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California History: Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere Add Local History Resources
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
|Images, postcards, material from a wine library, and more. From the California Digital Library: CDL is pleased to announce the online publication of approximately 2,000 diverse materials documenting local people, places, and events throughout California in the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere. The images were produced during the 2010-2011 Local History Digital Resources […]
NY Times: Opinion/Ed Pages: "Books and Other Fetish Objects"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, Resources
|A very interesting read in the NY Times today. Make sure to read the full text. Here’s a small portion of a column by James Gleick: The raw material of history appears to be heading for the cloud. What once was hard is now easy. What was slow is now fast. Is this a case […]
Now Available: D-Lib Magazine (July/August 2011; 17.8)
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing, Reports, Resources
|Here are links to articles in the new issue of D-Lib (July/August 2011). The editorial, conference reports, and news/events section are available at the bottom of the table of contents. Articles Services for Academic Libraries in the New Era Article by Michalis Gerolimos, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece and Rania Konsta, Ionian University, […]
New Digital Archive Will Preserve Historic Images, Documents of Virginia Indian Tribes
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, News, Resources
|From a News Release: The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) will receive a grant of $150,000 from energy company, Dominion Resources to build the Commonwealth’s only online historical and cultural archive about Virginia’s Indian communities. The grant matches an additional award from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation of $75,000. Virginia Indian Heritage Online will […]
University of Florida Libraries Join the HathiTrust Digital Library and Expand Digital Access to Orphan Works
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|What follows is the second HathiTrust new member announcement this week. The other day we mentioned that Notre Dame had joined the group. From a UFL Blog Post by Barbara Hood: The University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries joined the HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure […]
From the June Issue of Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research Authors: Carolyn Doi (McGill University), James Mason (U of Toronto), and Jared Wiercinski (Concordia University) Abstract: Mobile devices have become commonplace, and are increasingly capable of accessing multi-media resources such as audio and video. Many libraries maintain multi-media digital […]
Notre Dame Joins HathiTrust
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Preservation, Resources
|From a Notre Dame News Release: The University of Notre Dame has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in compiling a massive digital library. Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries is a sustaining member and will work toward digitizing its unique collections. [Clip] Membership in HathiTrust is an […]
Now Available Online From David Rumsey Map Collection: "First Atlas of Russia, Published in 1745"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, Resources
|From the David Rumsey Map Collection Blog: The first Atlas of Russia from 1745 has been added to the online collection. It was published by the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia, expanding on the cartographic work done previously by Russian cartographer Ivan K. Kirilov. Joseph Nicolas de L’Isle, the great French astronomer, was […]
The National Library of Nigeria is Now a Member of the World Digital Library
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, Resources
|That’s what we learned today via a World Digital Library (WDL) tweet. The National Library of Nigeria is the 129th organization to join the WDL. Direct to WDL See Also: “The Omani Digital Library is Now a World Digital Library Partner” (June 12, 2011) See Also: Abu Dhabi National Library Joins World Digital Library (February, […]
New & Free: USGS Releases More than 200,000 Historical Maps From 1884-2006
Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Maps, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a USGS Announcement: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is in the process of releasing all editions and all scales of more than 200,000 historic topographic maps of the United States dating from 1884-2006. For more than 130 years, the USGS topographic mapping program has accurately portrayed the complex geography […]