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Distinctions Emerge in U.S. Government Plans for Expanding Access to Research
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by Richard Huffine
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Research funded by the U.S. government is finally going to be available for anyone to read and cite, based on plans laid out by the agencies that administer the funding. Recently, several agencies have released plans that are all based on the February 2013 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. That order required the development of new policies to provide expanded access to the research being funded by the U.S. government. In addition, Congress included public access requirements in the FY 2014 Omnibus for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education. The memo and the legislation impact 24 agencies that spend at least $100 million in research funding annually. Each plan is customized and includes the approaches the agencies will take to address two very different requirements: public access to research publications and public access to the data associated with that research.
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APA Introduces Teaching-Focused Journal
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The American Psychological Association (APA) will release a new journal, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, in spring 2015. It covers evidence-based teaching tips and reviews of contemporary teaching theories for high school, community college, college, and university instructors and students.
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NISO Studies Patron Privacy
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded NISO (National Information Standards Organization) a grant to develop the Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems. The grant will support a series of community discussions to encourage libraries, publishers, and information systems providers to build better privacy protection into their operations.
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TLC Displays Reading Levels in Its ILS Products
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The Library Corp. (TLC) added Reading Level Integration to its Library-Solution and Library-Solution for Schools, which gathers data from vendors and associates titles by ISBN for display in various Library-Solution modules.
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Cisco and Microsoft Work on Cloud Computing
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Cisco extended its relationship with Microsoft for a new technology platform designed to accelerate service delivery and streamline entry into the Intercloud (a globally connected network of clouds) for cloud providers. Cisco Cloud Architecture for the Microsoft Cloud Platform is an integrated solution that helps these providers rapidly deliver cloud services with simplified operations and reduced costs.
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DPLA Moves Forward With Public Library Partnership Project
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The Minnesota Digital Library received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation--as one of the Digital Public Library of America's (DPLA) four service hubs to get an award--to work on the Public Library Partnership Project (PLPP). The PLPP is tasked with developing a curriculum for teaching basic digitization concepts and skills that will help public library staffers participate in their local digital libraries and the DPLA to create online exhibitions featuring digitized materials.
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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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