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BookExpo 2018 Was One for the Books
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by Terry Ballard
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BookExpo, held May 30 to June 1 in New York, featured a logical layout, a star-studded author breakfast, interesting sessions and panels, and tote bags galore, all designed to highlight the latest and greatest books.
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Clarivate Analytics and the Egyptian Knowledge Bank Create First Arabic Citation Index
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Clarivate Analytics joined forces with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) to launch the Arabic Citation Index (ARCI) in 2020.
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ARL Rolls Out Issue Brief on GDPR and Libraries
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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) published an issue brief, "The General Data Protection Regulation: What Does It Mean for Libraries Worldwide?" by Anne T. Gilliland (scholarly communications officer at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Libraries).
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SAGE and Publons Improve Recognition for Peer Reviewers
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SAGE teamed up with Publons to offer automated recognition to peer reviewers for up to 1,000 SAGE journals. Since the companies began partnering in June 2016, more than 30,000 SAGE peer reviewers have written more than 80,000 reviews on Publons.
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Library of Congress Gets Donation of Valuable Popular Art
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The Library of Congress received a donation (from Stephen A. Geppi, owner and CEO of Diamond Comic Distributors) of more than 3,000 items, such as comic books, original art, photos, posters, newspapers, buttons, and pins.
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Thomson Reuters Studies How Financial Crime Affects Global Companies
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Thomson Reuters rolled out "Revealing the True Cost of Financial Crime," a report showing that 47% of large, global companies have been victims of fraud, theft, money laundering, or other financial crimes in the past 12 months.
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EdTechnologyFunds Keeps Libraries on Track to Meet Their Technology Goals
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by Brandi Scardilli
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EdTechnologyFunds, a California-based consulting services firm that helps schools and libraries obtain funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-rate program, recently expanded its services to cover urban and rural organizations nationwide. President and CEO Beverly Sutherland told NewsBreaks about the company's origins, its objectives, and how it is helping to bridge the digital divide.
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