MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2015
Bibliographic Framework Initiative: OCLC and Library of Congress Publish White Paper on Linked Data
|From OCLC: Jointly released by OCLC and the Library of Congress, this white paper compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. It is an executive summary of a more detailed technical analysis that will be released later this year. Highlights From the Report Work on the Library of Congress’ BIBFRAME vocabulary […]
Amy Ryan Appointed New Chair of Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Board of Directors
Archives and Special Collections, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|It sure will be easy (and fast) for Amy Ryan and DPLA to work and collaborate face to face since DPLA HQ is located inside Boston Public Library’s Central Branch. From DPLA: The nine-member Board of Directors of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Ryan, President of the […]
North Carolina: NC LIVE Announces Homegrown Ebook Program Will Continue as Regular Service
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|News of the Homegrown Ebook Program Collection becoming a regular service along with a summary of the program to this point (the pilot phase has concluded) were shared yesterday in a memo by NC LIVE’s Assistant Director, Jill Morris. NC Live is North Carolina’s statewide online library service The complete memo (1337 words) is posted […]
Congrats and kudos to EveryLibrary Founder/Executive Director John Chrastka and the other members of the EveryLibrary team on the publication of the organization’s 2014 Annual Report. The document provides details about the vital work EveryLibrary did during 2014 to support public libraries in the United States. The report also includes goals for 2015. From an […]
News Roundup (Items from BiblioBoard, S.C. State Library, Boopsie, and Others)
Academic Libraries, Data Files, EBSCO, Libraries, News, Publishing, Reports, Roundup
|Four headlines and links with more to come. 1. BiblioBoard Adds New Publisher Content To PatronsFirst (via No Shelf Required) 2. South Carolina State Library Launches New SmartSearch Enhancements (Now Powered by EBSCO Discovery Service) 3. Mobile Apps: Boopsie Expands Into Academic/Legal Marketplace, Announces New Customers and New Strategic Partnerships With LexisNexis, Springshare And NELLCO […]
New Resource: ProQuest, University of Michigan Library and Bodleian Libraries Provide 25,000 Early Modern Books as Open Access Text
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing, Resources
|In one word, WOW! Note that the entire collection can be downloaded for analysis. From Today’s Announcement: The texts of the first printed editions of Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Milton as well as lesser-known titles from the early modern era can now be freely read by anyone with an Internet connection. The University of Michigan Library, […]
University of Oregon Asks Professor Stop Reading and Return Copies of 22,000 University Documents 7 Weeks After Obtained From Library
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries
|UPDATE January 29, 2015 University of Oregon Professor Bill Harbaugh Returns 22,000 Pages, Declares Victory In Exposing ‘Obsessive Secrecy’ (via The Oregonian) From The Register-Guard (Salem, OR): The University of Oregon ordered the professor who got 22,000 pages of presidential documents from the UO library archives to quit reading them — nearly seven weeks after […]
Congrats to the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) on the milestone! As we post this item, Scholars Portal contains 40,025,215 articles from over 16,432 full text journals locally hosted by OCUL technology located in the Roberts Library at the University of Toronto. The database is available to students and faculty at Ontario’s 21 universities. […]
IMLS Releases New Report With FY2012 U.S. Public Library Statistics, More Than 1.5 Billion Trips to Public Libraries During Year
Data Files, Libraries, Profiles, Public Libraries, Resources
|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: In 2012, Americans made 1.5 billion trips to public libraries in the United States — the equivalent of more than 4.1 million visits each day, according to new research by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The research indicates there is still a high demand […]
Project MUSE Signs Agreement With Portico to Preserve Entire Collection of E-Journals (600+ Titles From 120 Publishers)
Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, Preservation, School Libraries
|From Portico: Project MUSE has entered into an agreement with Portico to preserve its complete collection of scholarly electronic journals, which contains titles from more than 120 not-for-profit scholarly publishers worldwide. Project MUSE and Portico began their partnership in 2012 with the preservation of e-books from the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC) collection. “Project MUSE […]