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Here is the news from the past few months:

arXiv Developer Spotlight: Librarian, from Fermat’s Library Sept. 28, 2017

Development update: reference extraction & linking Sept. 27, 2017

Introducing arXiv/Econ (Economics) Sept. 26, 2017

Another quick arXiv user poll (links to publications cited by articles in arXiv) Sept. 18, 2017 (poll now closed)

Introducing arXiv/EESS (Electrical Engineering and Systems Science) Sept. 18, 2017

Invitation to join arXiv user and usability group Sept. 14, 2017

arXiv is hiring a web application developer! Sept. 13, 2017

Steinn Sigurdsson Appointed as arXiv Scientific Director Sept. 7, 2017

Our first arXiv-nextgen user poll! Sept. 6, 2017 (poll now closed)

Grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation Aug. 30, 2017

Do you use arXiv content in application development or research? Aug. 8, 2017 (survey ongoing)

Principles & Best Practices for Preprints July 25, 2017

Best wishes,

Gail 

Gail Steinhart

Scholarly Communication Librarian | arXiv Program Associate

Digital Scholarship & Preservation Services | Cornell University Library

229 Olin Library | 607.255.7251

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-1651 | @gailst