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Collaborative Librarianship Vol 3, No 3 (2011) Table of Contents Again a Cottage Industry PDF Ivan Gaetz 129 Scholarly Articles Transcendental Metadata: A Collaborative Schema for Electronic Resource Description Abstract PDF Charlene Sorensen, Craig Harkema, Karim Tharani 130-139 Learning from Each Other: A Report on Information Literacy Programs at Orbis Cascade Alliance Libraries Abstract PDF […]
Pasadena, CA: "City's Historic Photos Go Online"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From the La Cañada Valley Sun: A group of local cultural institutions has been scanning, cataloging and uploading images of the city’s past to the Internet, creating an extensive online database known as the Pasadena Digital History Collaboration. The Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena City College and Huntington Library so far have […]
Digital Collections: Brown Library Fortifies Latin American Collaborative Venture
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Publishing, Resources
|From the University of Texas at Austin: A project aimed at building a major research tool for the global study of Latin America at The University of Texas at Austin has just gotten a significant new academic partner. The John Carter Brown Library (JCBL) at Brown University will join the Primeros Libros project, which strives […]
Summary from the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Web Site: This guide outlines the process of developing a data management and sharing plan. Planning for the effective creation, management and sharing of your data enables you to get the most out of your research. The guide outlines UK funder expectations for data management and sharing plans […]
UK: BFI and British Library Join Forces to Increase Access to Their Unique Collections
Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, Preservation, Resources
|From a British Library Announcement: The BFI [British Film Institute] and the British Library have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the objective of increasing public, professional and research access to audiovisual and broadcast content and integrating it with other knowledge collections. Signed by BFI Director, Amanda Nevill and British Library CEO, Dame […]
From an Article in the Des Moines Register: Thousands of dollars in operating and administrative costs could be saved if more public library services in the Des Moines metro area were consolidated, backers of the idea say. Polk County has more than a dozen public library systems with annual budgets that total more than $17 […]
A New Issue of Collaborative Librarianship (3.1) is Now Available
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, New Issue, News
|The table of contents is below. Back issues, author guidelines, a list of advisory board members, etc. are available here. Collaborative Librarianship can also be found on Twitter (Collaborative Librarianship News) and Facebook. Editorials Editorial Introduction: Telling Stories PDF Ivan Gaetz 1 Scholarly Articles Building a Participatory Culture: Collaborating with Student Organizations for 21st Century […]