Day archives: August 2nd, 2017

OCLC – The Realities of Research Data Management

Bryant, Rebecca, Brian Lavoie and Constance Malpas. 2017. A Tour of the Research Data Management (RDM) Service Space. The Realities of Research Data Management, Part 1. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Research. http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/2017/oclcresearch-research-data-managementservice-space-tour-2017.pdf. [Parts 2-4 are forthcoming] “The Realities of Research Data Management is a four-part series that explores how research universities are addressing the challenge of …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries

New website tracks press freedom violations in United States

“Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joins more than 20 press freedom organizations announcing the launch of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States…Led by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom of the Press Foundation, the website will serve …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?

Nevelow Mart, Susan. “Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?”. LawArXiv, 3 May 2017. Web. “Ms. Mart examines the legal bases of the public’s right to access government information, reviews the types of information that have recently been removed from the Internet, and analyzes the rationales given …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Elsevier acquires bepress – leading showcase of academic research

News release: “Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, today acquired bepress, a Berkeley, California-based business that helps academic libraries showcase and share their institutions’ research for maximum impact. Founded by three University of California, Berkeley professors in 1999, bepress allows institutions to collect, organize, preserve and disseminate their intellectual output, …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Education, Libraries