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NewsBreaks

by Dave Shumaker

Lee Giles, the David Reese Professor at Penn State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology, received the National Federation of Advanced Information Services' (NFAIS) 2018 Miles Conrad Award. On March 1, he delivered the annual Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture at NFAIS' 60th anniversary conference. Giles may be best known for his contributions to the creation, development, and maintenance of CiteSeer (now CiteSeerX), the first search engine focused on open scholarly literature.

Weekly News Digests

IMLS Gets Budget Increase for Various Programs

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) received a funding increase for the rest of FY2018. The president signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill into law that funds the federal government until the end of September 2018, and $240 million of that budget is allocated to IMLS.

Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter as Media Entities

According to Mathew Ingram, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review, "After coming under fire for promoting fake news, conspiracy theories, and misinformation around events like the Parkland school shooting, YouTube says it will take a number of steps to fix the problem. But the Google-owned video platform still seems to be trying to have its cake and eat it too. ..."

SAGE Research Methods Rolls Out New Video Collection on Research Skills

SAGE introduced Practical Research and Academic Skills, a new SAGE Research Methods streaming video collection on foundational skills for researchers at any level.

Gale Small Business Builder Gets Update

Gale Small Business Builder will offer integrated access to Gale's business and legal resources, including DemographicsNow and Gale LegalForms.

ALA, PLA, and OCLC Introduce Report on Public Libraries

The ALA Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), the Public Library Association (PLA), and OCLC released a joint report, "From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018."

NewsLink Spotlight

The Latest From Pew Research Center

by Brandi Scardilli

NewsBreaks often covers the latest surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." The following are some reports from each section that were published in late 2017 and early 2018.

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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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