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Happy Birthday to the eBook!

On July 4, 1971 Michael Hart posted the first ebook file on the ARPANET and transformed content distribution.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 13, 2021
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Security, Safety, SeamlessAccess

The team behind SeamlessAccess discuss why identity federation promotes security and privacy despite coordinated attacks on access systems

  • By Todd A Carpenter, Hylke Koers, Heather Flanagan
  • Jun 7, 2021
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Article Sharing Framework: Facilitating Scholarly Sharing Through Metadata

The STM Association released an Article Sharing Framework to facilitate use of scholarly collaboration networks in compliance with new EU Copyright Directive.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 17, 2021
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Introducing STM Solutions – An interview with Hylke Koers and Ian Moss

On April 1, STM Innovations was launched. Chef Todd Carpenter spoke with the new CIO Hylke Koers and Ian Moss to discuss its mission and goals

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Apr 2, 2021
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NFT Technology versus Subscriptions – The Battle for Ownership of Digital Content

NFTs are the next phase in the ongoing tension between forces supporting subscriptions and those supporting ownership of content

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Mar 22, 2021
  • 7 Comments

Celebrating Five Years of PIDapalooza with a 24-Hour PID Party!

Whether or not you attended this year’s 24-hour online party for persistent identifiers, aka PIDapalooza 2021, here’s your chance to read all about it!

  • By Alice Meadows, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Todd A Carpenter, Judy Luther, Phill Jones
  • Feb 10, 2021
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Pandemic Perspectives: Volunteer Projects Continue Progress

2020 looked like a year where volunteer-driven projects were likely to be put on hold. The good news is that so many continued to thrive and progress, despite the pandemic.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jan 12, 2021
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The Failure of the US Government to Fund Science Infrastructure is Causing Things to Literally Collapse

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Dec 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Chef’s Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2020, Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!) . Part 2.

  • By David Crotty, Rick Anderson, Charlie Rapple, Judy Luther, Alison Mudditt, Lettie Y. Conrad, Jasmine Wallace, Todd A Carpenter, Tim Vines
  • Nov 25, 2020
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Elsevier Has Deployed an End-user Tracking Tool for Security. Should Users Be Concerned About Their Privacy?

Should library patrons be concerned about how Elsevier uses ThreatMetrix and how it tracks users? It’s complicated.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Oct 13, 2020
  • 7 Comments
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