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'Losing Bits of Us'
Colleges Need to Protect Valuable Collections From Climate Change. A New Project Aims to Help.
Louisiana State University’s new database of museums, libraries, and other cultural-heritage institutions will highlight risks and suggest steps to prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters. -
The Review | Opinion
The Corporate Capture of Open-Access Publishing
Done wrong, the movement will just reproduce the old monopolies. -
The Review | Opinion
The Fight Over a Berkeley Library Is a Fight for the Future of Higher Ed
Two visions of the university are clashing. It’s clear which side is winning. -
Academic Publishing
‘It Feels Like Things Are Breaking Open’: High Publishing Charges Spur Neuroscientists to Start Own Journal
The scholars’ exodus from Elsevier’s NeuroImage shines a spotlight on the difficult economics of academic publishing and the open-access movement. -
The Review | Essay
The Librarians Are Not OK
A years-long attack on their status is bad for all of us. -
Research
‘A Historic Moment’: New Guidance Requires Federally Funded Research to Be Open Access
In a move hailed by open-access advocates, the White House released guidance dictating that taxpayer-supported research be made freely and immediately available to the public. -
Research
Open-Access Publishing Expands at U. of California
Scholars can now publish open-access research in the prestigious Nature journals. But university-system representatives say the deal isn’t perfect. -
Profession in Transition
‘Libraries Are the Great Equalizers’
Librarians sound off on how their jobs and institutions are changing. -
ProfHacker
Searching Multiple Libraries with the Chrome Library Extension
Want to find out quickly and easily whether that book you’re looking at on Amazon is available at your local library? Amy Cavender points readers to a Chrome extension that will not only do that, but will also let you know whether it’s available at any other libraries you choose. -
The Ubiquitous Librarian
The Library Research Building
The Library Research Building - a concept in which the library manages space for a variety of faculty research projects.