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The article discusses that the punch line in the strip harkens back to when Richard Nixon was able to estimate a "collectable" value of his prepresidential personal papers and claim a charitable donation for a $500,000 deduction off of his tax bill.

The article offers world news briefs related to digital information as of October 2016. Topics include plan of the European Union to introduce value-added tax on electronic books to harmonize print and ebook rates; the National Library of Israel's plan to acquire papers of author Franz Kafka after the country's Supreme Court ruling that manuscripts are the property of the Library; and digitization of author William Shakespeare's Globe archive in London, England by publisher Adam Matthew.

The article reports on the efforts of the Library Association of Ireland and the #ebooksSOS campaign to raise awareness of the issue of publishers pulling ebooks from digital collections. It also mentions the success of Blind SA in persuading the South African High Court to amend the country's Copyright Act to make adequate provision for blind and visually impaired people to access books.

The article highlights the theme of the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) conference, emphasizing "Information Everywhere," with discussions on the challenges of the pandemic on people's daily lives. Invited speakers such as Annemaree Lloyd focused on the critical need for information resilience in an age of information ubiquity, stressing the importance of understanding and countering the impacts of algorithmic culture and bias.

The article discusses various methods and technologies for long-term storage and retrieval of information, ranging from ancient Babylonian clay tablets to modern advancements like M-Discs and ceramic tape cartridges. It explores the use of 5D glass storage, such as the Superman memory crystals, for storing data for billions of years.

The article focuses on the state of scholarly publishing in relation to open access (OA) and piracy issues. Topics discussed include the issue of imposing journal subscription and purchase fees on library websites, the copyright suit by publisher Elsevier against Sci-Hub and its founder Alexandra Elbakyan on alleged claim of hacking access to research articles, and a debate over the role of Sci-Hub as either an advocate for OA or promoter of piracy.

The article provides information on the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic on its third anniversary. It highlights that the virus is still spreading, with a global death toll nearing 7 million. While many have returned to normal life due to infections and vaccinations, concerns remain about the virus's ability to adapt and produce more dangerous variants.

The article offers news briefs related to digital information services as of April 1, 2017 on topics including 20th anniversary celebration of Tech Logic in 2017; acquisition of research metrics provider Plum Analytics by Elsevier; and launch of the redesigned online community MethodSpace by SAGE.

The article informs that the Open Library Foundation has appointed the Library Data Platform (LDP) as the first project to participate in its Project Incubation Program. The booklet "ASERL Eleven: Recommended Principles and Terms for Electronic Resource Agreements" was published by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries. It is noted that Clarivate's Institute for Scientific Information produced the report, "Making It Count: Research Credit Management in a Collaborative World."

The author presents a personal narrative of his experiences as a Pioneering Information Professional.

The article reports that publishing company Elsevier BV has acquired a website Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Topics discussed include Open Access (OA) has made strides in the intervening with the development of number of different OA models, models has not replaced traditional publishing of scholarly journals in print and online formats, Elsevier's goal is to enhance the capabilities of both platforms and Elsevier is adapting to shifting tides of academic and scholarly publishing.

The article announces several personal changes and awards related to librarians in the U.S., as of June 2016, including appointment of Krishna Nathan at S&P Global, Cheryl A. Middleton at Oregon State University, and presentation of Springer's Howard E. Brandt Best Paper Award to Mun Dae Kim.

The article presents news briefs as of January 1, 2018. Topics discussed include information on the website ScholarlyHub which provides access to research and papers and make scholarship across disciplines both visible and accessible; opening of Turkish library at the Yunus Emre Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa which promotes Turkish language and culture; and improvement in the National Digital Library of India (NDL India).

The article offers product news brief as of September 2017. ShareLaTeX and Overleaf that are bringing their teams and services together to develop tools for collaborative writing, OCLC launched Digby and a mobile app for student library workers that will be part of WorldShare Management Services.

The article focuses on collaboration of the research services firm Kudos with the software firm PaperHive for introduction pilot program related to expansion of academic paper publications. It states enhancement of services related to management of social activity with maintenance of codes along with shared data. It mentions views of the Kudos co-founder David Sommer over integration of six months program with usage of plain language summaries in articles.

The article evaluates free web browser Unpaywall and Kopernio available on Internet search engine Google Chrome or FireFox of Google Inc., for accessing topics related to science and outlines its features.

