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Ann Okerson New Center for Research Libraries Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Preservation
|From a CRL Announcement: CRL has engaged Ann Okerson as Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies, effective October 1. Ann Okerson served as Associate University Librarian for Collections and International Programs at Yale University, and is Chair of the Professional Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and a current member of […]
From an O’Reilly Radar post by Jenn Webb: Tools of Change (TOC) and O’Reilly Media have released a new white paper, “The Global eBook Market: Current Conditions & Future Projections.” Using the United States and United Kingdom as benchmarks, the study, commissioned through Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting, provides a broad survey of emerging ebook […]
"BBC R&D, the BBC Archive and Digital Public Space: an Overview of Our Work on the Archive from Preservation to Multimedia Classifications"
Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, News, Podcasts, Preservation
|Fr0m the BBC R&D Blog: The BBC has about a million hours of video and audio content, plus a wealth of documents, including the original scripts. Most of this content is still on magnetic tape, film, records or paper and so needs to be digitised and made searchable before it can be contributed to the […]
Boopsie has released native apps (free) for iOS, Android, and Blackberry along with a mobile web site with information and networking tools for the upcoming American Association of School Librarians (AASL11) Conference in Minneapolis. The app includes: A Conference Scheduler Exhibits Manager Alerts, Social Media, and Local Info Learn More, Download Apps, Visit Mobile Web […]
Dublin Core 2011 Keynote Presentation: Towards Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|Title: Towards Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums Author/Presenter: Emmanuelle Bermes Presented at DC-2011, The Hague (September 2011) Abstract: Convergence is a major issue for cultural heritage organisations: libraries, archives and museums face the growing need to provide their users with seamless access to their data. This challenge is not new, and the Dublin […]
From a WOK Announcement: Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the Book Citation Index, a new resource within the Web of Knowledge platform covering 25,000 books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. [Clip] Books are indexed at the chapter level, resulting in improved searches and deeper insights into the citing behavior […]
From OCLC Research: This six-minute video on the OCLC Research YouTube Channel features library thought leaders discussing the benefits of affiliation. The OCLC Research Library Partnership is a new entity that replaced the RLG Partnership on 1 July 2011. It provides a unique venue where research libraries can engage with each other and with OCLC […]
Knight Center Digital Library Releases Spanish Language Guides for Online Journalism and Social Media Ethics
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Resources
|From the Knight Center: The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has released two digital books in Spanish, “Ethical Guidelines for Online Journalism,” originally published in English by the Poynter Institute, and “10 Best Practices for Social Media,” by James Hohmann and the American Society of News Editors. The Spanish versions were translated and […]
"Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque: How to Stay in Circulation"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From an Article in the Montreal Gazette: Since it opened in 2005, the $142-million mega-library at de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Berri St. has been a runaway success, drawing 2.75 million visitors last year. “Despite all the prophets of doom, people turn out in great numbers,” says Guy Berthiaume, chair and CEO of the provincial library […]
Article: "Digital Curation: The Emergence of a New Discipline"
Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Libraries, New Issue, Preservation
|Title: “Digital Curation: The Emergence of a New Discipline (11 pages; PDF) by Sarah Higgins Source: International Journal of Digital Curation Vol 6, No 2 (2011) Abstract: In the mid 1990s UK digital preservation activity concentrated on ensuring the survival of digital material – spurred on by the US report Preserving Digital Information (The Task […]