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Cornell University Library Receives $300,000 Digital Preservation Grant From NEH
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation
From CUL: How can librarians protect the historical record, now that archives include digital images and audiovisual files in addition to physical photographs and manuscripts? Cornell University Library is blazing the trail. A $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will allow the Library to begin developing a framework to ensure continued […]
Scholar Portal from the Ontario Council of University Libraries Becomes Canada’s First Certified Trusted Digital Repository
| Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
From the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL): …Scholars Portal is now the first certified Trustworthy Digital Repository in Canada. OCUL, which has been acquiring and managing digital content since 2002, is committed to the long-term preservation of scholarly resources for the benefit of future students and researchers. [Clip] This certification, the only generally recognized certification for […]
Over the years we’ve noticed that many times the only way to get action/reaction from Google on an issue is to take it public and in a big way. That’s what precisely what Oxford has done. Smart move. From the OxCERT (Oxford U. Computer Emergency Response Team) Blog: Why would we do such a thing, […]
Highlights From The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Biology & Medical Sciences
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Selected findings from a new Primary Research Group report. From the The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Biology & Medical Sciences Summary Page: This study is based on data from 55 colleges with programs in medicine and biology, predominantly from medical schools and PhD-level or research universities in the United States, Canada, the UK, […]
From a RLUK Announcement: RLUK has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee into Open Access. The evidence gives support for the move towards stronger funder mandates and shorter embargoes. Access the submission (5 pages; PDF) here. We’ve also embedded a copy of the submission below. On a related note, […]
Library Funding and Storage Space Concerns at Case Western Reserve University
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This post includes two recent stories from the Case Western Reserve University student newspaper. 1. From The Observer: With the university in the middle of its strategic planning process, Case Western Reserve University is examining areas in which improvement and additional support is needed. One item that fits this description is hidden in plain sight; the […]
From The Guardian: Universities have raised almost £50m [approx. $77.15 million USD] from fining students for overdue library books in the past six years. Leeds University accrued the most money from overdue books, collecting more than £1.8m in fines for the six academic years from 2004/05. Manchester University, which collected almost £1.3m, came in second […]
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