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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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A Roundup of the Latest Macmillan News
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The Macmillan controversy over its decision to implement an 8-week embargo on multiple copies of new ebook sales to libraries has generated no shortage of op-eds and other posts. This is a roundup of NewsBreaks' coverage from the past several months.
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Five Library Associations Create the Public Library Data Alliance
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The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced that five library associations ... "have signed on to support a national data alliance for public libraries that will enhance opportunities for strategic action around data to reflect the role and impact of public libraries at the local, regional, state and national levels."
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Exploring 2020 Presidential Candidates' Email and Web Security
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Eric Smith and Abby Clobridge write for FireOak Strategies, "With the DNC [Democratic National Committee] email hack in 2016, cybersecurity played a major role in the outcome of our last presidential election. Our team of researchers was curious: what's changed since 2016? What's the state of email and website security for the 2020 presidential candidates?"
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Upcoming SSP Webinars Cover Issues Affecting the Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem
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The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) shared details about its 2020 webinar series, which can be purchased as a package or by individual webinar, with discounts running through March 17.
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W3C Shares Details From Its Inclusive Design Workshop
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) issued a report from its Inclusive Design for Immersive Web Standards workshop, which was held Nov. 5-6, 2019, in Seattle.
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The Crowley Co. Turns 40
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The Crowley Co. celebrated its 40th birthday by donating to 40 nonprofits for 40 days. The nonprofits were chosen based on employee suggestions.
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Last Seen in Sea Isle
by Jane Kelly (A Meg Daniels Mystery, #7)
Meg Daniels should know by now that wherever she goes, mystery follows. Her fiancé is taking classes at Stockton University and has befriended Grace Grant, a fellow later-in-life student. Under false pretenses, Grace asks Meg to visit her lavish beachfront house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, on the same weekend she’s hosting a reunion of pals from the summer of 1969. Meg discovers that Grace is hoping she’ll track down Guy—last name unknown—who disappeared from Grace’s life on the day of the moon landing.
2026 | ISBN: 978-1-940091-16-7 | 226 pp/trade paperback | $16.95
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