September 30, 2018 by Gary Price
From a New Op-Ed From (via Texas Perspectives) that’s Written by Amber Welch, Head of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Texas at Austin Libraries: As technology continues to play a more significant role in our daily lives, what role does the academic library play? Although libraries provide critical and meaningful educational opportunities, they can also educate […]
September 30, 2018 by Gary Price
From Architectural Digest on YouTube: Noted historians serve as your personal audio guide through a virtual walking tour of the New York Public Library. Find out about hidden details of the famed NYC building as these expert reveal the history behind the Winnie the Pooh toys, the Rose Main Reading Room, the iconic lion statues […]
September 30, 2018 by Gary Price
The following article (preprint) is scheduled for final publication in Vol 18 No 4 (2018) of portal: Libraries and the Academy. Title Proceed with Caution: Deepening Practitioner Concerns about Social Tagging within Digital Collections Authors Edward Benoit III Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Archival Studies Program School of Library and Information Science Louisiana State University […]
September 30, 2018 by Gary Price
Update: VIDEO REPORT: UNLV Team Archives 1 October Moments and Memories with Care (via KNTV) — The event is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 5, 2018. From the UNLV University Libraries Website: UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives for a free community event to observe the anniversary of 1 October. Panelists will discuss their […]
September 29, 2018 by Gary Price
From an Open Letter by Post by Sir Tim Berner-Lee: I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine […]
September 29, 2018 by Gary Price
The article listed below has been accepted for publication the ASLIB Journal of Information Management. Title The Insoluble Problems of Books: What Does Altmetric.com Have to Offer Authors Daniel Torres-Salinas Universidad de Granada Juan Gorraiz Vienna University Library Nicolas Robinson-Garcia Universitat Politècnica de València Source via arXiv September 26, 2018 Accepted for Publication the ASLIB Journal […]
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September 29, 2018 by Gary Price
Note: infoDOCKET applauds LC for providing this resource. We look forward to further development. From Congress.gov: Have you ever found yourself reading a news story about legislation, and wished that you could quickly discover the primary source that the article discusses? With that use case in mind, we are excited to bring you an experimental, open source Google […]
September 29, 2018 by Gary Price
From the Brooking Metropolitan Policy Program: The American economy has gone digital and broadband is the connective tissue enabling that transformation. Two decades into the 21st century, it’s impossible to categorize broadband as anything but essential infrastructure. However, broadband doesn’t yet look like the country’s other essential systems. Unlike water and energy, which reach almost all households, […]
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September 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From the Chicago Sun-Times: If you’ve strolled along West Walton Street in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, you might have walked past the stately edifice and wondered whether the Newberry Library was a private club or members-only reading room. But, since opening in 1887, the library has been free and open to the public, as well […]
September 28, 2018 by Gary Price
From the University of Virginia Library: The University of Virginia (UVA) Library has launched a project to advance The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive. UVA Library’s collaboration with the HistoryMakers, as well as with Carnegie Mellon University, is funded by a two-year $1,000,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the University […]