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Unique Indexing Project Carried Out by Eagle Scout
Recently, one 14-year-old boy has been photographing tombstones and recording their inscriptions into a national grave-collection genealogy database as his Eagle Scout project. This interesting news came to us from The Southern Illinoisan in their article, “Eagle Scout candidate indexing graves at local cemeteries.” This unique indexing project is being carried out by Tanner Burke in…
Read MoreCopyright Issue on the Table
The California Assembly Committee on Judiciary recently approved a bill to grant local and state governments copyright authority along with other intellectual property rights. AB 2880 will give state and local governments the power to limit speech and open government. The Electronic Frontier Foundation brought this news to our attention in their article, “California’s Legislature Wants to Copyright…
Read MoreFree, But Fair
Sci-Hub has been in the news a lot lately, but few people truly understand what it is and how it affects academic journals and their authors. American Libraries Magazine brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Sci-Hub: What It Is and Why It Matters.“ Sci-Hub is a website that makes more than 48 million…
Read MoreTracking the Data
Late in 2014, Scholarly Kitchen shared with us a project with Ithaka S+R to research Amazon’s book sales to academic libraries. Some early results are in and they can be viewed on the Ithaka Web site. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Update on a Library Research Project.” The project began at the…
Read MoreRemembrance Through Archiving and Cataloging
Memorial Day. It’s viewed as the unofficial start of summer. Public pools open, kids are out of school, and BBQ grills are fired up all over the nation. However, Memorial Day is also a national solemn day of remembrance for those who have served our country. The origins of Memorial Day are widely debated. Many…
Read MorePreserving Time and History
The Associated Press (AP) has turned to digital preservation specialist Preservica to safeguard its corporate records and news wire services. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “This Big Data Archives Project Dates to 1848.” Established in 1846, AP continues its effort to preserve and make accessible its near 170-year-old records, including reporters’…
Read MoreNew Director of World’s Largest Library
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the appointment of Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan as the next director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The American Library Association’s publication, District Dispatch, brought this news to us in their article, “New director named for the U.S. National Library of Medicine.” As director, Dr. Brennan will…
Read MoreAn Experience in Connections
Last year, the Public Library of Science (PLOS) shared their experience in exploring how they might link PLOS Subject Area terms to related concepts outside the PLOS publishing platform. In subsequent conversations, they realized some obvious next steps with regard to linked data. This interesting information came to us from the PLOS blog in their article, “PLOS…
Read MoreNew Partnership Increases Access
A new partnership was recently announced between 1science and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO). Together they will provide academic libraries access to a vast number of openly accessible scholarly articles when performing a search in EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Library Technology Guides brought this interesting information to us in their article, “1science and EBSCO Information Services announce…
Read MoreNew Additions to EBSCO’s Digital Archives
Digital magazine archives from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are now available for five Time Inc. brands, including the complete, extensive and searchable digital versions of the Fortune, Life, People, Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine. Library Technology Guides brought this news to our attention in their article, “EBSCO Information Services introduces Five Time Inc. Titles to Digital…
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