The article offers information related to library and books. Topics include the opinion of Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) advocate general Maciej Szpunar on the case about the lending rights of electronic books, a pilot deal between Bibsam university and publisher Springer Nature to allow researchers with access on research papers based on Open Access (OA), and the library building in Bandung, Indonesia made of recycled plastic ice cream buckets.

The article discusses the intellectual aid provided to African nations, focusing on Uganda, through free or low-cost access to paid journals and books. It highlights organizations such as Research4Life, African Journals Online, Book Aid International, EIFL, individual publishers, and specialist organizations that contribute to enhancing access to research and knowledge in Africa.

The article discusses about several challenges faced by librarians ranging from criticism over selection and hiring decisions to online harassment. Topics include a report from New York Times stating that librarians have been labeled pedophiles on social media; a great deal of time and energy put by the librarians in addressing pervasive digital disinformation and misinformation, and some similarities and differences between disinformation and censorship and the challenges they contain.

The article presents a discussion between the author and Charlie Rapple, co-founder and director of Kudos. Topics discussed include a brief overview of the Kudos Knowledge Cooperatives; How this project was started, and how it has grown over the years, and a brief insight into the partnership between Kudos and the Impact Science, which actually was the driving force behind the knowledge co-operative model.

The article focuses on how LIBRARIES TAP INTO THE ZEITGEIST EVEN WHEN DENIED ACCESS. Topics discussed include librarians explain why they're Bridgerton fans and want to share it with their community; and Bridgerton takes place in the early 1800s and centers on the aristocratic Bridgerton family; and Librarians are finding ways to connect with their patrons about this wildly popular show.

The author discuusses the experience of trying the chatbot ChatGPT in December 2022, and mentions limited experimentation of the tool. Topics discussed include claims of ownership made by ChatGPT, views of May Habib, co-founder of Writer, artificial intelligence (AI) writing platform, on concerns of transparency related to the ChatGPT, and automatic content to be checked by AI against style sheet and make corrections.

The article offers complex and troubling issues embedded in the efforts that must face and work to influence. Topics discussed include the majority of scientists, and the public, would consider scientific research publications to hold the most unambiguous, most unbiased, and "truest" information available; and School districts are opening up discussions and new opportunities for presenting the past and the "classic" materials that have been used in K–12 education.

The author offers information on content management in publishing industries with use of content strategies. He states the publishing industries need to put emphasis on the structure and processes to store and maintain contents rather than only creating books, reports, papers and articles. He mentions of sources for users to access materials including databases containing citations, abstracts and references, learning management systems and printed catalogs.

The article discusses BioMed Central's creation of the Author Contributorship Badges for researchers publishing in its open data journal "GigaScience." It points out that these badges provide an alternate method for individual researchers to gain credit and highlight the skills they possess and the work they produce. It cites the badges' aim to give credit where they were might not have been done before.

In the article, the author discusses about data management discrimination in data-collection systems and predictive maintenance. It mentions the term Big Data and how it leaves out categories of critical datasets. It cites the release of GE white paper "The Value of Interconnectedness." The author also suggests the rethinking of standards for data architecture.

The article reflects on the 40-year history of Information Today, a magazine that was launched before the internet, during a time of dial-up online searching and microcomputers. It highlights the magazine's role in connecting content producers and online vendors with users and provides in-depth coverage of the information industry's changes over the years, especially the transformative impact of the internet.

Statistics are presented regarding the number of U.S. adults who believe that fake news stories, percentage by which the newspaper workforce has contracted in the past 20 years and position of Pokémon GO in the list of the most downloaded apps worldwide from Apple's App Store.

The article presents the highlights of the 2021 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter virtual conference. Topics include racism in the U.S., the role of libraries to address the widening socioeconomic divide, and the role of libraries in creating more inclusive data. Participants include First Lady Jill Biden, Francisco Garcia-Ortiz of Yakima Valley Libraries, and retired librarian Deborah Taylor.

In this article the author talks about the spring conference season which was pretty much nonexistent, and walk down memory lane with some Information and who describe their favorite conference experiences and share their thoughts on the future of in-person events. It mentions that the 1989 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada highlights of the meeting were the opening barbeque reception at the Reno Rodeo.

The article demonstrate that several percentage of children born in 1940 achieved upward income mobility, but by the 1980 that percentage had declined. Topics include examines the principal cause was long-term changes in the country's income distribution and the article elicited widespread distress about American's mobility prospects, especially since it appeared against a background of long-standing concerns about economic inequality and the decline of the middle class.

