MORE 'MANAGEMENT-LEADERSHIP' POSTS
"Google Can't Be Trusted With Our Books"
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From an Article by Simon Barron in The Guardian: Google announced last week that it would be deleting the content of the Google Videos archive. After a public outcry, it said it would work on saving all the video content and making it available elsewhere. In this instance, the public managed to change Google’s mind […]
Paper — Demystifying the Data Interview
Data Files, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Profiles, Resources
|Demystifying the Data Interview What would a “typical” librarian need to know before conducting an interview with a faculty member regarding his/her research data and associated needs in managing or curating this data? Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Purdue University Libraries and the Library School at the University of Illinois […]
Research Article: "Integration Innovation: Launching the Library into a Course Management System"
Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Reports, Resources
|Direct to Full Text Article by: Jon Jeffryes, Kate Peterson, Stephanie H. Crowe, Elizabeth Fine, Elena Carrillo Source: Journal of Library Innovation (2.1; 2011) Courses are commonly delivered through or supported by an online course management system (CMS). Unfortunately, there is typically little integration between the CMS and online library resources, making discovery and use […]
Earth Day 2011: Free Access to EBSCO's GreenFILE Database
EBSCO, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation, Reports
|An impressive enviro database that’s free to use on Earth Day and every other day of the year. GreenFILE also includes direct links to full text articles (look next to the bib record) that are published in open access journals. Here’s a catalog description of GreenFILE: GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the […]
A Few Stats From a New Report: "Professional Publishing in the Digital Age: E-Books in Libraries"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing
|The new report is published by Simba. Here are a Few Statistics Found in the News Release: “Although consumer trade books get a majority of the attention, professional and scholarly books, which include the legal, scientific/technical, medical and business segments, hold 75.9% of the $1.76 billion U.S. E-book market. The latest market research report from […]
Digital Preservation: A New EU Funded Project to Preserve Weblogs
Digital Preservation, Funding, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From a News Release: An EU funded consortium has invited blog provider mokonoto assist in developing a digital preservation technology to preserve content published via blogs. [Clip] The EU project BlogForever aims to provide preservation technology in order to enable institutions and citizens to preserve content for future generations. BlogForever is a collaborative EU funded […]
CIA Declassifies Oldest Documents in U.S. Government Collection (1917 + 1918), View Them Online
Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, News
|From the CIA FOIA Web Site (Links to Documents at the Bottom of this Post): The Central Intelligence Agency today declassified the United States Government’s six oldest classified documents, dating from 1917 and 1918. These documents, which describe secret writing techniques and are housed at the National Archives, are believed to be the only remaining […]
From NLM: New Web and Mobile Versions of Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News
|From the NLM Technical Bulletin: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) has released new online and mobile versions. Key updates include: Mobile REMM: updated content for Android (new), iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile Nuclear Reactor Accidents: new content and references Potassium Iodide: new content and references Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): […]
Germany: OCLC Acquires German Library System Provider, BOND
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries
|From a LibraryTechnology.org Post: OCLC has acquired the assets of German library system provider, BOND GmbH & Co. KG. BOND, based in Böhl-Iggelheim, near Mannheim, is a leading integrated system provider for public libraries in German speaking countries. The addition of BOND services will enhance and expand OCLC services for German libraries. OCLC serves the […]
Election Results: OCLC Americas Regional Executive Committee and Global Council
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|From an OCLC News Release: The results are in! On 13 April, during the Global Council Annual Meeting at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, Anne Prestamo, Americas Regional Council (ARC) Chair, announced the ARC’s member-leadership team for 2011–2012. She also announced the newly elected OCLC Global Council Member Delegates from the Americas Region. Congratulations to […]