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NewsLink Spotlight |
| Open Data Under Attack: How to Find Data and Why It Is More Important Than Ever |
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by Jessica Hilburn
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| This land was made for you and me, and so was the data collected with our taxpayer dollars. Open data is data that is accessible, shareable, and able to be used by anyone. While any person, company, or organization can create and publish open data, the federal and state governments are by far the largest providers of open data. |
Weekly News Digests |
| EveryLibrary Provides Updates on Its Campaigns to Support Libraries |
| EveryLibrary posted an update on its current work and asked for funding support for fighting anti-library legislation in the states it's tracking: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. |
| hoopla Digital Introduces Three BingePasses for PBS Content |
| hoopla Digital launched three new BingePasses in partnership with PBS Distribution, expanding hoopla's catalog of PBS content and joining its four existing PBS SeasonPasses. |
| PEN America Explains Why English Shouldn't Be the Official Language of the U.S. |
| PEN America released a statement on the Trump administration's plan to make English the country's official language. |
| Gale Collaboration With Utah State Library Brings Resources to Rural Residents |
| "Many of our rural areas have limited access to library services," says Cara Rothman, State Librarian of Utah. "With Gale digital resources, our rural communities and homeschooling families now have the same access to the online resources as our larger communities." |
| Clarivate Unveils the Web of Science Policy Citation Index Collection |
| "To help bridge the gap between research and policy, [Clarivate is releasing] the Web of Science Policy Citation Index, a new collection that adds reports, policy briefs and working papers from worldwide sources to the Web of Science platform." |
NewsBreaks |
| 3D Printing in Ann Arbor District Library's Secret Lab |
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by Sophia Guevara
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| I recently went to a 3D printing open lab at Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library's downtown branch. If you haven't yet familiarized yourself with 3D printing, I hope you will take a look at the resources provided in this article to learn more. |
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