1 ) of Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. Title Organizational Structure Around Web-Scale Discovery Services in Canadian Academic Libraries Author Sandra Wong Simon Fraser University Source Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice […]
NARA: “Kenvi Phillips, New Obama Library Director, Puts Emphasis on Access”
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The first primarily digital Presidential Library presents an exciting opportunity to broaden outreach and increase access to the records, according to the Barack Obama Presidential Library’s first permanent director. Dr. Kenvi Phillips took up her duties on June 16, 2024. Three months into her tenure, she talked to National […]
New Data From AAP: Association of American Publishers July 2024 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 18.1% for Month of July, and Up 7.6% Year-To-Date
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Journal Articles, News, Publishing, Reports
New data from AAP: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for July 2024 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Religious Presses, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for July 2024 were up 18.1% as compared to July 2023, coming in at $1.3 billion. […]
The article (preprint) linked below is scheduled for publication in the July 2025 issue of portal: Libraries and the Academy. Title A Comprehensive Study of Library-Led Textbook Affordability Initiatives in the United States Authors Mitchell Scott University of Kentucky Rachel E. Scott Illinois State University Source ISU ReD: Research and eData (Illinois State University Institutional […]
EBSCO Information Services Launches Inspec with Full Text; Research Solutions and Karger Publishers Collaborate to Enrich Journal Content with Scite Smart Citations; & More Headlines
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), EBSCO, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
AI OpenAI Announces Content Deal with Hearst, Including Content from Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle EBSCO EBSCO Information Services Launches Inspec with Full Text Research Solutions Research Solutions and Karger Publishers Collaborate to Enrich Journal Content with Scite Smart Citations OCLC Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Library Joins OCLC’s Worldshare Management Services Community Systematic […]
From WTHN: The Digital Equity Pilot Program has started at seven public libraries in Connecticut, aiming to bridge the digital divide using equity and inclusion. “There’s a lot of people out there that have nobody to call,” Daniel Velez, a digital navigator, said. “There’s a lot of people who don’t have help and they’re just […]
ITHAKA Invests in Perlego to Make Course Materials Accessible and Affordable
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Publishing
From an ITHAKA Announcement (Full Text): ITHAKA is investing in Perlego, a company dedicated to making knowledge more accessible. Perlego, founded in 2017, provides students around the world with affordable access to a digital library of over 1 million textbooks. To date, over 500,000 students have used Perlego in their coursework. Perlego’s impact is meaningful. Studies […]
From the Boston Library Consortium (BLC): Boston Library Consortium is pleased to announce the release of a new report, ReShare CDL: Software & Workflows for Consortial CDL for ILL. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-254935-OLS-23) and the Davis Educational Foundation. The report provides an overview of […]
