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Associate Univesity Librarian (UMich) and Hathi Trust Executive Director John Wilkin Named LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Winner
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, Profiles
Congrats to John Wilkin! From an ALA Announcement: John Wilkin has been named the winner of the 2011 LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald Group Publishing Limited and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) sponsor the award. The award recognizes outstanding persons or institutions for their long-term contributions […]
ALA President Roberta Stevens Comments on Current E-Book Situation
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries
From an American Library Association Announcement: “Libraries have a long history of providing access to knowledge, information and the creative written works of authors,” said American Library Association (ALA) President Roberta Stevens. “We are committed to equal and free access for the millions of people who depend on their library’s resources every day. While demand […]
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Last week’s massive earthquake in Japan—and subsequent tsunami—has caused an untold number of deaths and tremendous damage. IFLA extends our deepest sympathy and sorrow to our Japanese colleagues as they struggle to deal with the damage to their lives and their country. The IFLA post […]
"Ontario's history goes digital"
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
From an Article in the Ottawa Citizen: An article about the Knowledge Ontario’s Community Digitization Project (CDP). The CDP is the result of a $15-million grant from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture to the Southern Ontario Library Services and Ontario Library Services North. The project began in August 2009 after Our Ontario, the […]
From an ACRL Announcement: Text acrl2011 to 66746, or visit www.acrl.mobi, to access our mobile conference schedule, complete with session and exhibitor information. Create your personalized mobile schedule and access from your phone during the conference. Want to stay in the know on sessions and events in Philly? Text acrlerts to 66746 to receive free […]
Japan–Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Energy Resources
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We will continue to update this collection as new resource are discovered and/or events warrant. UPDATE (3/18/2011): Publications Nature Magazine Magazine Scientific American World Nuclear News Organizations Center for International Disaster Information USAID Business GE Reports (General Electric) UPDATE (3/15/2011): Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami – Mar 2011 From ReliefWeb, UN Nations Office for the Coordination […]
New Internet Resources Guide: "Resources For Your Rhymes: Sites For Slam/Spoken Word/Performance Poetry"
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“Resources For Your Rhymes: Sites For Slam/Spoken Word/Performance Poetry” appears in the March 2011 (72.3) issue of College & Research Library News. The extensive list of resource was compiled and written by Maureen Perry, a reference librarian at University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College. Resources are organized into six categories: + Dictionaries/glossaries/terminology resources + Recording […]
"Two Major University Press E-book Initiatives Announce Merger"
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Publishing
From the Announcement: Two major university press e-book initiatives—Project MUSE Editions (PME) and the University Press e-book Consortium (UPeC)—have joined forces. The result of this merger—the University Press Content Consortium (UPCC)—will launch January 1, 2012. [Clip] The partnership allows e-books from an anticipated 60-70 university presses and non-profit scholarly presses—representing as many as 30,000 frontlist […]
Research Libraries: ARL Releases Report on Publishing Support for Small Print-Based Publishers
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Publishing
From an Association for Research Libraries Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announced the release of “Publishing Support for Small Print-Based Publishers: Options for ARL Libraries.” This report is the summary of a project funded by ARL to investigate how research libraries might provide support to print-only publishers in order to […]
American Library Association Announces That Two New Member Task Forces Will Look At E-Book Marketplace Issues
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
Here’s the Full Text of an American Library Association Announcement (via ALA’s District Dispatch): Recent action from the publishing world in the e-book marketplace has re-ignited interest and sparked many questions from librarians, publishers, vendors, and readers. Two ALA member task forces – the presidential task force on Equitable Access to Electronic Content (EQUACC) and […]
