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The Importance of Being Information Literate
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by Brandi Scardilli
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In today's world of instant answers from Google, information literacy is a hot topic for libraries. Credo has been evolving to become a prominent source for guidance in teaching this important skill. Libraries that sign up with Credo have access to reference content that serves as a starting point for research, along with information literacy skills solutions that teach researchers how to interpret what they've found in their searches.
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IFLA Speaks Out on 'Right to Be Forgotten'
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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) put out a statement on the "right to be forgotten," which is "an individual's ability to request that a search engine (or other data provider) remove links to information about himself or herself from search results."
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New Getty Tool Encourages Collaborative Research
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The Getty Research Institute launched the Getty Scholars' Workspace, a free, downloadable resource that facilitates collaborative art history and humanities research.
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White House Reports Progress With Federally Funded Research Access
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The White House released a blog post celebrating the 3-year anniversary of the memorandum "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research," which directed federal agencies that spend more than $100 million in annual R&D to increase the public availability of their publications and data.
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LearningExpress Rolls Out SAT Prep Resources
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LearningExpress, an EBSCO Information Services company, introduced new SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) preparation resources for students. Schools, libraries, and other institutions that subscribe to LearningExpress Library or PrepSTEP 2-Year College Edition have immediate access to these resources.
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Overleaf and PNAS Team Up for Document Creation
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Overleaf partnered with PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) to give PNAS authors direct access to Overleaf's cloud-based, scientific authoring platform for writing, collaborating on, and publishing documents.
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Apple and the FBI: Privacy vs. Security
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by George H. Pike
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What started as a straightforward request for assistance in a criminal investigation has turned into a major standoff in the conflict between national security and personal privacy concerns, as well as an issue in the 2016 presidential campaigns.
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