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From The Collation (Folger Shakespeare Library Blog Post by Erin Blake): As of September 2019, researchers have 35,261 more reasons to use the Union First Line Index of English Verse, hosted by the Folger Shakespeare Library. The database now contains all first lines, not just manuscript first lines, from Elizabethan poetry: a bibliography and first-line index of English verse, […]
From a DOAJ News Service Article: People think that DOAJ exists to index all open access journals. A journal can only be indexed if it passes all of our criteria. The Directory of Everything open access would be a wonderful thing but of how much use would it be? DOAJ understands that users want: advice […]
From Brown University Library News: The John Hay Library at Brown University is delighted to announce the acquisition of Janis Ian’s personal library, including collections of books of contemporary science fiction and fantasy authors inscribed to her. Among these authors are Anne McCaffrey, George R. R. Martin, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Neil Gaiman, […]
The following full text article (open access version) was recently shared on arXiv. The final version appears in the October 2019 issue of Scientometrics. Title Peer Review vs Bibliometrics: Which Method Better Predicts the Scholarly Impact of Publications? Authors Giovanni Abramo National Research Council, Rome, Italy Ciriaco Andrea D’Angelo University of Rome Emanuela Reale National […]
2020 MeSH Headings Available in the MeSH Browser $100 Million ‘Grant for the Web’ Hopes to Make the Internet Pivot to Privacy (via News.com) & Mozilla and Creative Commons Want to Reimagine the Internet Without Ads, and They Have $100 Million to Do It (via Fast Company) LexisNexis/Elsevier Awarded Patent for Verbatim Text-Mining Snapchat Launches […]
From a University of California Curation Center (UC3) Blog Post by John Chodacki: In November 2017, the California Digital Library (CDL) announced a two-year Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant funded project to further advance the scope, adoption, and impact of Library Carpentry across the US. The grant enables CDL and the University of California […]
From NPD Group: According to global information company The NPD Group, nearly three out of four consumers in the U.S. reported reading a book or listening to an audiobook in the past six months. Even so, books are facing stiff competition for consumer attention from other entertainment activities. While there is plenty of reading going […]
The following article appears in new issue (published today) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) published by the University of Alberta Learning Services. Title The Library’s Impact on University Students’ Academic Success and Learning Authors Jung Mi Scoulas University of Illinois at Chicago Sandra L. De Groote University of Illinois at Chicago Source […]
From The Daily Illini: Older libraries such as the Main Library, which was built in 1924, continue to renovate to improve accessibility for students. The University Library announced major plans last October to renovate the Main Library, which is estimated to cost about $54 million, according to a press release. Renovations began a few weeks ago […]
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ABOUT INFODOCKET
Before launching infoDOCKET, Gary Price was a founder and senior editor at ResourceShelf.
This site is updated as often as possible during the week and at least once a day on the weekends. Gary is a native of Chicago and has an MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
You can contact Gary at: gprice@gmail.com
This site is updated as often as possible during the week and at least once a day on the weekends. Gary is a native of Chicago and has an MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
You can contact Gary at: gprice@gmail.com