MORE POSTS FROM JANUARY 2016
Both LYRASIS and DuraSpace Boards Approve “Intention to Merge” But Deal Not Final
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation, Reports
|UPDATED February 9, 2016 Intent to Merge FAQ and Letter From DuraSpace CEO Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Joint Announcement. We’ve added emphasis to a few sections. The Boards of LYRASIS and DuraSpace, two leading member-based non-profit organizations serving libraries, archives, museums, as well as the broader scholarly, cultural heritage and technology communities, have […]
A new post on the University of Michigan’s Library Tech Talk Blog by interface designerTrevor Dobias shares a few of his thoughts on library web design. Dobias begins: In 2013, I joined the Design & Discovery team in the Library Information Technology (LIT) department at the U-M Library to help develop plans for the the […]
UPDATE March 1: The bill discussed in the post below was signed into law by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker yesterday. See coverage here. From the AP: The state Senate’s Elections and Local Government unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would create exceptions to privacy laws protecting library users’ identities so libraries could report delinquent borrowers […]
From dezeen: Architecture firm Snøhetta has released images of a new library it has designed for a Philadelphia university, stating that it aims to challenge the “traditional typology of the research library” The building – designed in collaboration with architecture and engineering firm Stantec – will be located on the campus of Temple University, a […]
California and Nevada State Libraries Co-Recipients of $470,000 Knight News Challenge on Data Grant
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News
|A 100% impressive list of grant recipients and projects announced in the Knight News Challenge on Data today. 17 projects were awarded grants today. There were 1,065 applications. ALL of these projects will be of interest to the library community for a number of reasons including : Research Value Tools for Community to Use or Modify […]
Note from infoDOCKET Founder/Editor Gary Price: The article linked below is found in the new issue of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing (JSP) published by the University of Toronto Press (UTP). It’s a fee-based (paywalled) publication. HOWEVER, for the next month the UTP has made the full text article available at no charge/no registration for […]
UPDATE: The full text report linked on the site will become available later today (Jan. 28, 2015). The research comes from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. Background From the Harvard Gazette: China has emerged in recent decades as a global economic powerhouse, so important that any slowdown in […]
From the Ontario Provincial Government: Ontario is investing $1.6 million to support 10 projects in public libraries across the province that will improve services for Ontarians. Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, made the announcement today at the Milton Public Library, which is receiving a grant of $169,000 over two years. The library […]
Multiple resources are available. The report is published by the United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Resources International migration report 2015: Highlights (36 pages; PDF) This publication contains the latest quinquennial estimates of the international migrant stock for 232 countries or areas. The annex to the Highlights provides data for 2000 […]
A wonderfully inspiring story for all. Pass it on! From The Idaho Statesman: “Right there,” Ryan Zehm said, pointing to the ground next to a Dumpster pushed against the exterior wall of Boise’s Downtown library. “That’s where most of my first video game was built. [Our emphasis] When I was just a new kid looking […]