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NewsBreaks
What the Open Access Button Means for the Future of Research and Publishing
by Barbie E. Keiser
The Open Access Button is designed to help researchers easily report when they hit a publisher paywall and are unable to access scholarly publications (because they lack a paid subscription to a particular journal or database or have not otherwise paid an access fee for the document). The button, an easy-to-use browser bookmarklet, searches for alternative access to the article, identifying open access versions of articles/research on the internet while mapping where obstacles are inhibiting research advances around the world. Researchers can complete an optional short form to add their experience to a map along with thousands of others located around the world.

Weekly News Digests
Bertelsmann Launches Social Media Hub
Bertelsmann introduced its social cloud website to the public. The site combines and displays content from the international media company's social media channels in one place. Its social cloud focuses on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, but it also aggregates more than 2,000 Bertelsmann social media channels from around the world.
Thomson Reuters Enhances Research and Analytics Tools
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters acquired German-based AVEDAS, which specializes in the development and implementation of current research information systems. Combining the two companies creates a single platform for streamlining research management workflow and providing analytics insights.
SirsiDynix eResource Central Manages 3M Cloud Library Titles
SirsiDynix integrated 3M Cloud Library with its eResource Central (eRC) management solution. More than 200,000 titles and hundreds of publishers from 3M are now available to eRC library customers in the U.S. Libraries can update their local title metadata and sync thousands of e-resources to their catalog.

NewsLink Spotlight
The News of 2013: The Year in Review
by Brandi Scardilli
As another year comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the major information industry happenings that NewsBreaks covered in 2013. Here's an overview of the newsworthy trends, events, and topics from the past year.

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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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Editor: Brandi Scardilli
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