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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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Design Standards Take Federal Websites to New Levels of Usability
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by Nancy K. Herther
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In September 2015, the government released the U.S. Web Design Standards, which will be used for all official U.S. government websites. In the past, various government departments had their own sets of rules or best practices, but now the federal government as a whole has a single set of rules to establish not only a common visual style, but also guidelines that provide for easier navigation and standardized terminology.
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ByWater Solutions Facilitates ILS Training for Library School Students
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ByWater Solutions introduced Koha Klassmates, a program that provides free hosted Koha installations to U.S. library schools so they can teach their students about ILS and open source issues.
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DCL and Bowker Release Survey Results on Digital Publishing
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Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) and Bowker teamed up for a survey about digital publishing trends. The "2015 Digital Publishing Survey" shows that about 73% of respondents have published digitally (up from about 64% in 2014) and that about 45% have self-published.
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Thomson Reuters Provides Enhanced Password Management for ProView
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Thomson Reuters integrated its ProView e-reading platform with Priory Solutions' ResearchMonitor online resource management software to give information professionals more efficient and secure password management for their ProView eLibrary.
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Google Scholar Indexes OAPEN-Hosted Monographs
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Google Scholar is now indexing open access (OA) monographs hosted by the OAPEN Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes the publication of academic OA books and provides a platform for the full-text dissemination of OA titles.
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ProQuest Plans New Ebook Acquisition Model
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ProQuest will pilot a new ebook acquisition model, Access-to-Own, which applies budget money spent on title rentals to perpetual purchases. It uses demand-driven acquisition (DDA) and addresses short-term loan (STL) pricing concerns libraries may have, such as access to frontlist titles, allowing libraries to own more content.
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Who's Who in E-Audiobooks
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Audiobooks have come a long way since books on tape. Most vendors now offer e-audiobooks as digital files that can be streamed online or downloaded for offline listening. When deciding on digital content vendors, libraries need to determine if they are looking for a company that offers only e-audiobooks or if they need a solution offering different media types, including ebooks and streaming video. The following are some major e-audiobook vendors and their features to help libraries make an informed decision about their options.
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Download Our November Editorial Sampler
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