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Brown University: “Collaborative Project Yields New Digital Archive on Hidden History of Indigenous Enslavement”
| Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Maps, News, Open Access
From Brown University: Scholars estimate that between 1492 and the 1900s, at least 2.5 million Indigenous people in the Americas were taken from their communities and forced into enslavement and servitude. Just like the transatlantic slave trade, the phenomenon shaped United States history — yet few schoolchildren learn about it today. That could change with […]
Report: “Boston Public Library Expands Access to Collections Through AI-Enhanced Digitization”
| Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
From the Boston Public Library (Full Text Announcement): The Boston Public Library (BPL) is launching a large-scale digitization project to unlock hundreds of thousands of historically significant items previously inaccessible to the public. This multi-phase effort will give BPL the opportunity to pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make vast historical collections […]
Ohio: Libraries Gear Up For Budget Battle; South Dakota Senate Replaces ‘Locking Up Librarians’ Bill With Appeal Process For Obscenity Determination; Lazarus Project to Shine A New Light On Oldest Map in University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Collection; & More Headlines
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Maps Lazarus Project to Shine a New Light On Oldest Map in University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Collection Nebraska A Proposed School Book Database Law Moves Forward in Nebraska Statehouse (via Nebraska Examiner) Ohio Libraries Gear Up For Budget Battle (via Sandusky Register) OpenAire Impact of Research Software – Open Innovation Sprint Begins in March 2025 (via […]
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant to Enhance Booksnake App for Immersive Archival Research
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From USC Dornsife: A $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant has been awarded to a team led by Sean Fraga, assistant professor (teaching) of environmental studies and history at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Curtis Fletcher, director of the Ahmanson Lab at USC Libraries; and Peter Mancall, Distinguished Professor, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of […]
From Stanford University Libraries: Stanford University Libraries (SUL) have assumed permanent stewardship of the California Historical Society Collection, a trove of over 600,000 items spanning the history of California and the West since the 18th century. The collection, acquired in collaboration with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, will become known as the […]
The British Library Selects Clarivate to Provide Library Services and Discovery Platforms (Alma, Primo VE, Rapido)
| Libraries, Management and Leadership, Maps, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
From a Clarivate Announcement: Clarivate iscovery platforms to create a more cohesive, streamlined and secure experience. The British Library will implement Alma, Primo VE and Rapido. Founded in 1973, the British Library is the United Kingdom’s national library and is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its collection features 170 million items, including books, journals, newspapers, patents, […]
ACLS Expands Access to China Studies Resources and Data Through New Website; Google Says It Will Change Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Maps App After Government Updates; & More Headlines
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AI Quartz Is Publishing AI-Generated Articles Based on Other AI Slop, Along With Warning They May Be Filled With Errors (via Futurism) Books Bookshop.org is Launching an Ebook Store to Take on Amazon (via The Verge) China Studies ACLS Expands Access to China Studies Resources and Data Through New Website (via American Council of […]
Research Article (Preprint): “A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions”
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The research article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions Authors Jean-Sebastien Sauve Université de Montréal Madelaine Hare University of Ottawa Geoff Krause Dalhousie University Constance Poitras Université de Montréal Poppy Riddle Dalhousie University Philippe Mongeon Dalhousie University Université de Montréal Source […]
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”
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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 […]
Research Tools: Find the Right Open Source Tools With Bellingcat’s New Online Investigations Toolkit
Ed. Note: As someone who has used, shared, taught about a number of the tools listed in the toolkit , I’m very impressed with this effort so far. I also discovered several tools to add to my personal collection. Overall: Well done and kudos! –Gary From Bellingcat: Have you ever struggled to find a tool […]
