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Reference: History: "New Interactive Website Explores Wyoming's Past"
Associations and Organizations, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From the Billings Gazette: For the past couple of years, Rea has been working with historians all over the state to compile an encyclopedia of Wyoming history into a searchable, interactive website, WyoHistory.org. In collaboration with the Wyoming Historical Society and dozens of other organizations, Rea and web designer Steve Foster are making Wyoming history […]
FCC Chairman Talks Libraries and Digital Literacy in Speech About Public-Private Broadband Adoption Initiative
Associations and Organizations, Conference Presentations, Jobs, Journal Articles, Libraries, Public Libraries
|The positive comments about libraries were made today by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski during a speech at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington DC. The speech was specifically about the Public-Private Broadband Adoption Initiative. You can watch the speech here as well as read comments by two FCC commissioners. You’ll also find a link to […]
From a New OMB Watch Article: In recent years, government has increasingly embraced the proactive disclosure of information and created online tools to increase transparency. But how do Americans discover that information? Who helps them learn how to use complex government databases and tools? The answer may be a surprisingly familiar one: libraries. Libraries have […]
ARL Releases Statement on Recent USGPO Decisions Concerning the FDLP
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released a statement calling upon the US Government Printing Office (GPO) to reverse its recent, troubling decisions concerning the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). ARL asked that GPO approve the University of Minnesota Libraries as the regional for the State of Michigan once it is […]
New Collection of Classical Arabic Literature Available on UNESCO Digital Library Majaliss
Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Preservation, Resources
|From UNESCO: The Arabic word ‘Majaliss’ means ‘a place of sitting’, used to describe various types of formal legislative assemblies in Islamic countries. It is also a common term used for a meeting, dialogue or exchange. UNESCO Digital Library Majaliss offers a modern platform for sharing classical works of Arabic literature. The project Majaliss aims […]
"IFLA Open Access Taskforce Established"
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access
|From a Report on IFLA’s Web Site by Lars Bjørnshauge: Following the endorsement of IFLA’s Statement on Open Access by the Governing Board, April 18th 2011—and the subsequent approval from the Governing Board during the WLIC in Puerto Rico August 2011 of a number of key initiatives—IFLA’s Open Access Taskforce has been established. The taskforce […]
“Tracking the Trackers: Where Everybody Knows Your Username” is a new report by Jonathan Mayer, a Student Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at the Stanford Law School. The report focuses on web information leakage (via cookies) and how it effects online privacy. You can watch Mayer’s presentation (it begins at about 1:14:00 […]
New Issue Alert: Synergy (Issue 7): News from ARL Diversity Programs
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, News, Preservation
|New from ARL: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 7 of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs. The newsletter provides an opportunity for former ARL diversity programs participants to share information about key issues and emerging trends in the workplace. 2000–2001 Leadership and Career Development (LCDP) Fellow, Angela Lee, discusses current trends […]
Ann Okerson New Center for Research Libraries Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Preservation
|From a CRL Announcement: CRL has engaged Ann Okerson as Senior Advisor on Electronic Strategies, effective October 1. Ann Okerson served as Associate University Librarian for Collections and International Programs at Yale University, and is Chair of the Professional Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and a current member of […]
ACRL Signs Berlin OA Declaration, Encourages Others
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|From ACRL Insider: ACRL is proud to join the growing ranks of signatories to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities and encourages college and research libraries, as well as other campus groups, to do likewise. The Declaration builds on the significant progress of the Budapest Open Access […]