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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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FOIA Advisory Committee Recommends Updates in Federal Agencies
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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During the quarterly meeting of the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee on Jan. 16, the participants weighed in on recommendations from subcommittees in preparation for drafting a final report. The recommendations are the result of research conducted throughout the committee's 2-year term of office (2016-2018) as its members sought practical ways to improve federal agency FOIA operations.
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Library Marketing and Communications Conference Goes Nonprofit; Shares 2018 Info
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The Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) has been incorporated as the new not-for-profit organization Library Marketing Conference Group (LMCG). Its mission "is to advance, promote and support the knowledge and understanding of marketing and communications among library professionals ..."
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Cochrane Asks for Medical Research Platform Volunteers
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Cochrane is seeking participants for the citizen science platform Cochrane Crowd and partner platforms Mark2Cure and Stall Catchers to help improve medical research and treatment.
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EDP Sciences Pledges Support for I4OC
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EDP Sciences joined the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), a collaboration among scholarly publishers, researchers, and other interested parties that aims to promote the availability of open, structured, and separable data on citations.
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Odilo Makes Its Content Available to SimplyE Libraries
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Odilo's digital library of 1.4 million titles (ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, etc.), including content in Spanish and other languages, is now available to SimplyE's partner libraries.
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Thomson Reuters Rolls Out Data Privacy Advisor
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Thomson Reuters launched Data Privacy Advisor, a specialized data privacy research solution that mines the company's global legal and regulatory information and expansive data privacy guidance.
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How Public Libraries Can Access Political Influence (4:19)
Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) executive director Stephen Abram explains how libraries can engage with and wield influence in the affairs of their communities in this clip from his presentation at Computers in Libraries & Internet Librarian 2020.
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Online Teaching in K-12: Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators
Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano
Foreword by Norman Vaughan
Online Teaching in K–12 is the essential hands-on reference and textbook for education professionals seeking success in the planning, design, and teaching of K–12 online courses and programs.
2016/352 pp/hardbound | ISBN 978-1-57387-527-1
Regular Price: $65.00 | Web Orders: $58.50
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