May 1, 2024 by Gary Price
The latest edition of Marshall Breeding’s annual “Library Systems Report” is now available online from American Libraries. The 2024 report runs about 6700 words. From the Introduction to the Report: The library technology industry had a quiet year in 2023. But in the absence of major business moves and acquisitions, companies set their sights on […]
April 26, 2024 by Gary Price
Data Management and Sharing Plans Connecting DMSPs to Research Outputs (via University of California Curation Center (UC3)) France French National Library Quarantines ‘Poisonous’ Books (AFP via France 24) Iowa Iowa City Launches Book Donation and Recycling Program to Promote Sustainability (via Des Moines Register) Johns Hopkins University Libraries Cynthia Hudson Vitale Appointed Associate Dean of […]
April 10, 2024 by Gary Price
From a British Library Announcement: After 12 years as Chief Executive, Sir Roly Keating has announced that he will step down from the role in April next year. Sir Roly said: “When I took on this role in 2012 it was always my hope to serve for 12 years and I will reach that milestone in […]
April 8, 2024 by Gary Price
Congrats Ray! Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Announcement: Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California has been elected 2024-2025 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Pun received 5,611 votes, while his opponent, Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, […]
March 28, 2024 by Gary Price
Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library was published today by Ithaka S+R. The report was written by: Ess Pokornowski Senior Analyst, Ithaka S+R Roger C. Schonfeld Vice President, Organizational Strategy and Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums From the Report’s Executive Summary: Research libraries are expected to provide and preserve collections in support […]
March 25, 2024 by Gary Price
From an OCLC Release: Following a comprehensive governance study, the OCLC Global Council ratified plans to establish a new council structure to clarify its role and increase member engagement. The new OCLC Leaders Council will be phased in over the next year with a clear purpose: to provide library perspectives that inform OCLC’s strategic goals […]
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March 24, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle, a report from the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative. ARL and six academic institutions involved in the Data Curation Network (DCN) were awarded […]
March 21, 2024 by Gary Price
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Director for Library Services Cyndee Landrum as Acting Director, effective March 21, 2024. Ms. Landrum will assume the Acting Director role following the end of current Director Crosby Kemper’s four-year […]
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March 19, 2024 by Gary Price
From a New Upstream Post by John Chodacki (CDL) and Todd Carpenter (NISO): Persistent identifiers (PIDs) in scholarly communications and research infrastructure have garnered growing attention over the last several years, especially from governments who are recognizing the vital role PIDs play in creating a more efficient and trustworthy research ecosystem. However, varying degrees of […]
March 17, 2024 by Gary Price
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (Vol. 19, No. 1) was recently published online. EBLIP is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Library. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a […]