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ARL Executive Director Charles B. Lowry to Retire December 2012
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|From an ARL Announcement: Charles B. Lowry has announced that he will retire from his position as Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the end of December 2012. By announcing his retirement plans now, Lowry provides the ARL Board of Directors with time for a search and a seamless transition of […]
From the AP: A document signed by President Abraham Lincoln in the weeks after the Battle of Antietam has been returned to the National Archives. A November 1862 letter signed by three surgeons in Hagerstown, Md., asking Lincoln to appoint a chaplain to tend to wounded and dying soldiers after the battle – and Lincoln’s […]
Big Dollars in Durham: Duke U. Libraries Receive $13.6 Million Rubenstein Gift
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From a Duke U. Announcement: Duke University trustee David M. Rubenstein will give $13.6 million to the Duke University Libraries in support of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Wednesday. [Emphasis Ours] The donation is the largest ever to the libraries. In recognition of Rubenstein’s gift, the special […]
From Library and Archives Canada: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Canadian Naturalization 1915–1951. The nominal index has been extended with the addition of more than 91,000 names and now covers the years from 1915 to 1936, inclusively. Work is ongoing to […]
Hello Harry! 1 Million Users Now Able To Preview Pottermore.com, The Guardian Offers a First Look
Archives and Special Collections, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From The Guardian: From flying letters to a 4,500 word-discourse on wand woods, early access to JK Rowling’s move into the digital arena, Pottermore, reveals a richly-imagined, elaborately realised behind-the-scenes peek into the world of Harry Potter. Pottermore does not open to wider use until October, but has already been inundated by Harry Potter fans. […]
A web version of the exhibition is now available online. The physical exhibit opens in the Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery in the Joseph Regenstein Library on the U. of Chicago campus next week. It will run through December 30, 2011. Details here. From the Web Exhibition Web Site: “Adventures in the Soviet Imaginary” […]
New Report About Public Libraries In the UK: "Report on Future Libraries"
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|The report focuses on public libraries in the UK. Title: Report on Future Libraries: Change, options and how to get there (36 pages; PDF) Sources: Local Government Group and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council From a Summary: The publication, ‘Future Libraries: Change, options and how to get there’, comes one year after the launch […]
UCLA Library Acquires LA Unified School District Historical Archive
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
|From the UCLA Newsroom The UCLA Library has entered into an agreement to acquire the historical records of the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the most important public education enterprises in the nation. Covering more than 100 years of Southern California public education and civic life, this extensive archive documents major aspects of district […]
Executive Summary: ARL Spec Kit 323: Socializing New Hires
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Reports
|ARL Spec Kit 323: Socializing New Hires has been released and is available for purchase. The table of contents and an executive summary are available for free. From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Socializing New Hires, SPEC Kit 323, which investigates the progress made in ARL member organizations to […]
The Conference of Directors of National Libraries Presents Country Reports About Recent Events at 25 National Libraries
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, National Libraries, Reports
|The Conference of Directors of National Libraries compiles reports from national libraries around the world. Below, direct links to the most recent reports from 25 national libraries and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. The reports are organized into the following sections: GENERAL OVERVIEW of RECENT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNMENT KEY FACTS AND FIGURES […]