A worn pair of nurse’s shoes. That coronavirus model Anthony Fauci used in public briefings. Oral histories, iconic photos and social media posts. All of us are curators now, and what we preserve — as well as what we don’t — will write the pandemic story. By Karen Emslie (30 Jul 2021, feed from Knowable…
(Aug 2021) From the National Library of the Philippines: As part of the celebration of the 31st Library and Information Services Month, the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) will be publishing the “Impact Stories of Libraries in the Philippines Book III.” This publication will be made possible through the assistance of different libraries…
UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) new policy will increase opportunity for the findings of publicly funded research to be accessed, shared and reused. (6 Aug 2021) Following extensive consultation with the sector, UKRI has published a single Open Access Policy for research publications that acknowledge funding from its councils. UKRI’s updated policy requires immediate…
(28 Jul 2021) California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law an unprecedented $115 million investment in the expansion of Zero Textbook Cost degrees and open educational resources at the state’s community colleges. Building on a successful pilot that concluded in 2019, the funding will support the development of degree and certificate pathways that students can complete without…