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From the Announcement: Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce the creation of an online platform for university press monograph content. Having redeveloped the award-winning Oxford Scholarship Online, OUP is launching University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) and inviting the University Press community to take advantage of a fully enabled XML environment. [Clip] First phase […]
IMLS Announces National Leadership Grants Recipients (September 2011)
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users
|From the Announcement: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 48 awards totaling $14,661,217 matched with $12,929,824 of non-federal funds for National Leadership Grants. IMLS received 210 applications requesting $80,179,046 in funds. “National Leadership grantees help advance the museums, libraries, and archives field,” said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth. “We look forward to […]
New by Dan Cohen: "The Fight Over the Future of Digital Books"
Awards, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Publishing
|“The Fight Over the Future of Digital Books” is a new article on the The Atlantic web site, by Dan Cohen, winner of the 2011 Kilgour Award from OCLC and director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University (the people who bring us Zotero and many other cool […]
As you likely know by now, Google’s Chairman (and former CEO) Eric Schmidt testified in front of the U.S. Senate Antitrust, Competition and Consumer Rights Subcommittee on Wednesday. You can watch the archived video (as well as read a mechanically generated text transcript) via the award winning C-SPAN Video Library. In fact, you can search […]
Authors Guild, Australian Society of Authors, Quebec Writers Union Sue Five U.S. Universities
Academic Libraries, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access
|From an Authors Guild News Release: The Authors Guild, the Australian Society of Authors, the Union Des Écrivaines et des Écrivains Québécois (UNEQ), and eight individual authors have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in federal court against HathiTrust, the University of Michigan, the University of California, the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, and Cornell University. […]
Now Available: C&RL News (September 2011, 72.8)
Academic Libraries, Awards, Libraries, News, Preservation, Reports
|College and Research Library News (C&RL News) Direct to Complete Table Of Contents (September 2011, Vol. 72. No. 8) Selected Articles “In the spirit of Benjamin Franklin: 13 virtues of the next-gen librarian” by Andy Burkhardt, Catherine R. Johnson, and Carissa Tomlinson Full Text Full Text (PDF) “Teaching with graduate instructors: Tips for a successful partnership” by Kacy […]
Preservation: "Library of Congress Announces Agreement with Small Press Expo For Acquisition of Independent Comics and Cartoon Art"
Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Interviews, Libraries, News, Preservation, Profiles
|From LC: The Library of Congress [recently] announced an agreement with Small Press Expo that will allow the Library to acquire independent comics and cartoon-art forms—material that it does not receive through copyright deposit. The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an annual festival in Bethesda, Md., for alternative comic creators. The festival brings together more […]
Details Now Available: "Nominate a Librarian for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award" (2011)
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Jobs, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|From an ALA News Release***: Library supporters nationwide are encouraged to nominate a librarian for the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in […]
Big Dollars in Durham: Duke U. Libraries Receive $13.6 Million Rubenstein Gift
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From a Duke U. Announcement: Duke University trustee David M. Rubenstein will give $13.6 million to the Duke University Libraries in support of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Wednesday. [Emphasis Ours] The donation is the largest ever to the libraries. In recognition of Rubenstein’s gift, the special […]
From the EDUCAUSE Web Site: Gamification is the application of game elements in non-gaming situations, often to motivate or influence behavior. The rewards or the spirit of competition can spur students’ concentration and interest and lead to more effective learning. The use of gamification is wide-ranging in higher education, from extra-credit awards and in-class team […]