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Stanford Libraries creates new division to support scholars’ data needs According this post in the Stanford Report "Stanford Libraries has created a new division called Research Data Services (RDS) that will collaborate with other campus units, such as the Stanford...

2022 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Now Open! According to ACRL Insider "ACRL is now collecting responses for the Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for fiscal year 2022.If you have participated in the past, thank you. More than 1,514...

University of Louisville: Courier Journal, Bingham Family Create and Support Photo Collection of More Than Three Million Images Citing the University of Louisville, infoDOCKET reports that "The current and former ownership of one of America’s most respected newspapers...

Wiley and CiteAb partner to help researchers drive better outcomes in lab experiments KnowledgeSpeak reports that "Wiley has announced a new partnership with CiteAb, ... "... CiteAb combs research data to identify research citations, supplier details, and experimental...

2023 I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Due September 30 ACRL Insider reports that "The September 30, 2022, nomination deadline for the I Love My Librarian Award is fast approaching! The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the...

Federal Science and Engineering Support to Higher Education Increased 3% in FY 2020 According to this announcement by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), "In FY 2020, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science...

Library of Congress launches effort to transform collections management and access Library Technology Guides reports that "The Library of Congress has awarded a major contract to further develop and implement a new, open-source IT platform that will revolutionize how...

Scholars’ views on Open Peer Review – Presenting Survey Results According to this post on ScienceOpen.com "Since its inception, ScienceOpen has actively been facilitating the open peer reviewing process, not only within its network but also across the digital...