• American Society for Microbiology Is Now Using CCC’s RightsLink for Scientific Communications

According to Information Today, “CCC announced that “the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), has adopted RightsLink for Scientific Communications (RLSC) to manage its growing OA program. … ASM is one of the largest life science societies, composed of more than 30,000 scientists and health professionals. ASM’s mission is to promote and advance the microbial sciences through conferences, publications, certifications, educational opportunities, and advocacy efforts. It enhances laboratory capacity around the globe through training and resources and provides a network for scientists in academia, industry, and clinical settings.”

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• Journal Article: “Crossref as a Bibliographic Discovery Tool in the Arts and Humanities

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publishes Customer Research Agenda

• Amazon issues new mandatory Kindle for PC or Mac update to download new e-books

CONFERENCES, MEETINGS & WEBINARS

Worldcrunch, Why Local Is Global: International News For Your Community! – An Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) event.

Date: Feb 2, 2023. Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CT

Join Jeff Israely, Founder and Editor of, and Darrell W. Gunter, EVP, CCO of Worldcrunch as they present a fireside chat about Worldcrunch’s local culture international news service and how it will benefit your community. …

Bios (Panelists):

Jeff Israely is the Founder and Editor of Worldcrunch. Worldcrunch, founded in 2013, is an international news service of articles from the top international newspapers and correspondents that file their stories in their native language, and Worldcrunch translates them into English. Before establishing Worldcrunch, Jeff was an international correspondent for Time Magazine in Paris, France before that, he was a reporter for Associated Press (AP).

Darrell Gunter is an experienced digital publishing executive, has been at the forefront of significant information industry initiatives, i.e., Factiva, ScienceDirect, Scopus, BiomedExperts.com, Underline, and Ripeta. Gunter Media Group, Inc. has advised many CEOs from startups to the very most prominent publishers in his consulting practice. Now as the EVP / Chief Commercial Officer for Worldcrunch, Darrell’s mission to launch Worldcunch to the global community.