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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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NewsBreaks
Creative Commons Test Drives New Search Tool
by Corilee Christou
Copyright has morphed into a "copywrong," thanks to a little mouse named Mickey. ... When the time came for this little guy to enter the public domain, making him free for all to use, Disney and its powerful lobbyists convinced Congress to lengthen the term of copyright. This law, introduced in 1998 and known as the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) ... extended copyright to such a great degree that no new published works will enter the public domain until 2019.

Weekly News Digests
Blackboard Helps Educators Better Understand Student Performance
Blackboard partnered with Chalk.com to offer K-12 educators a digital gradebook and portfolio, which will give teachers and parents better insights into students' performance.
Kindle Direct Publishing Unveils Paperback Option
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program added the ability to publish paperback books in addition to Kindle ebooks on Amazon websites in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
CompTIA Combats Cyberthreats With New Certification
CompTIA introduced a new vendor-neutral certification, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA+), which is the first to emphasize behavioral analytics when assessing cyberthreats.
Coders Preserve Climate Data
According to WIRED, a group of University of California-Berkeley community members is saving federal climate data on nongovernmental servers.
SAGE Journals Get Updated Platform
SAGE created a new platform for SAGE Journals that features enhanced author tools, more intuitive navigation, improved search functionality, and ease of use across devices.

NewsLink Spotlight
What's New With the Top 3 Ebook Vendors
by Brandi Scardilli
On the surface, reports show that readers are buying less and borrowing more--and yet Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo (now Rakuten Kobo, Inc.) continue to release new e-readers and put effort into selling ebooks. Let's look at the press releases each company has provided this past year to take the temperature of their ebook programs.

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Bookshelf
The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition
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.

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