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Benson Latin American Collection and University of Texas Libraries Announce Project to Digitize and Provide Open Access to Four Centuries of Rare Documents
From Tex Libris (University of Texas at Austin): August 8, 2018, was an auspicious day for students of Mexican history. An agreement signed between LLILAS Benson and the Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Estado de Puebla marks the official start of a project to digitize a large collection of … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Populating the Data Ark: An Attempt to Retrieve, Preserve, And Liberate Data From the Most Highly-Cited Psychology and Psychiatry Articles”
The following article was recently published by PLOS ONE. Title Populating the Data Ark: An Attempt to Retrieve, Preserve, And Liberate Data From the Most Highly-Cited Psychology and Psychiatry Articles Authors Tom E. Hardwicke Stanford University John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford … [Read More...]
UCLA Library to Host Digital, Open Access Archive of Ancient Arabic and Syriac Manuscripts
From UCLA: The UCLA Library and Early Manuscripts Electronic Library have partnered with St. Catherine’s Monastery to digitize and publish online on an open access basis some 1,100 rare and unique Syriac and Arabic manuscripts dating from the fourth to the 17th centuries. A UNESCO World … [Read More...]
Conference Paper: “Social Media Collecting at the National Library of New Zealand”
The following paper will be presented at the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations ) WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the end of August. Title Social Media Collecting at the National Library of New Zealand Authors Bill Macnaught National Library of New … [Read More...]
News Roundup (August 14, 2018)
1. Meltwater Launches Data Science Platform Fairhair.Ai to Tame Real-Time Market Signals Found in World’s Online Data ||| Vanir.app Powered by Fairhair 2. Privacy: Siri is Listening to You, But She's NOT Spying, says Apple (via Naked Security) 3. Forty-five State Library Associations … [Read More...]
Blog Post: “Why We Need Humans To Curate Web Collections”
From a Guest Post on the National Library of Medicine's "Circulating Now" Blog: In this Revealing Data series we explore data in historical medical collections, and how preserving this data helps to ensure that generations of researchers can reexamine it, reveal new stories, and make new … [Read More...]
Penn State University Libraries: E-Books Provide Student Savings Through Partnership
From Penn State University: A Penn State program has saved online learners an estimated $1.2 million in the cost of buying textbooks since it launched in the fall of 2017. Its success is now laying the groundwork for even greater savings for students across the University. Penn State, through … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Evolving and Enduring Patterns Surrounding Student Usage and Perceptions of Academic Library Reference Services” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) is scheduled for final publication int the May 2019 issue of College and Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Evolving and Enduring Patterns Surrounding Student Usage and Perceptions of Academic Library Reference Services Authors Jodi Jameson University … [Read More...]
Research Resource: Cleveland Public Library Partners with GPO to Provide Access to World War II Army Operations Reports
From the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP): The Cleveland Public Library is now a Digital Access Partner for their digitized versions of the First United States Army’s Report of Operation. These reports describe the tactical operations of the First U.S. Army in Europe between Oct. 20, … [Read More...]
Research Tools: New Database from NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management Provides Provides City-Level Figures on Murder Rates in More Than 80 of the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
From New York University: Violence has fallen in nearly all major U.S. cities since 1991, according to a new analysis by researchers at New York University. However, recent fluctuations in violence in selected cities point to temporary disruptions in this 17-year decline. "American cities are … [Read More...]
New U.S. Census Data Shows the Number of Women-Owned Employer Firms Increases (Release of Tables From 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs)
From the U.S. Census: Women-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 2.8 percent in 2016 to 1,118,863 from 1,088,466 in 2015, according to findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. The data also shows that women owned … [Read More...]
CLIR Releases New Report on the “Complexity and Challenges of Preserving Email” (Report from the Task Force on Technical Approaches for Email Archives)
From the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): Email is an increasingly important part of the historical record, yet it is particularly difficult to preserve, putting future access to this vast resource at risk. The Future of Email Archives looks at what makes email archiving so … [Read More...]
“Meet The Times’ Mini Detective Agency” (Researchers at the NY Times)
From The NY Times: Their names appear modestly at the end of articles. Research contributed by Jack Begg, Susan Beachy, Alain Delaquérière, Doris Burke or Kitty Bennett, the credits read. But, while their bylines are unassuming, their work as researchers at The Times often forms the … [Read More...]
“Google Tracks Your Movements, Like it or Not” (AP Exclusive Report)
From the Associated Press: Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you've used privacy … [Read More...]
News Roundup
1. The Public Library Archives / Special Collections Section (PLASC) of Society of American Archivists Releases 2018 Survey Results 2. LSU Libraries Launching New Online Catalog Tomorrow 3. Stanford: East Asia Library Acquires Two New Sets Of Tibetan Buddhist Canonical Texts … [Read More...]
Report from ITHAKA S+R: “Amplifying Student Voices The Community College Libraries and Academic Support for Student Success Project”
The following report was released on August 13, 2018 by ITHAKA S+R. Title Amplifying Student Voices The Community College Libraries and Academic Support for Student Success Project Authors Christine Wolff-Eisenberg ITHAKA S+R Braddlee Dean of Learning and Technology Resources and … [Read More...]
Public Library News Roundup
Florida Broward Libraries Suspend Printer Use Over 3-D Gun Concerns (via Sun-Sentinel) New Gainesville Hybrid Library and Social Services Center Opens (via WCJB) Georgia The Last Macon Library Will Shut Down. 100+ Could Lose jobs. Is a Tax Compromise Near? (via The … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Who Falls for Online Political Manipulation? The Case of the Russian Interference Campaign in the 2016 US Presidential Election” (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) was recently shared on arXiv. Title Who Falls for Online Political Manipulation? The Case of the Russian Interference Campaign in the 2016 US Presidential Election Authors Adam Badawy University of Southern California Kristina Lerman University of … [Read More...]
The National Library of Australia’s Building in Canberra Celebrates 50 Years
From The Canberra Times: In many ways the National Library is the same as the day then-prime minister John Gorton cut the ribbon on the grand marble building 50 years ago. But now, it has robots. Fifty years ago the only way to view or use the collection was to walk into a reading room. … [Read More...]
Research Resource: “Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources” (Updated)
The Congressional Research Service guide "Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources" (RS 2182) was updated on August 7, 2018. A full text copy of the document is available here (via the Federation of American Scientists). About the Guide This guide … [Read More...]
