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'Every Week Is Fair Use Week'
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by Abby Clobridge
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From Feb. 23 to 27, 2015, many professionals within the information industry celebrated the second annual Fair Use Week. Similar to Open Access Week, Fair Use Week is a loosely organized, weeklong event during which libraries, universities, museums, archives, and individuals raise awareness about fair use. As explained on the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) website, "Fair Use Week is simply a time to promote and discuss the opportunities presented by fair use, celebrate successful fair use stories, and explain the doctrine."
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Innovative Will Support the Libhub Initiative
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Innovative agreed to sponsor the Libhub Initiative, which encourages industrywide focus on library resources' web visibility. With this sponsorship, Innovative will continue to promote the adoption of linked data practices and will develop functionality that will allow libraries to benefit from linked data technologies.
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ProQuest's Genealogical Resource Gets Upgrade
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ProQuest released a new version of its HeritageQuest Online collection of genealogical and historical information. Ancestry.com powers a new interface for enhanced searching, and source improvements include the addition of complete every-name indexes and interactive maps to the U.S. federal census data (1790-1940).
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Springer Opens Up Conference Proceedings Data for Downloading
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Springer Science+Business Media started a pilot project on linked open data by making available selected metadata from conference publications that focus on computer science. Semantically searchable data on about 8,000 proceedings volumes are now downloadable for free.
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Thieme's Delhi Division Makes Strides in Neurology Publishing
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Thieme Publishers Delhi took over the publication of the peer-reviewed, open access (OA) Indian Journal of Neurosurgery from Wolters Kluwer Health's Medknow division. As the official journal of the Neurological Surgeon Society of India, it is published three times per year online, with print versions available to society members.
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EBSCO Offers Content From the ATLA Historical Monographs Collection
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EBSCO Information Services and the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) introduced 11 thematic series of the ATLA Historical Monographs Collection for religion and theology scholars. Documents come from the 13th century through 1922 and cover topics related to political science, sociology, spirituality, philosophy, and other areas.
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University Libraries Offer an Alternative to Traditional Publishing
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Maybe you're a professor who has an idea for a journal you'd like to start at your university. Or maybe you're a graduate student looking to prove yourself by publishing your research. Or maybe you're a college librarian hoping to start a newsletter that will raise your library's visibility on campus. No matter the reason, you're writing something that needs to find an audience. Why not publish it at the library? As digital tools get easier to use, many institutions are starting their own publishing programs in an effort to offer more varied services to their communities.
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Download Our March Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free March content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer.
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