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Metadata Games Crowdsources Data Collection through Gaming
On January 22, 2014, Tiltfactor Laboratory at Dartmouth College launched Metadata Games, a digital gaming platform for gathering data on photo, audio, and moving image artifacts. The platform encourages players...
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Edge Initiative for Public Library Technology Assessment Launches
The Edge Initiative, a new leadership and management tool for libraries that want to improve their public technology services, invites participation by public libraries across the United States. As of...
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Appropriations Bill Restores Some Funding, Requires Public Access to Federally Funded Research
The US House of Representatives and the US Senate on January 16, 2014, approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, which will fund the federal government through FY 2014. President Obama...
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Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments Passed by House
On January 14, the US House of Representations unanimously approved the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014. The legislation, H.R. 1233, updates selected provisions of the Presidential Records...
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U Montréal Cancels Subscriptions to 76% of Serials in Wiley Online Library
On January 14, 2014, the Université de Montréal (UdeM) libraries announced that they are cancelling their subscriptions to 1,142 of 1,510 periodicals in the Wiley Online Library at the end...
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Ghaouti, Ulmschneider Elected to SPARC Steering Committee
SPARC’s voting membership has selected two individuals to serve on the SPARC Steering Committee for three-year terms running from January 2014 through December 2016: Loubna Ghaouti of Université Laval and...
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Data Privacy and Security Bill Introduced in Senate
On January 8, 2014, US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced legislation that would protect Americans’ personal information and ensure their privacy. The Personal Data Privacy and Security...
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SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 Deadlines Extended for Proposals, Early-Bird Registration
SPARC has extended the deadline for proposals for the SPARC Open Access Meeting 2014 Innovation Fair, as well as the deadline to register for the meeting at early-bird rates. Both...
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Press-Library Collaborations Explored in AAUP Report
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) surveyed its members and ARL libraries in 2012 to identify elements of successful collaborations. The survey included questions on operational and financial structures...
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CNI Calls for Project Briefing Proposals for Spring 2014 Meeting
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is now accepting proposals for project briefings to be presented at the CNI Spring 2014 Membership Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, March 31–April 1....