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Info Industry Roundup: News Items from Data-Planet, Adam Matthew, BioMed Central, OCLC Research, EBSCO, and Others
Academic Libraries, Data Files, EBSCO, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Roundup, Video Recordings
|Seven announcements to share. 1. Out of Beta: Data-Planet Statistical Ready Reference Released Into Production 2. American History: Adam Matthew Signs Agreement to Digitize Gilder Lehrman Collection (GLC) 3. Matt Cockerill to Leave BioMed Central/Springer: BioMed Central Mission and Branding to Remain Unchanged 4. OCLC Research Library Partnership Welcomes University of California, Riverside 5. EBSCO Releases […]
From a Inside Higher Ed Report: San Jose State University on Wednesday quietly released the full research report on the for-credit online courses it offered this spring through the online education company Udacity. The report, marked by delays and procedural setbacks, suggests it may be difficult for the university to deliver online education in this […]
BiblioTech: The First All-Digital Public Library in U.S. Opens One Week From Today in Bexar County, Texas
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Roundup
|Note: We’ve been sharing details about the the library since it was first announced at the very beginning of this year. A roundup of some our posts is included below. One post includes copies of the contracts Bexar County signed with 3M and Polaris. Bibilotech, the first all-digital public library in the U.S. opens one […]
Roundup: UK: Birmingham’s New Central Library (Largest Public Lending Library in Europe) Opens
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
|The new Birmingham Central Library opened earlier today in Birmingham, UK. Here’s a roundup of coverage. The new 333,000 sq. ft. building cost $294 million/USD. We’ve also embedded a copy of the library’s visitor guide at the bottom of this post. Malala Yousafzai opens new library in Birmingham and declares: ‘books will defeat terrorism’ (via The Telegraph) […]
MOOCs: Harvard Library/HarvardX Collaboration Shares the University’s Resources with Online Learners
|From the Harvard Library: “It gives one chills to see [Dickinson’s] original manuscripts—to be able to picture where her eccentric and significant dashes were originally placed,” said Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature. New’s HarvardX fall course, “Poetry in America,” will include several lectures filmed in Harvard libraries and feature items from libraries’ collections. HarvardX—launched in […]
U.S. Public Library News Week in Review: 21 Stories from 16 States (Roundup)
Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Roundup
|Here’s our latest weekly roundup featuring a selection of news items about public libraries from around the country. All of the stories were published in the past week. Our roundup from last week (19 stories/15 states) is available here. Arkansas Fayetteville Library Board Celebrates Potential Sale (via NWA Online) California Video: New Santa Clara Library Built, […]
Here’s our first roundup with reports about renovation projects that took place over the summer at three academic libraries. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. GW’s Gelman Library Gets a Fancy New Facelift (via IntheCapital) The facelift of the building includes a sleek and modern entryway opening on Kogan Plaza, featuring an outdoor patio, dining area, […]
Here’s our latest weekly roundup of public library news items from around the country. All of the stories were published in the past week. Our roundup from last week (21 stories/16 states) is available here. Alaska Baker Named as Director of Fairbanks Libraries (via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) California Libraries in Shasta County Map Out Plans […]
From Bay City News (via Contra Costa Times) Supporters of a $19.2 million library project in the city of Santa Clara are upset the city has halted construction after Santa Clara County won a court order freezing the city’s former redevelopment assets. Santa Clara’s planned Northside Library, at 695 Moreland Way, is “99.9 percent completed” […]
Here’s a selection of public library news items from around the country. All of the stories were posted online during the past week except where noted. Our roundup from last week (18 stories/14 states) is available here. Alabama: Athens: Library Seeks $1M Line of Credit (via The News Courier) California Oakland Libraries’ Piedmont Avenue Branch […]