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Authors: Paul T. Jaeger John Carlo Bertot Christine M. Kodama Sarah M. Katz Elizabeth J. DeCoster Source: First Monday Abstract: In the current economic climate, public libraries find themselves in the position of defending and justifying their funding and continued existence to their stakeholders. Many of these public libraries seek to prove their worth to […]
Update: Here’s an Audio Recording (mp3) of the October 28, 2011 Board Meeting (via SLC Public Library Web Site) Includes statement from Beth Elder. From the Salt Lake Tribune: Saying it was time to remove herself from the “hot seat,” Beth Elder resigned Friday as director of Salt Lake City’s award-winning library system. Her immediate […]
Via London (Ontario) Metro News: A plea to ban pornography at city libraries will be considered next month. Josh Morgan, chairman of the library board, said a request that the library install porn filters on computers will be discussed during the board’s annual review of its Internet policy. [Clip] Others at Thursday’s meeting suggested a […]
Roundup: Reports and Materials from DPLA Plenary and Workstream Meetings
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Publishing, Reports, Roundup
|Here’s a roundup of a few reports and other items posted after the DPLA Plenary concluded last Friday. INFOdocket was also at the meeting and will share a few thoughts very soon. We’ve also included a number of related items (links, notes, speeches, video, etc.). 1. “A National Digital Public Library Begins to Take Shape” […]
From a NYPL Blog Post by Bob Kosovsky, Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division: On October 22, “Wikipedia! The Musical!” was staged at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Despite its whimsical name, it was not really a musical but an editathon — a chance to edit Wikipedia with a group of […]
From an IMLS News Release: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has selected five libraries and five museums to receive the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries for extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions. Recipients must demonstrate innovative […]
New From David Rumsey Map Collection: San Francisco Aerial Photographs 1938
Digital Preservation, Libraries, Maps, Public Libraries, Resources
|Super cool images and a great example of library collaboration. From a Rumsey Map Collection Blog Post (With Highlights): We have put online a set of 164 large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photographs of San Francisco taken in 1938 from an airplane by Harrison Ryker, a pioneer in aerial photography. The photographs […]
Archivist of the United States on Digital Public Library of America Plenary
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries
|Archivist of the United States (he’s also a librarian!) and host of the DPLA Plenary (at took place at “his house”), David Ferriero, has blogged a brief item about the event on his AOTUS blog. The post includes an image of one of several noteboards that graphic artists developed as the meeting took place. From […]
From a CLA Announcement: CLA Members have cast their ballots in the first elections under the new structure for CLA governance. There were five positions being contested: Vice-President/President-Elect, Treasurer and three Councillors-at-Large. Pilar Martinez has been elected CLA Vice-President/President-Elect. Pilar is the Executive Director, Public Services, at Edmonton Public Library. Mary-Jo Romaniuk has been elected […]
Now Available: Video of Last Friday's Digital Public Library of America Plenary
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|The DPLAplenary event took place last Friday at the National Archives in DC. Here’s a direct link to the video. An agenda and speakers list are included on the web page.