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Libraries of Old and New
The ancient Library of Alexandria was a working resource for scholars. The ancient image of a library as a place for scholars to collaborate, eat, read, and think continues even in the digital form. MIT News brought this interesting news to us in their article, “The once and future library.” Libraries have long been places where…
Read MoreCommas, Hyphens, and Rules – Oh my!
Word nerds might unite or divide around this topic, but the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook is always good for a hearty conversation. The Baltimore Sun brought this topic to us in their article, “A challenge to the AP Stylebook editors.” Whether it is the serial comma issue or the apostrophe debate, writers and editors are…
Read MoreCall for Science Journals to be More Accessible
Scientific journal publishers have long defended their convictions that subscriptions are necessary to finance their operations. However, efforts to extend free access to scientific and academic research papers received a big boost recently. Science Business brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Moedas: journal papers based on EU-funded science should be free to…
Read MoreLibraries Under Attack
Scholarly publishing has been a narrative involving crisis, lack of funding, academic egos, and self-preservation. As part of that story, there are victims, villains, and heroes. The Scholarly Kitchen brought us this interesting news in their article, “Library Expenditures, Salaries Outstrip Inflation.” This doesn’t completely capture the complexity of the scholarly publishing market. Each year, libraries receive a smaller slice of their…
Read MoreNew Digital Resources Become Available
Gale is a leading provider of library resources and part of Cengage Learning. They recently announced the expansion and rebranding of their digital archive program. This interesting information came from Library Technology in their article, “Gale grows Digital Archive Program to better address research needs and further support digital humanities.” The new Gale Primary Sources program…
Read MoreWhat Time Is It?
This past weekend clocks moved forward one hour in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii and almost all of Arizona, and in most of Canada. The rest of the world changes at other intervals for varying reasons. This is called Daylight Saving Time (DST), which started in 1895 in Germany and Hungary. The practice…
Read MoreDid You Ask Permission?
What is piracy? Simply put, it is copyright infringement, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative work. Besides being illegal, it is unnecessary. There are many legitimate and legal ways to obtain various versions of research…
Read MoreFree Access to European Cancer Congress Webcasts
A new online platform that is run by Elsevier and hosted by the European Journal of Cancer (EJC) is designed to provide healthcare professionals free access to a selection of lectures from the European Cancer Congress (ECC2015), held in Vienna on September 25-29, 2015. Knowledge Speak brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Elsevier’s…
Read MoreMedical Image Database Launched
Writers, researchers, publishers, bloggers and many other fields will find this new tool very useful. This interesting information came to us from InfoDocket in their article, “National Library of Medicine Launches MedPix, a Database of Free Medical Images.” The National Library of Medicine has launched MedPix, a free online medical image database originally developed by the Departments of…
Read MoreCopyright Educational Opportunity
Everyone needs a little help now and again. This time it comes from the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in the form of two webinars. These learning opportunities are designed to help you steer free of legal issues with copyright laws. SLA is offering the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of copyright topics. By participating…
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