This section offers world news briefs as of July 1, 2022. Activists Brendan and Kahoa Corbett have raised funds and applied to some organizations to rebuild Tonga's first public library that was destroyed by a tidal wave in January. Electronic Information for Libraries has signed an agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) that provides free publishing for academic and research authors. The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries failed to reach an agreement with OUP.

The article reviews the website "ReFigure," offers information on a digital collection of English-language periodicals titled "Left of Liberalism: Marxist-Socialist Newspapers, 1900-2015," and offers information on the digital archive of the magazine "Creative Review."

The article offers the author's insights on the rise of open data movement. The author discusses the impact of open data in terms of handling medical records, adapting technological innovations, and job creation. Information regarding changes in the standard format of scholarly publications, validity of information, and access to the libraries of research, are mentioned.

The article discusses about the methods like overdue fines, e-mail reminders, freezing the library membership applied in Sydney, Australia to encourage borrowers to return the overdue library books. Topics discussed include increase in library fines in the country, reminding borrowers through electronic mail and increase in print book sales in Great Britain.

The article offers information on European Parliament decisions to end geo-blocking might impact ebook businesses of European booksellers. Topics discussed include e-books carries high value-added tax rate than hard-copy books; the views of Raegan MacDonald, Mozilla's senior policy manager, on digital market; and digital camera technology.

The article evaluates several products that can be used by digital libraries including the Liebert Open Access from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Dimensions for Publishers, a global grants database from ÜberResearch; and the free contentsharing initiative SharedIt from Springer Nature.

The article discusses the problem of disappearing text, whether due to political issues, commerce policies, or the bad behavior exhibited by too many people who post opinions online. It discusses that how can newspapers, which are not considered official public records and therefore are not legally required to be made available in perpetuity, be safely preserved.

The article focuses on digitization in Native American archive access in the U.S. Topics being presented include the move of congress to pass the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in an aim to tackle the rights of lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to Native American cultural items.

The article looks at developments in the open access movement and open data issues. Topics discussed include the U.S. Senate to decide on the approval of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act of 2015, Open Data Day events on March 5, 2016 like Open Inspiration Data Day, Open Data for Agriculture application testing and the Open Data Day coffee meet-up, and the launch of the Open Access Button.

The article discusses the challenges in the establishment of the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) as the public gateway to federal court documents in the U.S. The problems related to fees for accessing all but Supreme Court filings which have been criticized by lawyers, scholars, and the public ever since is tackled. The significant issues with the inclusion of Social Security numbers and other identifying information in the database are also explored.

The article previews the "Royal Society Open Science" open access (OA) journal with a wide range of topics in engineering, science and mathematics from the Royal Society.

The article focuses on the publication of stories about the problem on link rot in scholarly journals. Topics covered include the study of the problem of link and reference rot in legal citations, the study of link decay and the effectiveness of mitigation techniques and the possible causes of link rot such as content getting renamed or relocated. Also mentioned is the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine that provides links to no-longer-existing versions of webpages.

The article provides information on the Yahoo News Feed dataset offered by Yahoo Labs.

The article informs that the Zendy Digital Library's news section lists the platform's features as they roll out, including the following all articles have permanent links that can be copied and shared via email or on social media; users can populate their profiles with their role, main area of interest, and country of residence; and author names are displayed next to titles in the search result list.

The article reports that the SLA Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan chapters are excited to announce the upcoming Midwest Symposium, to be held virtually on July 31, 2021. It mentions this event is designed to showcase the work and knowledge of community members, and looking for both lighting-talks and longer presentations.

The article offers information on the Angie Brunk is a librarian who was born with a visual impairment and has worked in both communications and user experience design. Topic include she takes the space within Marketing Library Services (MLS) to share techniques to make marketing campaigns more accessible; and she advocates for the use of identity first language, which means referring to an individual as a visually impaired or deaf person.

The article discusses international report of wins and losses. Topics include researchers and scientists which covered by the deal which able to publish their work on the Elsevier platform; views of Elsevier's vice president of communications, Tom Reller on providing open access to the Norwegian articles; views of city's libraries and community spaces manager on structural vulnerabilities.

The article discusses the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way live in ways, exemplified notably, perhaps, by the advent of remote working and the meteoric rise of online shopping. Topics include the COVID-19 pandemic has created greater awareness of other global threats, such as climate change; and scholarly databases exist behind crippling paywalls or require institutionally facilitated access, has a challenge for individuals worldwide.