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Direct to Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present: (via Newberry Library) The Newberry Library announces the launch of a multimedia educational website supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, titled “Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present.” The website focuses on Native people of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to explore […]
U. of Kentucky Libraries: New Web Search Technology to Aid Researchers Using Oral Histories
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|From Newswise: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the University of Kentucky Libraries a $195,853 National Leadership Grant to further develop their Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS). OHMS is a web-based system that allows users to search for specific terms within recorded oral history interviews. This tool will enable a wide […]
Video: Lecture: "Wikipedia, WikiLeaks and Wiccans: Historical Accuracy Online"
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|From Vanderbilt University News: Watch video of John Seigenthaler, a nationally recognized advocate for the First Amendment also known for his criticism of Internet vandals who post false information on user-created sites like Wikipedia, speaking Oct. 21 at Vanderbilt’s Central Library. Seigenthaler is the founder of the First Amendment Center, former president of the American […]
From a PBS Announcement: PBS has announced that STEVE JOBS – ONE LAST THING has been added to the primetime lineup following the premiere episode of NOVA “The Fabric of the Cosmos.” Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew the creative genius whose innovations transformed the lives of millions, ONE LAST THING provides an […]
From a Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Announcement: Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing solutions, announced a record royalty payment of $171.1 million to rightsholders in FY11, an increase of more than 10% over the previous year ($154.3 million). During the last 10 years, CCC has distributed more than $1.3 […]
OCLC Leadership: Executive Search Committee Appoints Librarians From Member Institutions, Staff, Other Library Leaders to Community Advisory Group
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|From an OCLC Announcement: The Executive Search Committee of the OCLC Board of Trustees has named 13 people to a Community Advisory Group that will be involved in the search for the next President and Chief Executive Officer of OCLC to succeed Jay Jordan, who has announced his plans to retire June 30, 2012. Members […]
Cornell University: Library Digitization Projects Span Multiple Millennia (From 17th C. Japanese Woodblocks to Hip Hop)
Academic Libraries, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Interviews, Libraries, News
|From the Cornell Chronicle: Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences have awarded six new grants to create new digital content of enduring value. Treasures ranging from Bronx-born hip-hop posters to ancient Greek and Roman coins will hit the Web in the near future as part of the Grants Program for Digital […]
Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research, talks with Eric Enge from Stone Temple. Excellent read. Here’s a bit from the intro of the interview. Enge Writes: As you will see in the transcript below, this discussion focused on the use of artificial intelligence algorithms in search. Peter outlines for us the approach used by Google […]
New PIL Report: "How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library During Crunch Time"
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|UPDATE: Analysis and Commentary Barbara Fister from Library Journal A new report from the Project Information Literacy team at the University of Washington Information School. From the UW iSchool Web Site: Findings from Project Information Literacy’s (PIL’s) latest research study found college students — only weeks away from final exams and in the library — […]
The image above appears on the Apple.com homepage. Apple’s Official Statement Here. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com From the New York Times: Bill Gates, the former chief executive of Microsoft, said in a statement that he was “truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’s death.” He […]