\u2022 Open Access. The release by cOAlition S of Plan S, a European initiative to make full and immediate open access to research publications a reality by 2020, has attracted a lot of critical attention from OA advocates in the United States. Meanwhile the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act was passed into law on January 14, 2019, making permanent the federal government\u2019s commitment to Open Data and an \u201copen by default\u201d policy for all non-sensitive government data
\nhttps:\/\/www.coalition-s.org\/about ; https:\/\/sparcopen.org\/news\/2019\/huge-win-open-data-united-states\/<\/p>\n
\u2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. DEI issues continue to be a top priority for U.S. academic libraries and their parent institutions. In this context, there is a helpful trend towards establishing codes of conduct for academic library conferences in the United States
\nhttps:\/\/www.arl.org\/news\/arl-news\/4718-arl-affirms-commitment-to-advancing-diversity-equity-inclusion-#.XGQxm1xKhaQ<\/p>\n
\u2022 Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The commercial value of PII to U.S.-based internet giants such as Facebook and Google, and the relative ease with which personal data is gathered by library vendors, has significantly increased the level of privacy concerns in all libraries, including academic libraries
\nhttp:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/intfreedom\/statementspols\/otherpolicies\/policyconcerning<\/p>\n
\u2022 Big Deals. There is a trend in U.S. libraries to consider cancelling their so-called \u2018big deal\u2019 subscriptions with major vendors such as Elsevier, Wiley, Blackwell, Springer and Taylor & Francis
\nhttps:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2018\/05\/08\/more-institutions-consider-ending-their-big-deals-publishers<\/p>\n
\u2022 Partnerships. Partly inspired by Mellon Foundation Grants, there is a growing trend for university libraries to partner with campus museums and academic presses to meet the expanded landscapes of digital humanities and scholarly communications
\nhttps:\/\/mellon.org\/programs\/scholarly-communications\/<\/p>\n
Gerald R. Beasley
\nCarl A. Kroch University Librarian
\nCornell University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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