Ithaka Invests in Open Access Annotation Service Hypothesis By Lisa Peet Higher ed nonprofit Ithaka announced on August 18 that it has invested $2.5 million in Hypothesis, an open annotation service. Hypothesis, developed with funding from the Sloan, Mellon, and other foundations, will enable users to make searchable annotations on text across all platforms and interfaces, at a private or public level—from notes and comments to corrections and addenda. | Gena Cox on Leading Inclusion in Libraries By Meredith Schwartz LJ caught up with Dr. Gena Cox—organizational psychologist, executive coach, and author of Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel—to learn more about what motivated her to write this book and what lessons she feels can help library leaders make sure their equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts improve the workplace experience for library workers. | Disability in Publishing Launches with Virtual Town Hall By Sossity Chiricuzio Disability in Publishing, a United States–based organization of disabled individuals who work in traditional publishing, launched in late July via a virtual town hall. The group’s mission to “create community, provide resources, and increase accessibility across the industry in order to increase disability visibility and retain the talent of disabled publishing professionals” was well represented in the highly accessible event. | SPONSORED BY OCLC Did WorldCat.org change?
There are big changes on WorldCat.org?. It’s been completely redesigned with a new user experience and more libraries. And many of the updates are designed to reach a larger audience of people who may not think of libraries as a place to discover information on the web. Discover what’s new | “Research is about collaboration with either your team, or your peers, or your colleagues near and far. Being able to do that basic kind of open post-publication peer review—also in terms of annotation communities, journal clubs, and lots of different kinds of social constructs—we think is one of the things that might help accelerate the metabolism of scholarly discovery.” From “Ithaka Invests in Open Access Annotation Service Hypothesis” | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE Five Questions That Can Elevate Your Library - Part 2: Agility and Adaptation
Abstract: Many technological trends in library management were evident before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic significantly accelerated the pace of those changes. To boost agility, libraries are turning to SaaS solutions, analytics, digital transformation, open applications and their community of peers. Read More | SPONSORED BY EX LIBRIS, PART OF CLARIVATE 4 Ways to Use the Ex Libris CampusM App to Recruit New Students Abstract: Librarians are feeling the squeeze. As they seek to meet changing patron expectations and a dynamic technological environment, they are often simultaneously faced with budget cuts and leadership looking over their shoulder for evidence of institutional value. Read More | Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of ALA, Receives 2022 Literarian Award | Book Pulse By Anita Mechler Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association, receives the 2022 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community from the National Book Foundation. The 2022 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Books of the Year winners are out, as are the Dragon, Eugie, and Mike Resnick Memorial Awards. | CALL FOR INFORMATION: EDI in Digital Resources Survey Library Journal is fielding a survey about equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as it relates to digital resources and research collections on campus. The information learned about EDI goals, resources, and attainment methods will be shared in an upcoming article in Library Journal. The survey sponsor (Gale, part of Cengage Group) will apply this information to improve research offerings, thereby helping libraries fulfill their EDI initiatives. Results from this survey will be made available to all respondents who complete the survey. As an extra thank you, respondents will be eligible to win one of three $100 Visa® gift cards. The brief survey is estimated to take no more than 6 minutes to complete. If you have already answered this survey, thank you! If not, please start the survey here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6967164/Academic-EDI-Survey | ACADEMIC BESTSELLERS: Biology By LJ Reviews Genetic Lottery, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Cut-and-Paste Genetics, and more in biology titles: August 2021 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO. 1. Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality. Harden, Kathryn Paige Princeton University Press 2021. ISBN 9780691190808 $29.95 2. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change. Hanson, Thor Basic Books 2021. ISBN 9781541672420 $28.00 3. Cut-and-Paste Genetics: A CRISPR Revolution. Sarkar, Sahotra Rowman & Littlefield 2021. ISBN 9781786614377 $38.00 | Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK The University of Cincinnati is seeking a Senior Librarian, Archives & Rare Books Library. | |