From the AP: The public library system in Memphis is hoping to secure $2.9 million to add employees and increase its collection. The Memphis Daily News reports the Memphis Public Library & Information Center cites the figures as part of its strategic plan. A study by the Friends of the Library and the Memphis Library [...]

From Canadian Heritage: The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced that Hervé Déry will be the interim Librarian and Archivist of Canada until an appointment is made. “I am pleased that Mr. Déry has agreed to act as Librarian and Archivist,” said Minister Moore. “His senior executive service at [...]

The following full text research paper was made available today via the arXiv database. It was first published in January, 2013. Title Investigating Deletion in Wikipedia Author Bluma Gelly Polytechnic Institute of NYU Source arXiv Abstract Several hundred Wikipedia articles are deleted every day because they lack sufficient notability to be included in the encyclopedia. [...]

UPDATED May 25: Added Audio Report (Link Below) We love this! Kudos Kristy! From Gothamist: A librarian at the New York Public Library‘s Webster Library branch on the Upper East Side is taking the Tilda approach to raise awareness about NYPL budget cuts. She has placed herself on display behind glass, but instead of doing this for Art, Kristy Raffensberger is [...]

From the Press Association (via Yahoo News UK): The BBC has scrapped a multimillion-pound attempt to create an internal digital archive after director-general Tony Hall said the scheme had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”. The Digital Media Initiative (DMI) has cost the corporation £98.4 million [$184.4 million/USD] since it was started [...]

The following white paper was posted today on the Microsoft Research publications database. Title Linking Structured Data Authors Michael Hausenblas, DERI Michael Kerrin, DERI Michael Pizzo, Microsoft Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research Neil Wilson, The British Library Source via Microsoft Research Publications Database Abstract This whitepaper explores how OData can be used to expose data within [...]

The document is formally titled, Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress FY 2012. Direct to Document (92 pages; PDF) or Full Text Embedded Below FY 2012 LC Fast Facts Responded to more than 700,000 congressional reference requests and delivered to Congress more than 1 million research products and approximately 30,000 volumes from the Library’s [...]

Vancouver, WA is a suburb of Portland, OR. From The Oregonian: Judging from the rate of circulation since the library reopened in March, other visitors like it, too. Patrons checked out a total of 18,484 items in April, compared to 23,715 in April of 2012, a sign that the small branch is quickly bouncing back [...]

Here’s a recently released “Broadband Brief” from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. From a Summary Blog Post: Since June 2010, broadband availability at all speed levels has increased and basic broadband service is nearly universal in urban areas. While there is still a gap in broadband availability between urban and rural areas, 91 percent [...]

The open letter from the CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries) to Prime Minister Steven Harper asks that the government consult with the library and archival community when selecting a successor to Daniel Caron who resigned as the leader of Library and Archives Canada last week. From the Letter: The Librarian and Archivist of Canada [...]