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NewsBreaks
Rakuten and OverDrive: Building a Major Global Ebook Platform
by Nancy K. Herther
On March 19, internet services company Rakuten, Inc. announced its acquisition of Cleveland-based OverDrive Holdings, Inc., operator of the OverDrive platform, "for a total consideration of $410 million in cash." According to OverDrive's press release, the company will continue to operate under current CEO Steve Potash as a subsidiary of Rakuten's U.S. unit.

Weekly News Digests
CLOCKSS and CHORUS Ensure Perpetual Access to Government-Funded Research
The CLOCKSS Archive and CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) entered into an agreement that allows CHORUS' publisher members to have a special arrangement with CLOCKSS for permanent, perpetual public access to its archived publications (if public access is unavailable elsewhere).
W3C Will Provide MOOCs via edX
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) teamed up with edX to offer W3Cx, a series of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on core web technologies. The first MOOC, on HTML5 and web design fundamentals, will begin on June 1, 2015. Registration is now open.
Internet Archive and DPLA Form Partnership
The Internet Archive and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) joined forces for a joint program that will enhance collection sharing from the Internet Archive in the DPLA. The Internet Archive will work with libraries and content providers to make sure that their metadata will meet the DPLA's standards and requirements.
OverDrive Marketplace Now Allows Preorders
OverDrive introduced a preordering feature in its OverDrive Marketplace for all libraries, schools, and consortia. They can preorder ebooks and audiobooks 6 months in advance of the street date of public availability, and library users can place holds on titles for when they become available.
Society of Interventional Radiology Chooses Thieme as Publishing Partner
Thieme is now the publishing partner for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). The plan is to publish several books each year about topics in the interventional radiology field.

NewsLink Spotlight
University Libraries Offer an Alternative to Traditional Publishing
by Brandi Scardilli
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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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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