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January 17, 2019 | Informetrics Journal Quits Elsevier, Relaunches as Open Access By Matt Enis Citing irreconcilable disagreements with publisher Elsevier’s business model, the editorial board of the Journal of Informetrics on January 10 unanimously announced its resignation and subsequently launched a new journal, Quantitative Science Studies. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT Promoting Faculty Research Can Be Challenging. Here Is One University’s Answer. Collecting and managing research outputs, and sharing them with the broader research community, is a challenge with which many universities struggle. Working with Ex Libris, the University of Denver Libraries is moving forward with a solution that promises to simplify this task and make research assets more discoverable, which will ultimately benefit faculty, librarians, and the entire institution. Read More››› |
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Strength from Our Work | Blatant Berry By John N. Berry III My postelection depression was triggered by all the rancid rhetoric coupled with the fear and deep concern brought on by the bomb mailings and the killings of two in a market in Louisville, KY, and 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. |
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SPONSORED BY EMERALD PUBLISHING GROUP Annotation Evangelist Heather Staines Reveals Hidden Treasures Online On a recent webcast sponsored by Emerald Publishing, three internet innovators discussed new techniques to foster engagement and cross-disciplinary collaboration. One participant was Heather Staines, the Director of Partnerships for the cutting-edge nonprofit Hypothes.is. Heather explained with delight how her company’s annotation tools will transform academic publications into “truly living entities.” Read More››› |
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Keach Library Hosts Online Privacy Exhibit By Matt Enis From January 2–18, the Nueces County Keach Family Library in Robstown, TX, is hosting the Glass Room Experience, a special exhibition designed to spark discussion about personal data and online privacy. The portable exhibit was created by the Tactical Technology Collective (TTC), a Berlin-based nonprofit organization, with funding provided by Mozilla. |
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SPONSORED CONTENT The Value of Indexing for Accelerating Research Whether you’re a librarian, scientist, student or general consumer, when seeking research for your work, relevant information and sources seem plentiful, especially since the internet has made it easier than ever to discover and share content. However, the more there is, the harder it becomes to find what you need. Read More››› |
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Nonfiction, January 11, 2019 | Xpress Reviews By LJ Reviews Reviews of Shattered Minds: How the Pentagon Fails Our Troops with Faulty Helmets, Fracturing the Founding: How the Alt-Right Corrupts the Constitution, A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin, and more. |
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Not Having It All | Social Sciences Reviews, December 2018 By LJ Reviews A fascinating, scholarly work that emphasizes how far we’ve come and how much more we can achieve in terms of gender equality; Westervelt’s refreshing take on feminist literature will inspire further exploration of both classic and current works. |
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Sidelined in Hollywood | Performing Arts Reviews By LJ Reviews Anyone seeking to study, and dismantle, structures of oppression will appreciate this clarifying read; this engaging, forthright, and personal history of both the author and her muse will be a valuable addition to most libraries. |
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Language, January 2019 | Best Sellers By LJ Reviews
1. Archaeology of Babel: The Colonial Foundation of the Humanities Ahmed, Siraj Stanford University Press 2018. ISBN 9780804785297. $90 2. Technolingualism: The Mind and the Machine Pfrehm, James Bloomsbury Academic 2018. ISBN 9781472578358. $88 3. Language as Hermeneutic: A Primer on the Word and Digitization Ong, Walter J. Cornell University Press 2017. ISBN 9781501714481. $95 |
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Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) seeks a City Librarian |
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