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Library Copyright Alliance Releases Statement on Copyright Reform
Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From a Post on ARL.org: The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today released a statement describing the key features copyright reform proposals should include in order to constitute significant improvement over current law for libraries and their users. Interested parties are discussing with renewed vigor the issues of orphan works, mass digitization, and even modernization of […]
The May/June 2011 Issue of D-Lib Magazine is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Reports, Resources
|Direct to Complete Table of Contents Along with the Featured Collection, Clips and Pointers and other material in News and Events section, here are the new articles and an editorial in in D-Lib (May/June 2011; Volume 17, Number 5/6) Now and Into the Future By Laurence Lannom, Corporation for National Research Initiatives Institutional Repositories and […]
From a U. of Utah Announcement: Those seeking historic records of commercial and residential development across Utah can now access them easily online through the digital collection of Sanborn Insurance Maps at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. The library has completed digitization of Utah’s maps created by the D.A. Sanborn Co., the […]
The April 2011 HathiTrust Update is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Profiles, Public Libraries, Resources
|Direct to HathiTrust Update (April 2011) New PageTurner Online E-Reading Tool Enhanced Local Digitization Ingest “Michigan staff worked with Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Yale University, and the University of Illinois in April on ingest of locally-digitized volumes. We expect to begin ingest of volumes from Madrid in May, as well as the full set of […]
Audio: Listen Online + Slides: Recording of A Recent HathiTrust Open Webinar
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Resources
|You can access listen to the webinar and download the slides here. The webinar is an intro to HT. It was presented by Jeremy York, a Project Librarian at HathitTrust. The event took place on May 3rd and the second on May 5th. The program runs about 45 minutes. Slides loaded with numbers and graphics. […]
Direct to Full Text (2 pages; PDF) Source: National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) Articles Include: Personal Archiving Day 2011: A Big Hit Report About Newspaper Archive Summit (More Here) New CRL Report: Digital Newspaper Production Preserving Your Personal Digital Memories
"National Archives and Partners Launch New International Nazi-Era Records Internet Portal"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Resources
|From a NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) News Release: The National Archives and its partners today launched an international Nazi-era assets related records database– making millions of records related to Nazi-era cultural property available online for the first time. A National Archives signing ceremony today launched the new database, providing digital access to millions […]
From the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) Web Site: JTA has launched a digital archive containing 250,000 articles dating from 1923. The JTA Jewish News Archive, which is searchable and free for the public to use, was launched officially Tuesday evening with a celebration at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Highlights of the […]
New Report from OCLC Research: "Rapid Capture: Faster Throughput in Digitization of Special Collections"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Reports, Resources
|Title: “Rapid Capture: Faster Throughput in Digitization of Special Collections” Author: Ricky Erway, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research From OCLC Research: This report provides examples of how to simplify and streamline digital capture of non-book collections. Nine case studies illustrate processes and procedures institutions have adopted to speed up digitization of special collections. The intent […]
U.S. Holocuast Museum & Ancestry.com Announce Launch of Project to Create World's Largest Online Resource About Victims of Holocaust and Nazi Persocution
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users
|Note: Two other recent Holocaust projects are linked at the bottom of this post. Btw, this is yet another example of a resource that will be built with the help of crowdsourcing. From a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Announcement: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com today announced the launch of the World Memory Project, […]