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ACRL/DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award
If you’re going to ALA in Chicago this year, here’s a session you may want to attend: ACRL Distance Learning SectionALA Annual Conference Meeting Invitation Please join us in Chicago for the presentation of the ACRL/DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award to this year’s recipient Jack Fritts, immediately followed by a lively…
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A little more info on the Harvard linking BS
Following up on yesterday’s post about Harvard Business School Publishing not allowing PURLs within EBSCO, I received an email from a librarian at a small school who pointed out that the following appears at the bottom of each HBS publication within Business Source Premier/Complete: “Harvard Business Review Notice of Use Restrictions, May 2009 Harvard Business…
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Harvard Business School Publishing not allowing UK libraries to build PURLs in EBSCO – are we next?
Just read a couple of deeply troubling posts at Libreaction and the library staff blog at the University of Lincoln in which librarians are crying foul over what appear to be mafia tactics by Harvard Business School Publishing. According to the Libreaction post: For a few years now HBSP have been requesting payments of as…
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TechSmith launches an Education Community Blog and Site
TechSmith, makers of Snagit, Camtasia Studio and Jing, has launched a new blog aimed at the education market. Dave McCollom, Education Evangelist, writes that “The primary goal for this blog is to provide a home for stories and examples of how educators are using TechSmith products.” He also points to the new Techsmith Education Community,…
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Many libraries are lending Kindles
While we wait to see if BYU will reinstate their Kindle lending program, take a look at the list of libraries that are still lending them put together by iReaderreview. I's not just a list; there's a fair bit of supporting content in the post. Kindle, Libraries