From: Gail Steinhart <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 8:10 AM Dear colleagues, We're pleased to announce a (relatively) new public-facing wiki and blog for arXiv.org news, planning documents, and business and governance information: https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/. We plan to distribute an approximately quarterly digest of news (first installment follows). For those who are interested in arXiv news as it happens, an RSS feed is available, and we invite you to follow us on Twitter (@arXiv<https://twitter.com/arxiv>). Here is the news from the past few months: * arXiv NG Phase I Project Charter<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/03/27/arXiv+NG+Phase+I+Project+Charter> * Thank you!<https://confluence.cornell.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=343186541> * New members join arXiv Member Advisory Board<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/03/09/New+members+join+arXiv+Member+Advisory+Board> * arXiv Scientific Director Search<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/03/06/arXiv+Scientific+Director+Search> * arXiv's TeX processing system receives significant upgrade<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/02/10/arXiv%27s+TeX+processing+system+receives+significant+upgrade> * New members join arXiv Scientific Advisory Board<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/02/03/New+members+join+arXiv+Scientific+Advisory+Board> * Press release: New sponsorship model broadens arXiv membership<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/01/30/Press+release%3A+New+sponsorship+model+broadens+arXiv+membership> * Next generation arXiv (arXiv-NG) stakeholder interviews complete<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/01/20/Next+generation+arXiv+%28arXiv-NG%29+stakeholder+interviews+complete> * arXiv is hiring!<https://confluence.cornell.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=340908978> * Annual Update<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/01/13/Annual+Update> * 2017 roadmap ready<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2017/01/11/2017+roadmap+ready> * 2017 budget now available<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2016/12/16/2017+budget+now+available> * Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards grant for arXiv upgrade<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2016/12/12/Alfred+P.+Sloan+Foundation+awards+grant+for+arXiv+upgrade> * arXiv and Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) collaborate on Semantic Scholar pilot for Computer Science papers<https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/arxivpub/2016/12/12/arXiv+and+Allen+Institute+for+Artificial+Intelligence+%28AI2%29+collaborate+on+Semantic+Scholar+pilot+for+Computer+Science+papers> Best wishes, Gail Gail Steinhart Scholarly Communication Librarian Digital Scholarship & Preservation Services | Cornell University Library 229 Olin Library | 607.255.7251 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-1651 | @gailst<https://twitter.com/gailst>
