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Tuesday, November 08, 2016
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Plan a Library Game Night With Nintendo's New Console
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by Justin Hoenke
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On Oct. 20, 2016, Nintendo finally announced its next gaming console, the Nintendo Switch. The 3-minute-and-36-second trailer was light on the details, but what was shown was typical Nintendo: a forward-thinking gaming system that will eventually be home to a number of amazing games that can be enjoyed alone or as part of a communal event.
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Kanopy Expands Into Public Libraries
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Kanopy, which has 2,500-plus academic library customers, is making its collection of more than 30,000 films available to North American public libraries through a pay-per-play, upfront, or hybrid license model.
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code.gov Offers Resources on Open Source for Federal Agencies
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According to FedScoop, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) launched code.gov, a repository for federal agencies' open source projects. The open source code on the site can be used by other agencies as part of the new Federal Source Code Policy, which requires agencies to release at least 20% of their custom code as open source.
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DPLA Publishes White Paper on Archival Descriptions
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The Digital Public Library of America's (DPLA) Archival Description Working Group released a white paper, "Aggregating and Representing Collections in the Digital Public Library of America," which makes recommendations for incorporating records of "aggregate-level archival objects" into DPLA. ...
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Nature Research Publishes Journal on Sustainability
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Nature Research announced the January 2018 debut of Nature Sustainability, an online-only journal containing original research on how humanity can sustain life using Earth's finite resources, including the topic's policy dimensions and possible solutions.
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UNESCO Chair on Language Technologies Plans for the Internet of the Future
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UNESCO developed an international consortium to bring together technology experts to prepare for the internet of the future--"the Internet of computers with the power to contemplate and understand human thinking," according to the press release.
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Foreseeing an Open Source Future With FOLIO
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Libraries have always been spaces where members of a community can gather to gain knowledge, whether through books or through events and activities. But where can library staffers go to do their own learning? They need designated spaces too, which is why the Open Library Foundation is so important. This new organization encourages everyone in the library and library services communities to share their ideas for an open source future.
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