MORE POSTS FROM JULY 2014
Research Article: “Cross – Generational Valuing Among Peer Academic Librarians”
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Reports
|The article linked below (preprint) is scheduled for publication in the July, 2015 issue of College and Research Libraries. It was accepted for publication during June 2014. Title Cross – Generational Valuing Among Peer Academic Librarians Authors Gail Munde, PhD, PHR East Carolina University Bryna Coonin East Carolina University Source Colleges and Research Libraries (C&RL) […]
Conference Paper: “ISNI and VIAF – Transforming Ways of Trustfully Consolidating Identities” (Metadata)
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
|Here’s another paper that will be presented next month at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly) in Lyon, France. infoDOCKET will continue to discover and share papers from the IFLA Congress during the coming weeks. Title ISNI and VIAF – Transforming Ways of Trustfully Consolidating Identities” Authors Anila […]
Apple Acquires BookLamp, the “Pandora-Like” Book Recommendation Service and Data Provider
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Video Recordings
|Note: A special shout-out and congrats to BookLamp/Book Genome Project Founder Aaron Stanton and his team on the acquisition. We’ve had several interesting and informative conversations with with Aaron during the past several years and he’s also spoken at several library conferences. From TechCrunch: TechCrunch has learned that Apple has made another acquisition, one that […]
Digital Repositories: Center for Research Libraries Releases CLOCKSS Audit Report
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing
|From CRL HQ in Chicago: The Center for Research Libraries has released the findings of its preservation audit, and has certified CLOCKSS as a trustworthy digital repository. The certification applies to the repository’s ability to preserve and manage digital content deposited with CLOCKSS by participating e-journal publishers as of May 2014. The audit report identifies […]
Studs Terkel Audio Archive to Go Online and Other July 2014 NEH Grants
Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interviews, Journal Articles, News
|From the NY Times: The creation of a publicly accessible digital archive with nearly 5,000 oral history interviews, conducted by the Chicago journalist Studs Terkel, is one of 177 projects awarded a grant this week by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grants, totaling $34 million, support projects in 43 states and Washington, D.C., […]
From the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany: If it’s up to researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS in Sankt Augustin, Germany, viewers will no longer have to look up such additional information in the future. In the project “LinkedTV”, the institute is working with eleven partners from seven countries on […]
From the National Diet Library in Tokyo: In July 2014, Google Street View images of the Tokyo Main Library and the International Library of Children’s Literature (ILCL) were published online. With the new 360-degree imagery, you can see images of some spots within the venues such as: Catalog Hall of the Tokyo Main Library, and […]
From WXYZ-TV: Detroit voters will decide the fate of the Detroit Public Library on the August 5 primary ballot. The vote will decide if the Library continues its current operating millage of four mills, which supplies 86 percent of its operating budget. [Clip] If the proposal doesn’t go through the current millage will continue through […]
Here’s a new report some infoDOCKET readers might find interesting and perhaps even useful. Here’s a new white paper (July 7, 2014) from the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service (no kidding!) offering a 33 page overview on the topic and business of 3D printing. It’s loaded with statistics, charts, case studies, etc. As […]
The San Antonio Public Library Begins Using Digital Wallpaper For eBook Lending and Promotion
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|This is super cool! It’s useful, practical, easy enough for grandma, and a great way to publicize the availability of library ebooks at the same time. Kudos SAPL! From the SAPL Web Site: The San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) is now making access to the library’s digital resources even easier! Beginning Thursday, July 24, a […]