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October 14, 2008

In this Issue
Portending a Universal Digital Library, HathiTrust Launches Ambitious Repository On “OA Day,” Open Access Publishers Announce Formation of a Trade Association In Europe, a Collaborative Effort Will Gather Data on Research and Repositories Upcoming LJ Survey Finds Librarian Pay on the Rise Library Journal Seeks Nominations for 2009 Movers & Shakers People

• Portending a Universal Digital Library, HahtiTrust Launches Ambitious Repository
  In what may be the library community’s most ambitious digital collaboration so far, some two-dozen large research libraries this week announced the launch of a single, shared repository of digital collections, including scanned books, articles, special collections, and a range of “born digital” materials. more » » » 
• On “OA Day,” Open Access Publishers Announce Formation of a Trade Association
  If you’re looking for yet another sign that open access publishing has put down some serious roots, today saw the launch of an OA trade group: the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). The announcement of OASPA’s official launch in London comes in conjunction with the first-ever “Open Access Day.” more » » » 

• In Europe, a Collaborative Effort Will Gather Data on Research and Repositories
  There is at least one thing that open access advocates, researchers, publishers and libraries in Europe can agree on—that more study on the complex issues raised by institutional repositories is needed. This week European stakeholders announced an effort to investigate the effects of the "large-scale, systematic deposit" of authors’ final peer-reviewed manuscripts in repositories.   more » » » 
• Upcoming LJ Survey Finds Librarian Pay on the Rise
  Salaries and job numbers rose in 2007, according to a survey detailed in the October 15 issue of Library Journal. Still challenges remain. more » » » 
• Library Journal Seeks Nominations for 2009 Movers & Shakers
  The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. more » » » 
• People
  News on people from the library world.
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