MORE POSTS FROM OCTOBER 2012
Note: We shared the just released GPO Strategic Plan 2013-2017 mentioned in the following Washington Post article earlier this week. From The Washington Post: In an era when 97 percent of federal documents are now created electronically, people ask why the printing office still exists. Politicians are calling for smaller government, and some have sponsored […]
Title Understanding the Electronic Scholarly Edition in the Context of New and Emerging Social Media: Selected, Annotated Bibliographies Authors Ray Siemens, University of Victoria Meagan Timney, University of Victoria Cara Leitch, University of Victoria Corina Koolen, University of Victoria Alex Garnett, University of Victoria Source Digital Humanities Quarterly (6.1, 2012) Abstract The two annotated bibliographies […]
Coming This Sunday: 60 Minutes Will Air Segment About “Historical Treasures” Missing From National Archives
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Maps, News, Reports
|UPDATE 10/28: Here’s video of the complete 60 Minutes report along with a link to the text transcript and additional material from 60 Minutes Overtime. Additional Materials Text Transcript Video via 60 Minutes Overtime —- From a Preview Posted on CBSNews.com: Precious historical artifacts like the Wright Brothers airplane patent, the bombing maps for the […]
Boston Public Library Announces Their Largest Overdue Fine Amnesty Program Ever, Begins November 1st
Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From Boston.com: The Boston Public Library will waive fines for all overdue books, CDs and DVDs – regardless of how late the items may be – for three weeks in November to encourage library users to return the materials. The campaign from Nov. 1 through Thanksgiving will be the largest overdue drive in the history […]
From the FDLP Desktop: The Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference was held in Arlington, VA from October 15-18, 2012. During this time; the Depository Library Council, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) staff, Federal agency representatives, and members of the depository library community participated in over 40 educational sessions that discussed GPO’s […]
From the Detroit Free Press: Though it said the idea of people openly carrying weapons into libraries is “alarming,” libraries can’t ban weapons, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled today. In a 2-1 decision, the court said it’s up to the state, not local government units, to regulate matters related to firearms. [Clip] In a […]
From The Ubyssey (Student Newspaper at the U. of British Columbia): [David] Farrar, [UBC vice-president academic and provost,] knows the libraries are still very popular, but they’re now used very differently. “Wander around this place and you’ll see students everywhere,” he said, noting renovations to Koerner Library that included a new study lounge. “You won’t […]
A few easy to implement suggestions from Dan Auerbach at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Instructions for Chrome and Firefox are provided. Read the EFF “Deeplinks” Blog Post
From the South Florida Sun Sentinel: Last year Palm Beach County’s 17-library system set a circulation record, with 9.1 million transactions, almost double the number from 2006, according to director John Callahan. At the same time, said Callahan, “libraries have become gathering places. I see people come in with their laptops, people who could stay […]
From the AP: It’s scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world’s first recorded blooper. The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the oldest playable recording of an American voice and the first-ever capturing of a musical performance, thanks to digital advances that allowed the sound to be transferred from […]