MORE POSTS FROM MAY 2013
From the Society of American Archivists: Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS) is now available as a free PDF download. DACS facilitates consistent, appropriate, and self-explanatory description of archival materials and creators of archival materials. This new edition reflects the growing convergence among archival, museum, and library standards; aligns DACS with the descriptive […]
EBSCO Now Indexing Gale/Cengage Metadata, Discoverable via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
Archives and Special Collections, EBSCO, Gale, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From EBSCO and/or Gale: EBSCO Information Services and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make Gale databases and archives discoverable through EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The agreement allows EBSCO to index Gale metadata and make it discoverable for mutual customers through EBSCO Discovery Service. “Gale is committed to working with the discovery services our customers rely on in order […]
Here’s a new article that might be of interest to some of you. Hiten Samtani discusses a bunch of digital literacy issues that come from SnapChat, a popular photo sharing app especially amongst younger people. I would like to thank Hiten for sharing some of my thoughts throughout the article. The issue for me is […]
From The New York Times: Many museums post their collections online, but the Rijksmuseum here has taken the unusual step of offering downloads of high-resolution images at no cost, encouraging the public to copy and transform its artworks into stationery, T-shirts, tattoos, plates or even toilet paper. The museum, whose collection includes masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Mondrian […]
IMLS Updates Public Libraries in the United States Survey (PLS) Search and Compare Tools With FY 2011 Data
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From an ARL Announcement: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has updated its Public Libraries in the United States Survey (PLS) search and compare tools with FY 2011 unimputed data. The survey collects descriptive statistics annually from more than 9,000 public libraries in the US. Read the Complete Post Direct to IMLS Public Library Data […]
From the Baltimore Sun: They left the Maryland Historical Society tucked inside the coat pockets and notebooks of Barry Landau and his assistant, but the historical documents returned in manila envelopes, neatly packed inside a gray cardboard file box. Authorities continue to reunite more than 10,000 items “of cultural heritage” to museums and libraries along […]
International Publishers Association Releases Position Paper Re: Open Educational Resources
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, News, Publishing
|The International Publishers Association (IPA) includes publisher organizations in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, UK, U.S.A., and a number of other nations. From Today’s News Release (PDF): The policy paper notes that open educational resources have worked well as complements to textbooks and commercial content, but the experience of the past decade — […]
Canadian Book Consumer 2012 – An infographic by the team at BookNet Canada See Also: Canada: Ebooks Made Up 15% of All Book Sales During 2012, Paperbacks at 58%
Here’s a recent presentation by Jim Michalko, Vice President, OCLC Research Library Partnership. The presentation was presented at the University of Wisconsin Libraries in Madison, WI. on May 15, 2013. Direct to Video (90 Minutes) Reconfigured and Unbundled: The Research University and Its Library—Trends,… from OCLC Research
Library Services at Summer Events: Seattle Public Library Launches “Books on Bikes”
Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From Book Patrol: The pilot program will bring library services to popular community events via bike this summer. The book bikes will also cater their load to the event they are attending. Think LGBT material for the Gay Pride Parade or kids books for a pop-up storytime at a neighborhood park or books on music […]