A Walk in the Open Fields: The Best Tools for Wildlife and Habitat Studies

Spring is finally here, and summer ecology fieldwork projects are already being prepared. Imagine that a volunteer fieldworker springs a question on you, asking about open sources. She is doing a summer study of animal droppings, perhaps. Where do you begin? In this NewsBreak, I offer some starting points for open sources to be used by those undertaking practical work with specific wildlife, plants, or habitats.

Weekly News Digests

Kudos Introduces a Premium Product Suite for Enhanced Showcases

Kudos launched a premium product suite featuring state-of-the-art Showcases for research that is in various stages: before, during, or after publication.

Class Online Learning Company Plans ChatGPT-Based Teaching Assistant

Class, a provider of learning sessions for virtual K-12 education, will release the A.I. Teaching Assistant, which will be powered by ChatGPT.

HarperCollins Books Come to the OverDrive Max Access Model

OverDrive has made more than 400,000 ebook and e-audiobook titles available in its Marketplace via the OverDrive Max access model, which allows libraries to buy bundles of 100 loans for specific titles that can be lent with flexibility for concurrent use based on demand for them and with no expiration date.

JSTOR Begins a Path to Open Pilot With the Big Ten Academic Alliance

JSTOR signed a multiyear pilot agreement with the research libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to allow BTAA to become part of Path to Open, JSTOR's sustainable publishing model for frontlist university press monographs.

CCC Unveils New Report on the State of Scholarly Metadata

CCC published "The State of Scholarly Metadata: 2023." This visual report was conducted in collaboration with Media Growth Strategies, and it "depicts the complexities and value of metadata throughout the scholarly research lifecycle."

NewsLink Spotlight

A Day in the Life of Five Librarians, Part 10

by Justin Hoenke

Justin Hoenke, who has worked in public libraries in the U.S. and New Zealand and offers consultancy services for public libraries, has been talking to all types of library staffers for A Day in the Life, his column in Information Today. Among other things, he asks them about their typical days, moments that made them proud, their current projects, and how they see the library field evolving. Here's a look at his columns from September 2022 to March 2023, which have been lightly edited and condensed for the web.

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