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Digital Collections: Library of Congress Launches Digitized Collection of National AIDS Memorial Quilt Records
From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has released a groundbreaking online collection of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt Records, making one of the most poignant symbols of the AIDS epidemic in the United States available to a global audience. As the largest communal art project in the world, the AIDS Memorial Quilt […]
Library of Congress: “Collaging with the Library’s Digital Collections”
From a LC Blog Post by Brian Foo: In 2018, the Library launched the very popular Free To Use and Reuse Sets, where staff curate thematic sets of items from our digital collections that are either in the public domain, have no known copyright restrictions or have been cleared by the copyright owner for public use. The public is not only free to enjoy and […]
Alabama: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Moves Books Out of Children’s Section; Washington: ‘A Brutal Hit’: Everett Library Cuts Will Lead To Reduced Hours, Staffing; & More Headlines
Alabama Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Moves Books Out of Children’s Section (via WAAY) CRKN: Canadian Research Knowledge Network Six New Collections Coming to Canadiana through the Call for Canadiana Collection Development Projects Internet New Research, Book Sets out How to Make Free Internet Access a Human right (via U. of Birmingham) Max Planck Digital Library […]
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Clarivate Releases Highly Cited Researchers 2024 List; Altmetric Now Tracks Clinical Impact of Research; & More Headlines
AI AI Companies Are Trying to Get MIT Press Books (via 404 Media) Could Artificial Intelligence Help Catalog Thousands of Digital Library Books? An Interview with Abigail Potter and Caroline Saccucci (via Library of Congress) Altmetric Altmetric Now Tracks Clinical Impact of Research Clarivate Clarivate Releases Highly Cited Researchers 2024 List ||| Direct to the […]
Research Paper (Preprint): “GREI Data Repository AI Taxonomy”
The paper linked below (preprint) was recently shared on arXiv. Title GREI Data Repository AI Taxonomy Authors John Chodacki California Digital Library Mark Hanhel figsnare Stefano Iacus Dataverse Ryan Scherle Dryad Eric Olson Center for Open Science Nici Pfeiffer Center for Open Science Kristi Holmes Zenodo Mohammad Hosseini Zenodo Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.08054 Abstract […]
New Report From OCLC and Partnership for Shared Book Collections: “Stewarding the Collective Collection: An Analysis of Print Retention Data in the US and Canada”
The report linked below was recently published by OCLC. Title Stewarding the Collective Collection: An Analysis of Print Retention Data in the US and Canada Authors Ian Bogus Research Collections and Preservation Consortium Rachel Frick OCLC Devon Smith OCLC Susan Stearns Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (Retired) Alison Wohlers California Digital Library, University of California Source […]
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Digital Collections: National Archives (NARA) Digitizes Thousands of Images for Russell Lee Exhibit
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The exhibition Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey debuted at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on March 16, but the entire archival series is substantially larger than the 200 images on display. Archivists recently completed a months-long project to make the entire catalog digitally available to the public. […]
Meet Vivian Li, the 2025 Innovator in Residence at the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress: The Library has appointed Seattle-based artist and developer Vivian Li as its 2025 innovator in residence. For her project, “Anywhere Adventures,” Li will work with Library staff to highlight unique, amusing and awe-inspiring collection items that enable young researchers to discover the Library’s online resources about their own communities. Through […]
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A New Resource From DLF’s Digital Library Pedagogy Group: “#DLFteach Toolkit Volume 4: Critical Digital Literacies”
From a DLF (Digital Library Federation) Post: We are excited to announce the release of #DLFteach Toolkit Volume 4: Critical Digital Literacies, an open-access resource designed to support both information professionals and educators. With a thematic focus on critical digital literacies, Volume 4 of the Toolkit offers adaptable lesson plans and learning objects that help learners develop […]
JSTOR: Latin American Open Access Ebook Pilot Expands Impact With 120 Titles From Prometeo Editorial; MPDL: 25 Years of Scientific Information Provision; & More Headlines
American Library Association (ALA) Project Outcome for Academic Libraries 2024 Report JSTOR Latin American Open Access Ebook Pilot Expands Impact With 120 Titles From Prometeo Editorial Library Publishing Forum 2025 Library Publishing Forum Call For Proposals Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) 25 Years of Scientific Information Provision
