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CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries) and CFLA (Canadian Federation of Library Associations) Release New Guide on the Canadian Copyright Act for Accessible Content
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From a Joint Announcement: The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) are pleased to announce the release of Accessible Content: A Guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on Searching for Accessible Formats and Producing and Distributing Alternate Formats. This guide provides a clear, practical overview of the laws […]
The New York Public Library (NYPL) Acquires the CameraPlanet Archive, Historic 1,200 Hours of September 11 Video Archives
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From The NY Public Library: The New York Public Library today announced the acquisition of the CameraPlanet Archive, a world-renowned collection of more than 1,200 hours of video documenting September 11, 2001, its immediate aftermath, and the subsequent design and construction of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. This historic archive will be preserved, processed, and […]
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Adds Nearly 500 Images to Its Online Collection of High-Resolution Lincoln Pictures
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has added nearly 500 images to its online collection of high-resolution Lincoln pictures, including photos of Lincoln’s assassin, the nation grieving Lincoln’s death and the places he lived throughout his life. The ALPLM’s “Picturing Lincoln” collection now offers 1,485 photos, […]
Funding: Getty Invests $2.6 Million to Support Black Visual Arts Archives Across the U.S.
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Here’s the full text of today’s announcement from Getty: Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From Getty:The Getty Foundation announced today it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program. Designed to increase access to archival collections across the country that […]
USA Today: “E-Books are on the Line as Congress Considers Future of Library Funding”
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From USA Today: The Institute for Museum and Library Services, a tiny, little-known federal agency, provides grants to states that account for 30% to 50% of state library budgets, according to the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. For decades it has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars in congressionally approved funds through grants to state […]
Business Insider: “Here’s the List of Websites Gig Workers Used to Fine-Tune Anthropic’s AI Models. Its Contractor Left It Wide Open”
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From Business Insider: An internal spreadsheet obtained by Business Insider shows which websites Surge AI gig workers were told to mine — and which to avoid — while fine-tuning Anthropic’s AI to make it sound more “helpful, honest, and harmless.” The spreadsheet allows sources like Bloomberg, Harvard University, and the New England Journal of Medicine while blacklisting others like […]
Mellon Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow
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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From the Mellon Foundation: The Mellon Foundation today announced the appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as a senior fellow. As part of the Foundation’s fellowship, Dr. Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, will pursue scholarship, writing, and research projects while also serving as a strategic partner and counsel, […]
Roundup: New Online/Digital Collections (1893 World’s Fair; Huey P. Newton; and More)
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Roundup Griffin MSI’s New Online Collection Lets Visitors Experience the 1893 World’s Fair — and More (via Chicago Sun-Times) The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition has begun, and people dressed in their Victorian finest are headed into the south portico of the fair’s Palace of Fine Arts, a building that looks as if it has come […]
Ebooks: Lyrasis Becomes the Sole Owner of The Palace Project, Move Will Enable Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to Take Up “New Efforts” to Advance Its Mission
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From Today’s Joint Announcement (Full Text): The Palace Project — a mobile app and digital platform that provides ebooks and audiobooks to more than 700 libraries — is changing ownership. Co-created by the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Lyrasis in 2020, the app will now be owned solely by Lyrasis, a nonprofit that […]
Journal Article: “Web Archives Metadata Generation with GPT-4o: Challenges and Insights”
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The article linked below was recently published by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Web Archives Metadata Generation with GPT-4o: Challenges and Insights Authors Ashwin Nair National Library Board Singapore Zhen Rong Goh Tianrui Liuh Abigail Yongping Huang National Library Board Singapore Source Information Technology and Libraries, 44(2).; 2025 DOI: 10.5860/ital.v44i2.17305 Abstract Current metadata creation for […]
