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Report: China’s Library Officials are Burning Books that Diverge From Communist Party Ideology
From The Washington Post: Library officials in northwestern China recently hoped to demonstrate their ideological fervor and loyalty to the Communist Party by purging politically incorrect books and religious materials in emphatic fashion: They burned them. Then they uploaded a report — and a … [Read More...]
EBSCO Posts “Message to the Library Community” re: Consolidation in the ILS Space
From EBSCO: Further consolidation in the ILS space was not unexpected. The collective actions of the library community from this point forward will shape the future of library technology. To clear up any confusion that may exist, EBSCO does not own FOLIO; the code is open source. But we do have a … [Read More...]
New Report From OCLC Research: “Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries”
Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries was written by Thomas Padilla, Practitioner Researcher in Residence at OCLC Research and Interim Head, Knowledge Production at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. From OCLC Research: Responsible Operations is intended to … [Read More...]
Register of Copyright Karyn Temple is Leaving U.S. Copyright Office For Position with Motion Picture Association
From the Library of Congress/U.S. Copyright Office: Today, Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple announced that she will be leaving the Copyright Office on January 3, 2020, to accept a new position with the Motion Picture Association. Temple has worked at the Copyright Office since 2011, first in the … [Read More...]
Now Available: Video Recordings and Presentation Slides from the 11th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference (SWIB19)
The 11th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference (SWIB19) took place in Hamburg, Germany on November 25 - 27, 2019. Description WIB conference (Semantic Web in Libraries) is an annual conference, being held for the 11th time, focusing on Linked Open Data (LOD) in libraries and related organizations. … [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 December 5, 2019. A full text copy of the document is available here (via Congress.gov). About the Guide This guide provides information on … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “A Discussion of Value Metrics for Data Repositories in Earth and Environmental Sciences”
The article linked below was published today by Data Science Journal. Title A Discussion of Value Metrics for Data Repositories in Earth and Environmental Sciences Authors Cynthia ParrNational Agricultural LibraryCorinna GriesMarine Science Institute, University of California Santa … [Read More...]
Roundup: Items From Germany, Netherlands, UK, Switzerland (December 9, 2019)
Jisc and IOP Publishing Secure New Transitional Open Access Agreement for UK Universities New 3mE Research Data Management Policy: What is it and Why it it Introduced? (via Open Working) On Open Access Analytics in Europe (via SONAR) What Follows Transformative Agreements? (Open Access 2020 DE … [Read More...]
Research/Reference: New Biomass Map to Stock of the World’s Carbon
From the European Space Agency: The first of a series of global maps aimed at quantifying change in carbon stored as biomass across the world’s forests and shrublands has been released today by ESA’s Climate Change Initiative at COP25 – the United Nation Climate Change Conference currently … [Read More...]
The Sheridan Libraries/Johns Hopkins University Acquires Rare Copy of 19th Century Essay
From JHU Hub: 'A Problem in Greek Ethics,' completed around 1873 by poet John Addington Symonds, helped set the stage for the modern gay-rights movement. Until recently, it was believed that only five copies from an original print run of 10 had survived. A sixth copy, secured by Sheridan Libraries … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “The Information Behaviors of Fiction Writers: A Systematic Approach to an Understudied Information Community”
The article linked below appears in the latest issue of the School of Information Student Research Journal published by the San Jose State University School of Information. Title The Information Behaviors of Fiction Writers: A Systematic Approach to an Understudied Information … [Read More...]
Kennedy Assassination Bullets Preserved in Digital Form
From NIST: In the palm of his hand, Thomas Brian Renegar held two small metal objects that had changed the course of history. Twisted pieces of copper and lead, they were fragments of the bullet that ended the life of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. A physical scientist at the National … [Read More...]
Journal Article: “Public Libraries Supporting Health and Wellness: A Literature Review”
The article linked below appears in the latest issue of the School of Information Student Research Journal published by the San Jose State University School of Information. Title Public Libraries Supporting Health and Wellness: A Literature Review Author Heather Elia Syracuse University School … [Read More...]
LocHal Public Library (Tilburg, Netherlands) Named 2019 Building of the Year at World Architecture Festival
From Arch Daily: In the 2019 version of the festival, LocHal Public Library by Civic Architects has been named the World Building of the Year concluding this year's three-day event in Amsterdam. This year's winner was selected from a strikingly broad shortlist that included works from offices such … [Read More...]
Video Recordings of Sessions From the 2nd Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Open Science Symposium are Now Available Online
The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Open Science Symposium took place on November 7, 2019 in the Mellon Institute Library. The symposium agenda and speaker bios are accessible here. Five videos are available. This video features a welcome and opening remarks by Ana Van Gulick: … [Read More...]
Nothing Gets Lost in Translation in the Perseus Digital Library
From Tufts Now: Tucked away in the basement of Eaton Hall at Tufts University is the office for the Perseus Digital Library. As its name suggests, it’s an online library. The office is home to its editor-in-chief, Gregory Crane, a professor of classical studies and an adjunct professor of computer … [Read More...]
Indiana University Reveals New Strategic Plan to Guide Care, Preservation, Use of More Than 220 Collections
From Indiana University: Indiana University has revealed its first University Collections Strategic Plan to guide the care, preservation and use of more than 220 collections of material objects entrusted to IU, such as those in the Lilly Library of Rare Books, the Eskenazi Museum of Art and the … [Read More...]
Digital Collections: National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Alvin Ailey Photography Collection is Now Available to the Public Online, More Than 10,000 Photos Available
From the National Museum of African American History: Ahead of World AIDS Day and the 30th anniversary of Alvin Ailey’s death (Dec. 1), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is making available the collection of more than 10,000 photographs chronicling the … [Read More...]
Video: “The Ancient Alexandria Library Anew for the 21st Century”
The video of a presentation at the Library of Congress was recorded on July 24, 2019 and made available online earlier today. A text transcript of the presentation is also available. Heba El-Rafey director of public relations and international communications at the BA) discussed the Bibliotheca … [Read More...]
ALA Announces Sale of Chicago Headquarter Building
From ALA: American Library Association (ALA) President Wanda Brown and Executive Director Mary W. Ghikas today announced that ALA has sold its headquarter buildings at 50 E. Huron and 40 E. Huron in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. “We are thrilled that, after many years of study, … [Read More...]
