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British Library British Library Still Reeling After Major Cyber Incident (via Infosecurity Magazine) Coherent Digital New Database Drives Impact, Access, and Preservation with More than 350,000 South Asian Documents Library Publishing Coalition Library Publishing Coalition Releases 2022-2023 Annual Report
Dr. Adriene Lim to Retire as Dean of the University of Maryland Libraries, June 2024
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|From the University of Maryland (Full Text): Today, the University of Maryland announced the upcoming retirement of Dr. Adriene Lim, dean of University of Maryland Libraries. In the campus message, Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice noted that Dean Lim “has been a tireless leader for the Libraries, helping to achieve the Libraries’ substantial […]
cOAlition S Introduces the “Towards Responsible Publishing” Proposal
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing, Reports, Springer Nature
|From a Plan S Statement: A vision for a community-based scholarly communication system Driven by the same “duty of care for the good functioning of the science system” that inspired Plan S, the funders forming cOAlition S are now exploring a new vision for scholarly communication; a vision that holds the promise of being more […]
Here’s are Three Paragraphs From an Op-Ed (about 660 words) by Brewster Kahle, Published by The Guardian Today: This war on libraries – and on the traditional values of equal opportunity, universal education and cultural preservation they represent – directly contravenes the will of the majority in the United States. Polls reveal that public support for […]
Andrea Jackson Gavin Appointed Inaugural Program Director of the HBCU Digital Library Trust
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|Below is the Full Text of the Announcement Letter (via the Harvard Library): We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Jackson Gavin as the inaugural Program Director of the HBCU Digital Library Trust, effective October 11, 2023. The Trust is a partnership of the HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library to sustain and deepen […]
Library of Congress Honors Libraries in New Jersey and Michigan for Outstanding Service to Readers with Disabilities; OCLC Awarded IMLS Grant to Support Library Learning in Digital Collections Stewardship; & More Headlines
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|Censorship National Coalition on Censorship (NCAC) Launches the Kids’ Right to Read Network (KRRN), a Network of Local Groups to Fight Book Banning (via NCAC) Digital Preservation Preservica and AM Partner on Digital Asset Management and Digital Preservation Solutions for Libraries and Archives Library of Congress Library of Congress Honors Libraries in New Jersey and Michigan […]
Issue 57 of Code4Lib Journal is Now Available Online
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|Issue 57 of the Code4Lib Journal was published online today. The complete table of contents (with abstracts) is available here. Direct links to editorial and all articles below. Editorial: Big code, little code, open code, old code by Péter Király Evaluating HTJ2K as a Drop-In Replacement for JPEG2000 with IIIF by Glen Robson, Stefano Cossu, […]
Washington University Libraries Awarded Mellon Grant to Preserve Born-Digital Poetry Collections
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|From Washington University Libraries: The Washington University Libraries were awarded a two-year grant by the Mellon Foundation to support an exploration of essential questions surrounding the acquisition, discoverability, preservation, and use of born-digital poetry collections. The $250,000 award will enable the University Libraries to develop online resources and systems to process, preserve, and steward the […]
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Awards $5.7 Million to Strengthen Library Services for Tribal Communities, Native Hawaiians
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|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grants totaling $5,763,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian organizations. “With these awards, IMLS recognizes the importance of supporting libraries and cultural centers in First Nations […]
Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Releases “Edition Guide” For August 2023 Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series, Six Contributed Videos Address Current Digital Information Issues
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|From a CNI Announcement In the August 2023 edition of CNI’s , six contributed videos address current digital information issues. This edition guide provides a brief overview of each presentation; click through to the project briefing pages to watch the videos and see more session-specific details and resources. The National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication […]