MORE 'PRESERVATION' POSTS
New Federated Search Tool Provides Access to Records From the Online Catalogues of Ten UK Film Archives
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, News, Preservation
|From a British Universities Film & Video Council Blog Post: The data from some of the major national and regional film archives in the UK can now be searched through an integrated engine currently in beta test phase under the name Your Film Archives. Funded by DCMS, it includes content from Amber Films, BFI National […]
Report from ALA's OITP eBook Task Force Meeting With HarperCollins by Peter Brantley
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, Preservation, Publishing
|During the just concluded ALA 2011 Conference in New Orleans the ALA OITP (Office of Information Technology Policy) eBook Task Force talked with senior HarperCollins staff*** about a number of important issues. The discussion came about after the HarperCollins team suggested that both groups get together during the OITP eBook Task Force Business Meeting. What […]
New Research Paper: "How Much of the Web is Archived?"
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, Preservation, Resources
|“How Much of the Web is Archived?” (3 pages; PDF) by Scott G. Ainsworth, Ahmed Alsum, Hany SalahEldeen, Michele C. Weigle, and Michael L. Nelson Presented at JCDL 2011 Earlier This Month From a Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group (Old Dominion University) Blog Post: There are many questions to ask about web archiving […]
LOCKSS Alliance Libraries Preserve 11,000 New Volumes In First Half Of 2011
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Preservation, Publishing
|From the LOCKSS Website: In the first six months of 2011, participating LOCKSS Program libraries preserved content from major partner publishers such as PNAS, Springer, Emerald, and the JBJS. The LOCKSS Alliance provides a full management digital preservation program. Libraries use LOCKSS to build and preserve local collections for future scholars and publishers, thus separating […]
Statistics: "Daily Deluge of Digital Data Expected to Get Even Worse"
Data Files, Digital Preservation, Funding, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
|Resources From EMC.com (Sponsors of the Report) 1. Summary/News Release/Findings 2. Infographic: The Digital Universe Study 3. Infographic: Data Management Increase, Need for IT Workers From a San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg Article: A study released [on Monday] quantifies how quickly the digital universe is expanding. The world’s information is doubling every two years, with an astonishing […]
A New Blog From HathiTrust and 2011 Mid-Year HathiTrust Review Now Online
Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
|Blog News 1. Perspectives from HathiTrust is the title of a new blog from the organization. The premiere post was written by John Wilkin, the Executive Director of HathiTrust and the Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology (LIT) at the University of Michigan. The blog post is titled, “HathiTrust and Discovery” Wiklin Begins: It […]
From a LOC Announcement: A collaboration to facilitate the archiving and publication of a new documentary photography project was announced today by the Library of Congress and the photography group known as Facing Change: Documenting America. Facing Change was founded in 2009 by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers Anthony Suau and Lucian Perkins and is a contemporary […]
IMLS Announces Recipients of Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grants (2011)
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, Preservation
|From an IMLS Announcement: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 24 awards totaling $11,227,761 matched with 25,398,758 of non-federal funds for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grants. IMLS received 119 applications requesting $55,826,525 in funds. “We know that the most valuable asset of any library is its staff, and we […]
Library and Archives Canada Marks the Opening of the New Nitrate Film Preservation Centre
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From LAC: Library and Archives Canada today marked the official opening of the new Nitrate Film Preservation Centre in the west end of Ottawa. The Centre, located on the Communications Research Centre Canada campus, was constructed on time and within budget, resulting in measurable long-term benefits and savings. The “state-of-the-art” facility features a range of […]
New: Review More Than 60 "Statements of Interest" Submitted For Digital Public Library of America "Beta Sprint"
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Preservation, Public Libraries, Resources
|Six weeks ago we posted info about the Digital Public Library of America [DPLA] project announcing plans for a “Beta Sprint” to “encourage the development of demonstrations of what such a service might look like.” The deadline to submit a “Statement of Interest” ended last week and now you can review the 60+ submissions on […]