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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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Committee Meeting Discusses the Future of FOIA
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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Established in May 2014, the FOIA Advisory Committee is one of a series of efforts the Obama administration has taken to modernize FOIA. The full committee meets each quarter to deliberate actions it should take to study aspects of FOIA that could be improved and recommends "legislative action, policy changes or executive action."
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DPLA Adds Primary Source Sets
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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) released a second group of Primary Source Sets for students and teachers in grades 6-12 and higher education. They cover topics in U.S. history, literature, and culture.
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Reprints Desk Facilitates Easier Ordering With Article Galaxy
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Reprints Desk's Article Galaxy is now integrated with Third Iron's BrowZine Web Edition, which allows mutual customers to identify subscribed journal content in BrowZine and navigate to it in Article Galaxy.
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figshare Teams Up With the Digital Preservation Network
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figshare joined the Digital Preservation Network (DPN) as its first research data repository. figshare's public research data will be added to DPN via the DuraSpace DuraCloud Vault deposit node (a cooperative development between DPN, DuraSpace, and Chronopolis).
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Elsevier Provides Books to Accessibility Company
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The Load2Learn service added titles from Elsevier in accessible formats. Supported by the U.K.'s Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Load2Learn helps students with sight loss and dyslexia, as well as others who cannot read standard print, find books they can read at the same time as their classmates.
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Blackboard Learn Debuts SaaS Options
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Blackboard added two new options for deploying its higher education-focused learning management system via SaaS: Blackboard Learn SaaS Plus and Blackboard Learn SaaS Advantage. These options will be available in two tiers with varying features and service levels.
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The News of 2015: The Year in Review
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Happy new year! As we ring in 2016 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 2015. Here's an overview of the newsworthy trends, events, and topics NewsBreaks covered in the past year.
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Download Our December-January Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free December-January content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and a discount subscription offer for Online Searcher.
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