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Tuesday, July 09, 2019
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| Creative Commons Launches an Improved Search Function |
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by Corilee Christou
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| Creative Commons has launched a powerful new search engine, CC Search, which currently provides access to more than 300 million images from 19 providers. Although Creative Commons has had a search feature for some time, it was not a true search engine, and users were not guaranteed that their results had been cleared for reuse. |
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| NFAIS-NISO Merger Is Complete |
| NISO (National Information Standards Organization) and the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) have completed their merger. |
| U.S. Army Starts Distributing Training Materials as Audiobooks |
| Andrew Liptak reports for The Verge that the U.S. Army's "Training and Doctrine Command's Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate (CADD) has released audiobook versions of a pair of training manuals for the first time. ..." |
| A Short History of Librarians in Comics |
| Megan Halsband posted about librarians in comics on the Library of Congress' blog. |
| AreaVibes Explores the Digital Divide |
| AreaVibes notes, "Before we can make sense of the significance of those who don't have access to the internet, we need to understand the role the internet plays in our modern society." |
| Dungeons & Dragons Handbook Is Now Accessible |
| According to J.R. Zambrano at gaming website Bell of Lost Souls, "We don't often talk about accessibility in RPGs." |
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| Women Take Center Stage at BookExpo 2019 |
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by Terry Ballard
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| BookExpo 2019 was held May 29-31 at the Javits Center in New York. At past BookExpos, the first day, which begins at noon, featured few noteworthy programs. This year, there was a significant lineup, including author events with big names such as Debbie Harry, George Takei, and Jennifer Weiner. |
| 30 Book Recommendations From BookExpo 2019 |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| Want to know what the book buzz will be for the rest of 2019? Here are some of the books promoted during BookExpo 2019 that look promising. |
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