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August 1, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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EveryLibrary Spreads the Word About Project 2025
The EveryLibrary Institute issued a report on Project 2025, which “is broadly seen as a roadmap for the next Republican administration and has deep implications for libraries across the nation. In its opening sections, the Project 2025 report is filled with allegations of criminal conduct by librarians, publishers, authors, and educators and argues in favor of criminal charges and incarceration.” Project 2025 also “would make public schools even more dangerous for LGBTQIA+ students,” “radically alter programs like Title I funding, which support low-income students,” and more.“Project 2025 simply cannot be made reality,” says John Chrastka, the EveryLibrary Institute’s executive director. “Voters and library proponents must put their full support behind our libraries at this time. Sign the petition, download the report, donate, vote. Project 2025 would be devastating. It’s up to us to stop this from happening.” Stakeholders can read EveryLibrary’s statement on Project 2025, access the full report, and sign the petition. For more information, read the press release.
Kudos Will Showcase Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Clinical Trials
Kudos entered into a partnership with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J). The press release notes, “J&J have selected Kudos to amplify the reach and educational impact of publications and other outputs about clinical trials. Kudos will create clinical Story pages—effectively, microsites comprising plain language summaries of clinical trials, linked to peer reviewed journal articles, and to other article extenders and educational materials. Stories will be clustered into Showcases for specific diseases or therapy areas.” In addition, “Kudos will provide comprehensive metrics about discoverability and readership, bringing unique insights to J&J on both the profile of readers and the channels they are using.” The partnership will be U.S.-focused before rolling out around the world.For more information, read the press release and the related blog post.
SirsiDynix Unveils CloudSource+ to Streamline Content and Discovery Services for Libraries
SirsiDynix launched CloudSource+, a new content and discovery services solution that is now available to libraries around the world. It’s an extension of the CloudSource OA platform, “which became generally available in December 2021. … CloudSource+ unites almost one billion closed-access records with an ever-expanding index of global open access (OA) and open educational resources (OER),” the press release states. “CloudSource+ helps libraries leverage the vast body of open access content by providing direct linking to all available OA and OER materials first, rather than using OA as a fallback when a paid version of the content is unavailable.”CloudSource+ has “holdings management tools for full-text linking—including a link resolver, knowledge base, and support for proxy services—and an emphasis on increasing the visibility of high-quality OA content,” according to the press release. For more information, read the press release.
IFLA Selects Astana, Kazakhstan to Host the Next World Library and Information Congress
IFLA chose Astana, Kazakhstan, as the host city for the 2025 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC). Planned for Aug. 18–22, the event “will provide an exceptional opportunity for discovery and learning for colleagues in a unique region of the world with a rich cultural history.”IFLA shares, “This is the first ever edition of IFLA’s flagship event to be held in Central Asia and reinforces IFLA’s role in developing the international library field. … WLIC has a unique power to catalyse energy and growth in host countries and regions, as well as to offer new perspectives for all participants.” For more information, read the news item.
OverDrive Shares Results of a Survey on the Value of Learning and Development Programs
OverDrive announced the following:OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for corporate and law libraries worldwide, and HR Dive’s studioID released a new survey report that highlights the significant growth of learning & development (L&D) programs and their sharply rising value to companies of all sizes. Survey respondents from companies in a variety of industries are investing more in L&D, recognizing its role as a critical driver for retention. In this survey—‘How Much Does L&D Matter in 2024?’—150 senior human resources (HR) and L&D executives revealed that 84% of HR executives report that their L&D budgets will increase in the next 36 months—with 71% reporting increases in the next 12 months. … Complete with tangible advice and case studies, this report gives HR and L&D leaders a unique roadmap to ensure that this L&D moment lasts—and makes a lasting impact on employees. For more information, read the press release and download the free report (registration required).
Springer Nature Enters Into First OA Book Agreement in the Middle East
Springer Nature announced the following:Springer Nature, a leader in open access books, has extended its partnership with Qatar National Library to deliver the Middle East’s first Open Access (OA) book agreement. The deal strengthens the partners’ shared OA vision to increase access to research and advance knowledge, following on from a joint Transformative Agreement in 2019. The new agreement enables authors affiliated with any institute of higher education or non-profit research institute within Qatar to receive funding for book processing charges (BPC) when publishing their book OA with Springer Nature. It marks the eighth OA book agreement for the publisher and its fourth institutional OA book agreement. With OA books being downloaded ten times more often, and cited 2.4 times more than non-OA books, this agreement signals a key step towards enabling researchers from participating institutions to reach a wider audience. The agreement covers all Springer Nature book imprints and will run for three years. For more information, read the press release.
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