Library Systems Report 2014
(15 April 2014) Marshall Breeding’s 2014 Library Systems Report has been published. As usual it is full of facts, numbers and analysis of the library automation industry. Catch up with the details here.
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HathiTrust award goes to New Zealand
(11 March 2014) The HathiTrust Research Center is pleased to announce the recipients of 4 prototyping project awards, granted as part of the Workset Creation for Scholarly Analysis (WCSA) project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and directed by J. Stephen Downie (PI), Tim Cole (co-PI), and Beth Plale (co-PI). Each project will receive…
British Academy report offers new evidence about the impact of Open Access journal publishing
(17 April 2014) A new British Academy report offers the first full evidence-based analysis of the impact of UK Open Access policies on the current pattern of humanities and social science journal publishing. The report, Open Access journals in Humanities and Social Science, investigates some of the major issues involved in the UK’s Open Access…
Citation and reference list formatting tool from Swinburne University
(17 April 2014) Whether its Swinburne Harvard style or APA 6th Ed., Swinburne University Library has developed a tool which provides provides the correct formatting for in-text citations and for reference lists including APA 6th ed. and Swinburne Harvard Style. Read about it here.
Watershed Map of India added to Stanford Digital Repository
In February and March 2014, approximately 357,000 new files representing over 14,000 items were accessioned into the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR). These materials include, but are not limited to, items from the Watershed Map of India, the People’s Computer Company, and Revs Digital Library. The Watershed Map of India contains over 130 shapefiles representing basin…
Becoming a data librarian – everything you wanted to know
This webinar, “Becoming a data librarian – everything you wanted to know …” on 13 May 2014, 12.00am to 1.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, acknowledges that for many librarians, data management is likely to become a component of their role. So, what do these roles involve? What challenges and opportunities does data management offer librarians?…
The ALA guide to researching modern China
(15 April 2014, Chicago) As China has evolved into an economic superpower, interest in its culture and current place in the world has skyrocketed; China Studies are now taught in almost every college or university in the U.S., as well as in many junior high and high schools. Covering modern China, not just Chinese culture…
Basic American Sign Language for library staff
(15 April 2014, Chicago) ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, Basic American Sign Language for Library Staff. Kathy MacMillan will serve as instructors for a six-week facilitated eCourse starting on 2 June 2014. American Sign Language (ASL) is an invaluable skill for library professionals. A basic grasp of ASL enhances your…
NLM and Wellcome Library to make 150 years of biomedical journals freely available online
(10 April 2014) Representatives of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Wellcome Trust recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to make thousands of complete back issues of historically-significant biomedical journals freely available online. The terms of the MOU include a donation of GBP750,000 (USD1.2 million) to the NLM that…
Elsevier and Kazakhstan sign national license agreement
(14 April 2014, Almaty, Kazakhstan) Elsevier has signed a license agreement with the National Center for Scientific and Technical Information (NCSTI) to make key Elsevier resources available to the entire Kazakhstani research community. The agreement, signed on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Education, provides more than 400 Kazakhstani academic and research institutions with…