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NDSA Releases 2021 Staffing Survey Report
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Preservation
From the Digital Library Federation: The NDSA Staffing Survey Working Group is excited to announce the publication of the 2021 Staffing Survey Report, now available in the NDSA OSF. The NDSA Staffing Survey is designed to gain insight into current staffing realities for digital preservation programs, and was substantially redesigned in 2021 based on feedback […]
Research Tools: A New Digital Resource on the History of Slavery at the University of Georgia
| Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News
From the U. of Georgia Library: On These Grounds: Slavery and the University of Georgia, a new digital resource available through the Hargrett Library, highlights the role of slavery on campus and the lives of the enslaved as documented in University Archives, Digital Library of Georgia, and other Libraries resources. This project is part of […]
Interview: “Arizona State University Librarian On a Mission to ‘Reclaim and Repatriate’ Indigenous Knowledge”
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From ASU News: Starting this fall, students and researchers visiting ASU Library’s Labriola National American Indian Data Center at Fletcher and Hayden libraries (on the West and Tempe campuses, respectively) will have the opportunity to work with an expert in Native American and Indigenous libraries and archives. Earlier this year, the Labriola Center welcomed Vina […]
Research Tools: “New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Launches Free Digital Archive of Designation Photos”
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From the Architects Newspaper: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has launched a robust digital photo repository of designated buildings and historic districts spanning all five boroughs. The free-to-use and easy-to-access searchable archive, dubbed the LPC Designation Photo Collection, is geared to serve not only as a resource for journalists, armchair historians, and […]
IMLS: $5.2 Million Awarded to Strengthen Library Services for Tribal Communities, Native Hawaiians
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From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grants totaling $5,253,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian organizations. “With these awards, IMLS recognizes the importance of supporting libraries and cultural centers in First Nations […]
Ithaka Announces $2.5 Million Investment to Open Annotation Provider Hypothesis & Say Hello to Anno
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From a Letter Posted by Kevin Guthrie, Ithaka President (via Ithaka.org): I am excited to share today that we have invested $2.5 million in Anno, the public-benefit corporation that is home to the nonprofit Hypothesis. As you may know, Hypothesis is a tool that enables people to annotate documents and webpages. Its free browser extension […]
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Announces $31.5 Million for 226 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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From NEH: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $31.5 million in grants for 226 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support the publication of a Library of America anthology and accompanying national public programs series at 90 public libraries on 400 years of Latino poetry and enable the development of […]
Report: National Digital Archive Project Absorbs Vermont Music Album Art
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From Big Heavy World: The ‘Green Mountain Digital Archive’ (VT-GMDA) is a collaborative statewide initiative to bring Vermont’s digital cultural content to a highly visible national platform, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Big Heavy World, with the generous expert support of staff at Middlebury College, recently channeled digital images of approximately 5,000 Vermont-made musical recordings into this […]
New Report: “Furious Flower Poetry Center and James Madison University Libraries Release ‘Flowerings: A Framework for Mutual Growth'”
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From Furious Flower Poetry Center and JMU Libraries: The Furious Flower Poetry Center and James Madison University Libraries are pleased to announce the publication of “Flowerings: A Framework for Mutual Growth.” The Framework addresses leaders of libraries, archives, museums, and centers for the arts and humanities who wish to partner across organizational lines and bring […]
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Leverages Its Information Resources to Improve Access to Monkeypox-related Literature and Research
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From the National Library of Medicine: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is working to accelerate the global monkeypox response through initiatives that expand access to scientific literature, sequence data, clinical trial information, and consumer health information related to monkeypox. NLM’s efforts follow on declarations by the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health […]
