Category «Libraries»

Predatory open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics

Predatory’ open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics. Cenyu Shen and Bo-Christer Björk. Information Systems Science, Hanken School of Economics, Arkadiankatu 22, Helsinki 00101, Finland The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/13/23 – Published: 1 October 2015. BMC Medicine 2015, 13:230 …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing

Searching SSRN Just Got Easier

Abou SSRN: “SSRN’s new page centralizes all the tools you need to find stuff in the eLibrary. We combined Quick Search and Advanced Search onto one tab, and made it simple to switch to Browse SSRN Networks or Browse JEL Codes. Did you even know all of those functions existed?.. What’s New for the Savvy …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

Patent Searching Guide

Via Amy Riegelman – University of Minnesota: Patent Searching Tutorial – includes Google Patents and USPTO Patent Database.

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Patent and Trademark

OCLC ceases supplying accessions list and catalog cards

“On September 30, 2015, OCLC will end support for Accessions List and Catalog Cards, which have had declining use in recent years. For more information, please see “Cataloging Cards and Accessions list” FAQs located at http://oc.lc/cc-al or contact Support at [email protected].”

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Review of the Current Landscape of Library Data Services and Institutional Data Policies

Briney, K., Goben, A., & Zilinski, L. (2015). Do You Have an Institutional Data Policy? A Review of the Current Landscape of Library Data Services and Institutional Data Policies. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 3(2), eP1232. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1232 “INTRODUCTION Many research institutions have developed research data services in their libraries, often in anticipation of or …

Subjects: Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Search the world’s historical newspaper archives

“The goal of Elephind.com is to make it possible to search all the world’s online historic newspapers from one place. We aren’t there yet, but we are adding more newspapers every day. With Elephind.com it is now possible for family historians, genealogists, and researchers to search historic digitized newspaper archives from around the globe. Elephind.com …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

NYT: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead

New York Times – The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead “The surprising resilience of print has provided a lift to many booksellers. Independent bookstores, which were battered by the recession and competition from Amazon, are showing strong signs of resurgence. The American Booksellers Association counted 1,712 member stores in …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Via Quartz – This free online encyclopedia has achieved what Wikipedia can only dream of – “The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy may be the most interesting website on the internet. Not because of the content—which includes fascinating entries on everything from ambiguity to zombies—but because of the site itself Its creators have solved one of …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

New on LLRX – The Next Librarian of Congress – What to do about the Internet Archive and Google Books’ scanning project?

Via LLRX.com – The Next Librarian of Congress – What to do about the Internet Archive and Google Books’ scanning project? – David Rothman offers his insights and perspective on the work and challenges that await the next Librarian of Congress. He calls for an individual who is not only steeped in the requisite expertise …

Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Education, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing

New on LLRX – Information Illiteracy Stopped through the Developmental Education Program

Via LLRX.com – Information Illiteracy Stopped through the Developmental Education Program – In Part 2 of her 5 part series, Lorette Weldon, Librarian and Educator, shares insightful and actionable research on why high school students are not guaranteed success in college when they have completed college-preparatory courses, and methods to overcome these challenges.

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Adblock Browser, Do Not Track and Acceptable Ads

“Adblock Plus has launched the Adblock Browser, and we’re excited to announce that DuckDuckGo is the default search engine in Adblock Browser on iOS and Android! We’ve been working with the EFF to promote a new “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard for web browsing. We hope this new DNT policy will better protect people from …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Patriot Act, PC Security, Privacy, Search Engines

Union List of Legislative Histories

[Via Rick McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Law Library, Washington, DC] “For several decades the Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C. published a Union List of Legislative Histories. The most recent edition is the 7th edition published in loose-leaf in the year 2000 and accompanied by a …

Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

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