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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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The News of 2014: The Year in Review
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Happy new year! As we ring in 2015 and look forward to what is sure to be another eventful year for libraries, information professionals, and information services, it's time to reflect on the major industry happenings in 2014. Here's an overview of the newsworthy trends, events, and topics NewsBreaks covered in the past year.
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Download Our December Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free December content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer for Online Searcher.
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Annual NFAIS Conference Focuses on the User Experience
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The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold its annual conference from Feb. 22 to 24, 2015, in at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. Registration is now open.
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StreamingMedia.com Offers Commentary on CES 2015
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Streaming Media, an Information Today, Inc. company, covered the 2015 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in a series of articles for its website. The following are some highlights reported by Troy Dreier, senior associate editor of StreamingMedia.com.
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New Reprints Desk Widget Acts as Research Aid
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Reprints Desk announced the release of its Article Galaxy Widget, a free, browser-based tool that helps researchers find lowest-cost access to full-text STM articles indexed by 50-plus sources such as PubMed, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Web of Science, and Scopus.
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NEH and Mellon Foundation Subsidize Ebook Conversions
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation partnered for the Humanities Open Book Program, a joint pilot grant program that plans to facilitate the conversion of out-of-print books in the humanities into freely accessible ebooks.
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Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 2
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by Nancy K. Herther
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With all of the Big Five publishers now agreeing to ebook-lending terms with libraries, we are finally seeing stability on this point across the book industry. Additionally, we are also starting to see publishers setting up their own sales/access portals as well as working with vendors and other distribution channels. This is the second article in a two-part report that aims to provide the information you need to catch up and keep up with this complex area of the information industry.
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If you are interested in sponsoring the NewsLink newsletter throughout the year, please contact account executive LaShawn Fugate for details: lashawn@infotoday.com.
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