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A New Focus on Transparency for the Congressional Research Service
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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On March 3, 2016, bipartisan bills were introduced in both houses of Congress (S 2639 and HR 4702) that authorize the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make reports prepared for Congress freely available to the public. Libraries, educators, and groups advocating for transparency in government support the legislation.
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Findaway Announces Teen- and Adult-Focused Playaway Tablets
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Findaway enhanced its Playaway Launchpad children's learning tablet to include a tablet experience for teens and adults as well as an expanded catalog of children's content (such as digital book apps with the Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, Little Critter, and Smithsonian brands, among others).
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The Government Weighs In on Web Privacy
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According to The Washington Post, federal regulators "proposed a broad new set of privacy rules for Internet providers, in a major bid to give Web users some of the same privacy protections online as they receive from their telephone providers."
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Ithaka S+R Studies the Future of Research Libraries
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Ithaka S+R released "A Day in the Life of a (Serious) Researcher: Envisioning the Future of the Research Library," a report spearheaded by Cornell University Library's Kornelia Tancheva.
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Boopsie Partners With Medical Library
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Boopsie for Libraries entered the medical library market via a partnership with A.T. Still University (ATSU). ... This access includes connections to EBSCOhost and EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) content, along with products from other academic and medical library vendors.
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NPG to Add New Journals in 2017
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Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announced five new online-only journals that will debut in January 2017: Nature Astronomy, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Human Behaviour, and Nature Reviews Chemistry.
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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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