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MIT Libraries Receive Papers of Distinguished Linguist, Philosopher and Activist Noam Chomsky
Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
|From MIT News: MIT’s Libraries were recently chosen to be the stewards of the personal archives of noted linguist, political activist and Institute Professor emeritus Noam Chomsky. The significant collection spans a long and distinguished career, beginning when Chomsky joined MIT in 1955 in the Research Laboratory of Electronics, through his years as a professor […]
UK: RLUK Appoints a new Unique and Distinctive Collections Project Manager
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Jobs, Libraries
|Cool job title! Interesting idea. From RLUK: RLUK has appointed Alison Cullingford, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Bradford, to the position of Unique and Distinctive Collections Project Manager. The aim of this specialised part-time role is to help maximise the potential of unique and distinctive collections (UDCs) in all formats held by RLUK […]
From AllHipHop.com: The collected works of legendary rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur have been organized and categorized at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection was opened to the public on the 15th anniversary of the legendary rapper’s death’s (September 13th). The collection spans from 1969 to 2008, and […]
University of Georgia Libraries Prepares to Move Special Collections to New Building
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries
|From the Athens (GA) Banner-Herald: After years of planning and waiting, moving day is finally at hand for the University of Georgia’s main library on North Campus. A week from today, workers will begin moving thousands of boxes containing millions of items from the building into UGA’s nearly completed special collections library. [Clip] Librarians are […]
Big Dollars in Durham: Duke U. Libraries Receive $13.6 Million Rubenstein Gift
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From a Duke U. Announcement: Duke University trustee David M. Rubenstein will give $13.6 million to the Duke University Libraries in support of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Wednesday. [Emphasis Ours] The donation is the largest ever to the libraries. In recognition of Rubenstein’s gift, the special […]
UCLA Library Acquires LA Unified School District Historical Archive
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
|From the UCLA Newsroom The UCLA Library has entered into an agreement to acquire the historical records of the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the most important public education enterprises in the nation. Covering more than 100 years of Southern California public education and civic life, this extensive archive documents major aspects of district […]
Archives: "University of Illinois at Chicago Plans Internet Portal to 14 Chicago Institutions"
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From a UIC News Release: The University of Illinois at Chicago Library is leading a project to plan a portal to the historical collections of 14 museums, universities and libraries that make up the Chicago Collections Consortium. The portal will offer a one-click search of the special collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the […]
OCLC Research and Research Libraries UK to Survey Special Collections and Archives in Research Libraries Within the UK and Ireland"
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From an OCLC Announcement: OCLC Research and Research Libraries UK are working together on a project to gather data on special collections in research libraries in the UK and Ireland. The project is similar to a project conducted by OCLC Research in 2009 that gathered data on special collections in the United States and Canada. […]
Penn Libraries to Launch New Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies with $20 Million Manuscript Collection Gift
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Publishing
|From an Announcement: The Penn Libraries have received a major collection of 280 Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, valued at over $20 million, from long-time benefactors and Library Board members Lawrence J. Schoenberg (C’53, WG’57, PAR’93) and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg. To promote the use of this and other manuscript collections at Penn, the Libraries will create […]