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From the June Issue of Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research Authors: Carolyn Doi (McGill University), James Mason (U of Toronto), and Jared Wiercinski (Concordia University) Abstract: Mobile devices have become commonplace, and are increasingly capable of accessing multi-media resources such as audio and video. Many libraries maintain multi-media digital […]
Google+ is getting a massive chunk of attention these days (this is probably an understatement) so we thought we would pass along two Facebook items. First, another example the massive amount of video content becoming available and viewable on the Internet. This time it comes from the BBC and is for users globally. Beginning today, […]
Notre Dame Joins HathiTrust
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Preservation, Resources
|From a Notre Dame News Release: The University of Notre Dame has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in compiling a massive digital library. Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries is a sustaining member and will work toward digitizing its unique collections. [Clip] Membership in HathiTrust is an […]
Now Available Online From David Rumsey Map Collection: "First Atlas of Russia, Published in 1745"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, Resources
|From the David Rumsey Map Collection Blog: The first Atlas of Russia from 1745 has been added to the online collection. It was published by the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia, expanding on the cartographic work done previously by Russian cartographer Ivan K. Kirilov. Joseph Nicolas de L’Isle, the great French astronomer, was […]
From a PaidContent Article by Laura Hazard-Owen: Today marks the official launch of USA Today’s new books site, books.usatoday.com. The most noticeable changes are to its bestseller list, which now has a more colorful interface and for the first time, features buy links. It’s another way that USA Today’s bestseller list is trying to set […]
On the Miller-McCune web site, Richard J. Salvucci, an economics professor at Trinity University in San Antonio has authored, “How Google Disrespected Mexican History.” The column focuses on Google abruptly ending their newspaper digitization program. We posted about it when it happened last month. Since some of what we wrote is quoted in the Salvucci’s […]
From the University of Pennsylvania: The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Penn’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library a grant of $300,000 to digitize and make available on the World Wide Web a collection of approximately 1,000 European and American manuscripts from 1601 to 1800. This two-year project builds on and expands the work […]
The National Library of Nigeria is Now a Member of the World Digital Library
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, Resources
|That’s what we learned today via a World Digital Library (WDL) tweet. The National Library of Nigeria is the 129th organization to join the WDL. Direct to WDL See Also: “The Omani Digital Library is Now a World Digital Library Partner” (June 12, 2011) See Also: Abu Dhabi National Library Joins World Digital Library (February, […]
Digital Preservation: GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) Provides Access To NOAA Collection
Data Files, Digital Preservation, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From a GPO Announcement: The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is providing permanent public access to the Coastal Zone Information Collection (CZIC) through the agency’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, GPO is providing digital access to more than 5,000 coastal related documents. The […]
New & Free: USGS Releases More than 200,000 Historical Maps From 1884-2006
Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Maps, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a USGS Announcement: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is in the process of releasing all editions and all scales of more than 200,000 historic topographic maps of the United States dating from 1884-2006. For more than 130 years, the USGS topographic mapping program has accurately portrayed the complex geography […]