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New York: “Long Island Schools Creating Next-Generation Libraries to Ready Students For Future”
From a Newsday Report: Districts from both Nassau and Suffolk — including those in Amityville, Bethpage, Baldwin, Herricks, South Huntington and Valley Stream 13, have upgraded their libraries in recent years. Some have used funding from bonds and others budgeted from the general fund. And there are future plans are in the works. For example, […]
The New York Public Library (NYPL) Has the Hottest Deals for Black Friday (5th Annual Black Friday Ad)
From the New York Public Library Focusing on the central idea that everything at the Library is always a deal (i.e. free!), this year’s campaign will appeal to anyone who’s laughed at a corny used car commercial, owned one of the MANY iterations of NOW! That’s What I Call Music, or debated calling Cellino & Barnes. Additional NYPL […]
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Opens its New Preservation Storage Facility
From LAC: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) celebrated today the opening of its new state-of-the-art Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, Quebec. A plaque was unveiled and guests toured the site at the event, which was attended by, among others, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury […]
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Journal Article: “Why Don’t We Share Data and Code? Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Public Archiving Practices”
The article linked below was recently published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Title Why Don’t We Share Data and Code? Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Public Archiving Practices Authors Dylan G. E. Gomes NOAA Patrice Pottier Robert Crystal-Ornelas Emma J. Hudgins Vivienne Foroughirad Luna L. Sánchez-Reyes Rachel Turba Paula Andrea Martinez David Moreau […]
Research Resources: “This New Interactive Map Lets You Scroll Through the Universe”
From Johns Hopkins University: A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined over two decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map allows the public to experience data previously only […]
Roundup: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes 2021 Annual Report; One Third of Iceland’s Population Reads a Book Every Day; & More News Headlines
Archives NZ Reinstates Online Search Tool After Data Mishap (via RNZ) One Third of Iceland’s Population Reads a Book Every Day (via Iceland Monitor) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes 2021 Annual Report JISC Releases 2021-2022 Annual Review
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NARA: New National Archives Catalog Debuts
From a NARA Announcement: A new, modernized National Archives Catalog launched online today (11/22). The new Catalog’s focus on scalability will allow the agency to reach its goal to get 500 million digitized pages in the Catalog by September 202 The fully redesigned online public access Catalog makes accessing the agency’s holdings more intuitive for the […]
Year in Review: Open Library Passes Six Million Registered Users in 2022, More Than 4.3 Million Books Borrowed
From an Open Library Blog Post: It seems like just the other day when the Open Library welcomed its 2 millionth registered patron in 2018. This year, we zoomed past 6M registered book lovers who collectively in 2022 have borrowed 4.3M books and counting, and who have added more than 4.7M books to their reading logs. Our […]
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New Report: “Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers”
From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative’s public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities are the result of categorizing services and support across the institution that are likely needed to make public access to research data available. The RADS project team categorized these activities by life-cycle phases for […]
NARA to Award $1.9 Million for Historical Records Projects
From the National Archives and Records Administration: Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall approved 31 proposals totaling $1,904,539 in National Archives awards for projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia, pending appropriations of a final budget for FY 2023. The National Archives grants program is carried out with the advice […]
