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NewsBreaks

Gaming the (Google Search) System

by Nancy K. Herther

On June 9, 2016, an investigative video created by SourceFed accused Google of manipulating its search engine algorithm's autocomplete suggestions to elevate results more favorable to Hillary Clinton and influence the current presidential campaign.

Weekly News Digests

CCC Enhances RightFind Enterprise

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) updated its RightFind Enterprise content workflow solution to version 7.0. The new features focus on increased speed and choice for customers.

Springer Nature Debuts Resource on Nanotechnology

Springer Nature launched Nano, a research solution combining features from a database and an abstracting-and-indexing discovery tool. It provides highly indexed and structured information on nanotechnology.

What's New at Odilo

Odilo announced new content, customers, publishing partners, and resources. The new content includes 50,000-plus e-audiobooks from Findaway, popular Spanish-language magazines and newspapers, and more than 50,000 Chinese best-sellers.

CRL Opens PAPR Dashboard for Public Comment

The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) added a dashboard to the Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR) system, which supports the archiving and management of serials collections. The dashboard is now in beta, and CRL is soliciting feedback.

ScienceOpen and SciELO Join Forces

ScienceOpen teamed up with SciELO to fully integrate all of SciELO's open access (OA) content into the ScienceOpen research network to provide a more global perspective on scientific literature.

NewsLink Spotlight

NoveList Helps Libraries Get the Right Books to the Right Readers

by Brandi Scardilli

NoveList, an EBSCO Information Services company, is in the business of readers' advisory--matching the right books with the right readers. Duncan Smith, the co-founder and general manager of NoveList, explains the value of this service and how it keeps libraries connected with their communities.

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Bookshelf

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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