Elsevier and Other Scholarly Publishers Target Content Pirates

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NewsBreaks

by George H. Pike

The scholarly publishing industry has stepped up its attack on copyright-infringing piracy websites in a series of lawsuits filed in the federal courts. ... Legal analysts question whether pirate sites such as Sci-Hub and ABCDeBook can be shut down through lawsuits. Other commentators see the sites as providing access to scholarship hidden behind high-priced paywalls.

Weekly News Digests

Tunefind Provides Tiered API Solutions

Tunefind, a music discovery service for TV and film, introduced four tiers of APIs to give developers and third-party sites options for their range of development needs, including those creating early versions of an entertainment-focused app or enterprises looking to access accurate, robust, and real-time data.

Library of Congress and National Archives Partner With PDF Association

The Library of Congress (LC) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) joined the PDF Association, an organization promoting the adoption of international standards for PDF technology.

PCG Agrees to Help RedLink Expand in North America

RedLink signed an exclusive representation agreement with Publishers Communication Group (PCG) to accelerate its growth in the library market of the U.S. and Canada. PCG will bring RedLink's Library Dashboard of usage statistics to more libraries.

Kudos Pilot Concerns Content Sharing on Scholarly Collaboration Networks

In cooperation with ReadCube, Kudos is starting "a pilot program to help publishers prevent copyright infringement and reclaim lost usage from sharing of research articles on scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs)."

Atypon's Literatum Gets Upgrades

Atypon updated the Literatum publishing platform with enhancements such as a fully integrated e-reader, a new multi-user license framework, and three new login options. It also features the new Atypon Insights, a business intelligence module. ...

NewsLink Spotlight

Magical Moments: Harry Potter at the Library

by Brandi Scardilli

The last book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, turned 10 on July 21, 2017. Public libraries have been putting on Harry Potter-themed programming over the past 20 years, and they have no intention of stopping. In this way, they introduce today's children to the series for the first time. And there are other organizations keeping the love alive too. That's the power of Potter.

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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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