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EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Adds HathiTrust Data
Data Files, EBSCO, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing, Resources
|A few minutes ago that EBSCO formally announced that HathiTrust data will soon be accessible via the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Today’s announcement from EBSCO comes after an OCLC announcement yesterday that HathiTrust data will be directly accessible to users of WorldCat and WorldCat. We will be on the lookout for similar announcements from other […]
Minnesota: "Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Receives $3 Million Grant"
Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Resources
|From the St. Cloud Times: The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) recently received a $3 million grant from the Arcadia Fund of London for the digitization, archiving and cataloging of newly identified endangered manuscript collections for five years. The funding, which was announced today, will also make the materials digitized by the library at […]
You can access the complete report here. Topics Include: New Initiative – Preservation Week New University Course: Space Updates/Science Lab Launches Webpage Updates Cooperation With Other Institutions Emergency Preparedness Initiatives for Libraries Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Planning at LC Topics in Preservation Series Interns and Volunteers
Info Industry: SAE Digital Library Adds eBooks and EBSCO Adds Adam Matthew Group Adds Primary Source Collections
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, EBSCO, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Preservation, Publishing
|1. Mobile: All Oxford Journals (More than 250 From Oxford U. Press) Are Now Mobile-Optimized Powered by Highwire Press platform. 1. Engineering: SAE’s Digital Library Database is Now Home to 117 Full Text eBooks 2. History: EBSCO Publishing and the Adam Matthew Group Adds Primary Source Collections to EBSCO Discovery Service 3. Digital Preservation: eJournals: […]
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 […]
Six announcements from Portico today announcing new e-journal preservation agreements. 1. Modern Humanities Research Association to preserve e-journals with Portico 2. Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University to preserve e-journal with Portico 3. Evolutionary Psychology to preserve e-journal with Portico 4. Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies to preserve e-journal with Portico 5. […]
Australia: National Library Archives Graffiti Website
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, Preservation, Reports, Resources
|From NineMSN: The National Library has archived a graffiti website because it has social and cultural merit, the Herald Sun reports. The website boasts it has the nation’s largest online collection of street art photos, with more than 4000 images of graffiti and tags on trains and the streets, many taken in Melbourne. The newspaper […]
Google Books: "Google Strikes Deal With French Publisher La Martiniere Groupe"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Preservation, Publishing
|From Dow Jones Newswires: The deal is the second major agreement the web giant reaches with a publishing house, following a controversy over the group’s digital library project. [Clip] “This collaboration constitutes an important step in our relationships with French publishers and contributes to the preservation of the French culture,” Philippe Colombet, head of Google […]
Conference Paper: "From Institutional Repositories to Personal Collections of Learning Resources"
Conference Presentations, Journal Articles, Open Access, Preservation, Resources
|Title: “From Institutional Repositories to Personal Collections of Learning Resources” (MS Word Doc) Authors: Julià Minguillón, and Jordi Conesa (2011) In: Proceedings of the The PLE Conference 2011 10th – 12th July 2011, Southampton, UK. Abstract: Institutional digital repositories are a basic piece to provide preservation and reutilization of learning resources. However, their creation and […]
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 […]