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HistoryMakers Oral History Archive Seeks to Protect Stories of Black Lived Experience: Interview with Julieanna Richardson, Founder of HistoryMakers; How Librarian Spies Helped Win World War II; & More
Archives and Special Collections, Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles
|Archives Citizen Archivist Year in Review (via NARA) HistoryMakers Oral History Archive Seeks to Protect Stories of Black Lived Experience: Interview with Julieanna Richardson, Founder of HistoryMakers (via Hear & Now/WBUR) Librarians How Librarian Spies Helped Win World War II (via VOA News)
University of British Columbia (UBC) Library’s First Folio Gets Interactive with Shakespeare xR
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News
|From the UBC Library: How do you provide public access to an exceptionally rare and fragile volume like UBC’s First Folio? Published in 1623, the first edition of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies has stood the test of time, passing through countless hands over the centuries to become a tangible piece of human history. When UBC […]
‘Cyber Incident’ Cripples London Public Library Systems; How to Make Data Open? Stop Overlooking Librarians; & More Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Archives National Archives Building Designated as National Historic Landmark (via NARA) Canada ‘Cyber Incident’ Cripples London Public Library Systems (via London Free Press Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Toward A Digital Library Ownership Model Lyrasis Lyrasis Member Summit 2024 Set For February 22nd, Keynote by Speech Thomas, Grammy Award Winning Founder and Lead Singer […]
From the Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 films to the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Films are selected based on their cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance, and must be at least 10 years old. This year’s selections bring the number of films in the […]
Axel Springer and OpenAI Partner to Deepen Beneficial Use of AI in Journalism; James Patterson Awards $500 Bonuses to 600 Employees at Independent Bookstores; & More Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), News, Publishing
|AI Axel Springer and OpenAI Partner to Deepen Beneficial Use of AI in Journalism Meta Used Copyrighted Books For AI Training Despite Its Own Lawyers’ Warnings, Authors Allege (via Reuters) Bookstores James Patterson Awards $500 Bonuses to 600 Employees at Independent Bookstores (via Associated Press) Publishing Association of American Publishers Releases September 2023 StatShot Report: […]
Journal Article: “Shaping an Inclusive LIS Workforce: Insights from Information Professionals”
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|The article linked below was recently published by Urban Library Journal. Title Shaping an Inclusive LIS Workforce: Insights from Information Professionals Author Rajesh Singh St. John ‘s University Source Urban Library Journal Vol. 29, Iss. 2 (2023) Abstract This study investigates how information professionals deliver culturally sensitive services, their experiences in serving patrons from diverse […]
Lyrasis Releases 2023 Research Report: “Building Connections: Community Inclusion Trends in Cultural Institutions”
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News
|From an Introductory Blog Post: Building Connections: Community Engagement and Inclusion Trends in Cultural Institutions, the 2023 Lyrasis Research Report, explores the work of libraries, archives and museums to continue their outreach efforts and expand community inclusion during and after the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lyrasis Consulting staff members Tom Clareson and Leigh […]
South Carolina Libraries Join EAST as the Shared Print Collective Collection Continues to Grow; William & Mary Joins the Library Publishing Consortium; & More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Conference Presentations, Libraries, News, Publishing
|AI/GPT Association of American Publishers (AAP) Submit Reply Comments to Copyright Office in Artificial Intelligence Proceeding Google’s New Gemini AI Will Understand Your Photos and Videos, Not Just Text (via News.com) Archives Release of Success Criteria for Digitizing Permanent Records (via NARA: US National Archives and Records Administration) Connecticut CT Librarians Looking For Lawmaker Help […]
From Reclaim the Records: We at Reclaim The Records are so proud to finally announce one of our largest record acquisitions to date: millions of vital records spanning over one hundred years of history for the state of Maryland. These records have never previously been publicly available online anywhere else — not on FamilySearch and not on Ancestry […]
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh City Clerk’s Office Launches City Archives Digital Collections Website
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Reports
|From the City of Pittsburgh: The Records Management Division of the Office of the City Clerk and City Council is pleased to announce the launch of a City Archives Digital Collections website, where extensive material from the archives will be made available to the public to browse and research online: https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/. The website features recently […]