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New Issue Alert: International Journal of Digital Curation: Vol 6, No 2 (2011)
Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, Open Access, Preservation
|Here’s the complete table of contents. Direct to abstracts that include links to full text articles (PDF). Table of Contents Vol 6, No 2 (2011) Editorial Editorial Kevin Ashley Papers (Peer-reviewed) Citation and Peer Review of Data: Moving Towards Formal Data Publication Sarah Callaghan, Bryan Lawrence, Sam Pepler, Catherine Jones, Brian Matthews Curating Scientific Research […]
The following article appears in the FDLP Library Connection Newsletter (October 2011, Vol. 1 Issue 3). From the Article: With an interest in increasing public access to court opinions, the Judicial Conference approved a recommendation of its Court Administration and Case Management Committee for a pilot project to make lower Federal court opinions available through […]
Colombian Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Join Forces to Strengthen the Country's Public Libraries
Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, Public Libraries, Reports
|From the Gates Foundation: On September 27 the Colombian Government [launched] the “use and adoption of ICT in the National Network of Public Libraries” project, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This project will last 24 months, during which research, needs assessments and pilot efforts to provide connectivity and technology to public […]
Note: All of the articles on both lists are available for free. From SAGE: The list recognizes more than 100 articles that were the most downloaded and most cited [according to Journal Citation Report 2010] published from 2009-2010 and the most downloaded articles from SAGE ‘s deep backfile. The list covers articles across 39 disciplines, […]
Digital Public Library of America “Beta Sprint” Review Panel Announces Results
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Resources
|From a DPLA Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee* has invited the creators of the following submissions to the DPLA Beta Sprint, an open call for code and concepts defining how the DPLA might operate, to present at the public plenary meetingtaking place on October 21, 2011 in Washington, DC: Digital […]
IMLS Announces National Leadership Grants Recipients (September 2011)
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users
|From the Announcement: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 48 awards totaling $14,661,217 matched with $12,929,824 of non-federal funds for National Leadership Grants. IMLS received 210 applications requesting $80,179,046 in funds. “National Leadership grantees help advance the museums, libraries, and archives field,” said IMLS Director Susan Hildreth. “We look forward to […]
eBooks, Privacy, and the Library
Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|In the past week, the eBooks in libraries topic grew even “hotter” when OverDrive and Amazon.com announced that their eBook lending partnership was going live for all OverDrive partner libraries. When the announcement was made, I posted about a few concerns I had with the program including: Supply vs. Demand My experience has been long wait […]
Rare Books: Peabody Essex Museum Announces $20 Million Rennovation of Philipps Library
Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|From the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM): Beginning this fall, the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) will undergo a two-year, $20 million modernization including a much-needed facility upgrade and a program of cataloging and digitization. With 400,000 volumes and more than a linear mile of manuscripts acquired over two centuries, the Phillips Library […]
Article (Preprint): "Constrained? – An Analysis of U.S. Academic Library Shifts in Spending, Staffing and Utilization, 1998-2008"
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|Direct to Full Text (23 pages; PDF) Preprint: “Constrained? – An Analysis of U.S. Academic Library Shifts in Spending, Staffing and Utilization, 1998-2008” Author: John J. Regazzi Long Island University, Palmer School of Library & Information Science, And Department Of Computer Science and Management Engineering Source: C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Abstract: The study provides […]
Article (Preprint): Give 'em What They Want: A One-year Study of Unmediated Patron-Driven Acquisition of E-Books"
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
|Direct to Full Text (42 pages; PDF) Co-Authors: Karen S. Fischer (U. of Iowa) Michael Wright (U. of Iowa) Kathleen Clatanoff (YBP Library Services) Hope Barton (U. of Iowa) Edward Shreeves (U of Iowa) Source: College and Research Libraries Abstract: In September 2009 the University of Iowa Libraries embarked on an experiment with patron driven […]