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Maps: Three New Series Relating to Puerto Rico Fully Digitized and Available Online From NARA
Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, Maps, News
|From The Unwritten Record (A National Archives and Records Administration Blog) by Amy H. Edwards: The Cartographic Branch is pleased to announce that three new series of records relating to Puerto Rico have been fully digitized and are now available online for viewing and download through the National Archives Catalog. The first series, RG 95: […]
From the Federal Communications Commission: The Federal Communications Commission today released a pre-production draft of its new National Broadband Map. The map will display specific location-level information about broadband services available throughout the country – a significant step forward from the census block level data previously collected. This release of the draft map kicks off […]
Data Tools: USGS Launches Wildland Fire Trends Tool
Data Files, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Patrons and Users
|From the US Geological Survey: A team of scientists from the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center created the Wildland Fire Trends Tool (WFTT), a data visualization and analysis tool that calculates and displays wildfire trends and patterns for the western U.S. based on user-defined regions of interest, time periods, and ecosystem types. Users can use […]
From the Library of Congress: The Kislak Family Foundation is donating $10 million to create a new exhibition at the Library of Congress that will share a fuller history of the early Americas, featuring the acclaimed Jay I. Kislak Collection of artifacts, paintings, maps, rare books and documents, the Library announced today. The new Kislak […]
Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Publishes Edition Guide For Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series Live: October 2022
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Open Access, Preservation, Video Recordings
|From CNI: The October 2022 edition of CNI’s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series is now live. Comprised of timely videos on projects, events, and other digital information initiatives or related issues of importance, this edition includes seven videos spanning a wide variety of topics, including digital preservation, emerging technologies, privacy, and research data management. Several of the briefings […]
New Tools: UnlockedMaps Provides Real-Time Accessibility Information for Urban Rail Transit in Six Metro Areas
Data Files, Interviews, Maps, News, Patrons and Users, Profiles
|From the University of Washington: While many people use Google Maps and other navigation tools to plan their rail transit trips across a city, these apps and websites often lack important information about how accessible a specific station is. That’s a problem for people who use the elevators, including those with mobility disabilities, pregnant people […]
Access to Knowledge Coalition Launches New Website
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|From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): As part of a global group of organisations committed to promoting access to knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization and beyond, IFLA encourages the library field to engage with a new website which shares key resources and data for advocacy and awareness-raising. [Clip] Too many countries […]
From The NY Times: King Dagobert’s bronze throne. Charlemagne’s ivory chess pieces. Mozart’s handwritten score of “Don Giovanni.” A 16th-century globe — the first to use the word “America.” In a library? Yes, but not just any library. These works belong to the National Library of France. After 12 years and 261 million euros (more […]
From the EPA: …the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new online tools available to the public that provide additional information on environmental enforcement and compliance in their communities. Through improved transparency, advanced technologies and community participation, these tools empower the public to help EPA assure compliance nationwide and protect public health and the […]
New, Free Guide From ALA: “Programming with Primary Sources: Women’s Suffrage”
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|From the American Library Association: With funding from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program, the American Library Association (ALA) has published “Programming with Primary Sources: Women’s Suffrage,”a resource guide to inspire and help library workers bring primary source inquiry into their book clubs, crafts and other library programs. The 31-page guide is free and available […]