Academic Libraries: New Mexico: "NMSU Library Cuts Spark Research Concerns"
From an Article in the Las Cruces Sun News:
A plan by New Mexico State University to curtail its periodical and academic journal subscriptions has prompted unease among members of the campus community.
The journals especially offer the most up-to-date, peer-reviewed research – the information usually appears in books much later – and serve as the basis [...]
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PLEASE HELP!!! Yes, there is nothing wrong with that type of battery. Your laptop batteries are lithium ion, and you can bring those on board too! BagIt: Transferring Content for Digital Preservation …
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Read MoreNewspaper Column: "The Humble Library, a Valuable Resource"
This is not only a keeper for the rainy day file but might also provider some clues about how to market your library to the business community. We are always thrilled to read this type of article/column.
From a Column by Harvey Mackay:
When Ben Franklin founded the first public lending library in America in 1731, [...]
Unravelling the Open Access-Preservation layer cake – Diary of a …
Digital preservation presents its own complexity. Add the complexity of the target content, and it’s easy to get mired. This is particularly so for the case of open access (OA) content where that content is made available through …
Read MoreUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst: "W.E.B. DuBois Library’s Archives Go Digital"
From an Article by Cameron Ford:
Many of the University of Massachusetts students’ frequenting the W.E.B. Du Bois Library are unaware of one of the library’s special collections.
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is this hidden gem, residing on the library’s twenty-fifth floor.
Despite holding “approximately 35,000 rare books, nationally significant manuscript collections, historic [...]
Letter: Limitations of the MEDLINE Database in Constructing Meta-Analyses
Limitations of the MEDLINE Database in Constructing Meta-Analyses
by David E. Winchester, MD and Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, University of Florida
No abstract so a 100-word excerpt is available for this letter to the editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Note: Here’s a link to the excerpt along with a link to purchase the article. [...]
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