septembre 2018

13/09/2018

SAGE Publishing acquires Lean Library to bring library services into the patrons’ workflow

« SAGE Publishing has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons and bring library services directly into the patron’s workflow via their web browser.

The Lean Library browser extension provides seamless, one-click access to all licensed library resources, both…

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12/09/2018

European Parliament Vote on Copyright Fails to Provide Legal Clarity for Research (.pdf)

« Science Europe is disappointed that the European Parliament did not sufficiently improve the far too restrictive proposal by the European Commission for text and data mining in Article 3 of the new Directive on Copyright, in today’s plenary vote.

Text and data mining (TDM) is an innovative way of reading…

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12/09/2018

GBV (German Common Library Network) Association Conference 2018: How libraries embrace the digital transformation

« As a prelude to the 22nd Association Conference of the German Common Library Network (Verbundkonferenz des Gemeinsamen Bibliotheksverbund – GBV), representatives from academia, the world of politics and the library sector discussed the prospects for libraries in the context of digital transformation. The hosts for the two-day…

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12/09/2018

Préserver le patrimoine logiciel

« L’UQAM est le premier partenaire académique canadien du projet Software Heritage.

(…) «L’UQAM soutient et embrasse la mission de Software Heritage, affirme la rectrice Magda Fusaro. Nous sommes convaincus qu’il est impératif de conserver et de promouvoir l’accès aux logiciels qui contribuent à la diffusion des connaissances. Nous reconnaissons également…

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