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Monday, September 26, 2011

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NewsBreaks
End User Survey of Federal Depository Libraries
by Barbie E. Keiser
An Aug. 25, 2011 NewsBreak focused on a report by Ithaka S+R, "Modeling a sustainable future for the United States: Federal Depository Library Program's network of libraries in the 21st century." That same week, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) released another report on the depository libraries, "FDLP users speak: The value and performance of libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program," presenting the results of a survey conducted by Outsell, Inc. from Oct.10, 2010 through March 4, 2011. (The report can be downloaded from the FDLP website.)

Weekly News Digests
EBSCO Publishing Releases New Ebook Subject Sets
EBSCO Publishing announced the release of 64 new ebook subject sets bringing the total number of subject sets to nearly 200. These additional subject sets reflect the rapid growth of EBSCO's ebook collection offered to libraries in convenient collections grouped by subject matter.
Summon Expands Content From Oxford University Press
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest LLC, announced that the Summon service has greatly increased the amount of content from Oxford University Press (OUP). It is now indexing both the metadata and full text of Grove Art Online (available via Oxford Art Online), Grove Music Online (available via Oxford Music Online), American Dictionary of National Biography Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online, and Oxford Reference Online.
Status Report On Obama Administration’s Commitment to Open Government
On Sept. 16, the White House released "The Obama Administration's Commitment to Open Government: A Status Report" (PDF). This status report highlights the breadth of the administration's commitment to open government, documents the substantial progress made on many of the administration's open government initiatives, and anticipates continued progress.

NewsLink Spotlight
Upstart Legal Services Gain Traction
by Paula J. Hane
What a lot of activity we've seen lately in online legal services—acquisitions, investments, new traction in the market, and even newly launched services. The traditional methods of practicing law have been challenged of late, with some of the work formerly done by lawyers now able to be performed by technology. And, the rise of free sources of legal information, such as Fastcase and Justia.com, continue to rock the market. Yes, we live in interesting and disruptive times.

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Bookshelf
The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition
The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition
by Heather Hedden
Foreword by Stephanie Lemieux
The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden—a leading taxonomy expert and instructor—walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensive English.

In this fully revised third edition, Hedden adds an entirely new chapter on ontologies, emphasizes the SKOS model of concepts over the traditional thesaurus model of terms, and provides new insights into taxonomy development techniques. She presents fresh survey data; new screenshots and examples; and updated information on software, career opportunities, and resources for taxonomists.

2022/502pp softbound/ISBN 978-1-57387-586-8 | $47.50


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