MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2013
The following peer-reviewed article appears in the latest issue of the International Journal of Digital Curation. Title Competencies Required for Digital Curation: An Analysis of Job Advertisements Authors Jeonghyun Kim College of Information , University of North Texas Edward Warga College of Information, University of North Texas William Moen College of Information, University of North Texas Source International […]
UPDATE: Falls City Library Gets Short-Term Reprieve (via The Itemizer-Observer) Library received a $2000 donation on Monday. From The Statesman-Journal (Salem, OR): The Falls City School District announced recently that budget cuts will lead to the closure of Wagner Community Library. Next door to Falls City High School, the library is part of the Chemeketa […]
Yesterday, we shared a story about Sumter County, Florida outsourcing library operations. Today, news from the other side of the country about a public library outsourcing to LSSI. From the Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA): Moreno Valley Public Library employees will soon be laid off after the city agreed to outsource library services to save money while […]
Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo spoke at the Brooking Institution in Washington D.C. today. A video recording of the event titled, “The ‘Town Square’ in the Social Media Era: A Conversation with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo”can be viewed here. It runs 23 minutes. There is also a text summary of the conversation here. Here are two passages […]
From IMLS: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for exemplary service by these institutions. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is now accepting nominations for the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Museums and libraries that would like to be […]
UPDATE June 27: From ALA The route of the parade and celebration is close to some of the conference hotels and although our shuttle bus routes will stay the same, please anticipate travel delays and plan accordingly. All ALA events will start and end as scheduled. — I currently live just outside of Washington DC. […]
Springshare has details on their support blog. The blog posts makes it clear that all of the new features are opt-in and customers can, “decide the right time for your site to move to the new system.” They add, “you take however long you need to plan and execute the move.” Here are a few […]
Agreement Reached on Provisions of New Treaty to Ease Access to Books for Visually Impaired Persons
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News
|UPDATE June 28: Statement of the Library Copyright Alliance at World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Organization Conference (PDF) Library Copyright Alliance consists of ALA, ARL, and ACRL. From WIPO: Negotiators from WIPO’s member states at the Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh reached agreement in the early morning hours of June 26, 2013, on the substantive provisions of a […]
Just Announced: The First Annual DPLAfest, Coming to Boston This October
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Exciting news. Wonderful to learn that DPLA is holding this event since the launch event was canceled due to the Boston Marathon bombings. DPLA says more details are forthcoming but here’s what they shared today. On October 24-25, 2013 the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will bring together librarians, archivists, and museum professionals, developers and technologists, publishers and […]
Updating a Report from May 18, 2013. From The Daily Commercial (Leesburg, FL): Despite almost two hours of residents coming to the podium one-by-one to announce their opposition to outsourcing the county’s library system to a private company, Sumter County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to move ahead with the effort. County leaders said handing the […]