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Archives: Northern Michigan University Digitizes Thousands of Historic Mining Documents and Photos
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Maps, Reports, Resources
|From WLUC-TV: [Northern Michigan] University’s (NMU) Archiving Department recently scanned and posted over 70,000 documents relating to CCI’s (Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company) annual reports and lumber company. They also scanned over 500 maps and 200 photographs. It took the staff of five over a year to scan and touch up the documents. NMU acquired the records […]
Impressive launch! Simple, clean, easy to use interface and links to a number of resources. The site will be useful to NIH users and other medical researchers. Direct toNIH Library Mobile Web Site The mobile site provides access to: Library Hours Ask a Librarian PubMed Mobile*** Mobile Databases (Both Free and Fee-Based, Very Large Collection) […]
From the OSTI News Release: Arabic has been added to the suite of translated languages at WorldWideScience.org, bringing the total number of translated languages to 10. At WorldWideScience.org, your query can be translated into the languages of the search engine’s 80-plus databases and the results can be translated into your preferred language. In addition, WorldWideScience.org […]
From the CBC Archive: On June 20, 1967, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson presides over the official opening of the new National Library of Canada building in Ottawa. The $13 million building, which will hold Canadian treasures, is described as an imposing structure of granite, marble, glass and steel. “It’s anything but government green,” reports […]
New Report from Publishing Research Consortium: "Journal Article Mining: A Research Study into Practices, Policies, Plans. . . and Promises"
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Funding, Interviews, News, Open Access, Publishing
|Title: “Journal Article Mining: A Research study into Practices, Policies, Plans. . . and Promises” Authors: by Eefke Smit, STM and Maurits van der Graaf. Source: Publishers Research Council This is a study commissioned by PRC which offers the first comprehensive look at what publishers and others are doing, and plan to do, in both […]
This article by Sydney Beveridge, Susan Weber and Andrew A. Beveridge was posted is from Social Explorer (an Oxford University Press Resource) and is accessible (free) via the OUPBlog. The article is a “must read” (and loaded with charts) for anyone interested in U.S. library and librarian history. Here are Three Paragraphs from the Article: […]
A Podcast and Two Reports From "The Book Tomorrow: The Future Of The Written Word" Conference
Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Podcasts, Publishing, Reports
|UNESCO Sponsored, “The Book Tomorrow: The Future Of The Written Word” Conference This event took place in Monza, Italy. Podcast: “Do books have a future?” (via The Guardian) Recorded at the conference. What does 21st-century technology hold for the printed word? Last week academics, librarians, publishers and writers descended on the Villa Reale, near Milan, […]
Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide (PDF) This report provides an overview of federal legislative history research, the legislative process, and where to find congressional documents. The report also summarizes some of the reasons researchers are interested in legislative history, briefly describes the actions a piece of legislation might undergo during the legislative process, and […]
New: Review More Than 60 "Statements of Interest" Submitted For Digital Public Library of America "Beta Sprint"
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Preservation, Public Libraries, Resources
|Six weeks ago we posted info about the Digital Public Library of America [DPLA] project announcing plans for a “Beta Sprint” to “encourage the development of demonstrations of what such a service might look like.” The deadline to submit a “Statement of Interest” ended last week and now you can review the 60+ submissions on […]
From the LactMed Web Site: A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider. Direct to NLM App Info Web Page Download iPhone Version (Free) […]