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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 […]
From the First Issue: We are launching this series in an effort to increase and improve communication with you, our valued subscribers. You can expect substantive business updates (content changes, renewal rates, terms modifications, pricing, etc.), new features on our website, event information and recaps, and information regarding any new initiatives being undertaken. We hope […]
American Libraries Launches E-Content Blog
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Open Access, School Libraries
|Via No Shelf Required, TeleRead, and ALA: Keeping up with the many varieties of digital content—and how libraries can offer them to their patrons—just got easier. American Libraries has launched an “E-Content” blog (http://americanlibraries.org/e-content) that provides information on e-books, e-readers, e-journals, databases, digital libraries, digital repositories, and other e-content issues. The blog complements the new […]
Final Report: “Revenue, Recession, Reliance: Revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability”
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Podcasts, Publishing
|More news from Ithaka S+R. From a News Release and Summary: Ithaka S+R, with funding from the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance, released today “Revenue, Recession, Reliance: Revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability,” a report that reviews the impact of tumultuous times on the business models of 12 digital projects first profiled by S+R […]
Info About Digital Public Library of America Public Conference on October 21st & New DPLA Web Site
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|The conference is open to the public and will be held in DC on October 21, 2011. If you can’t make it, it will be streamed live. Also, the Digital Public Library of America has a new web site. It’s live at Dp.la. The first Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) conference will bring together […]
New Issue Online: College and Research Library News (C&RL News, October 2011)
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, New Issue, News
|Direct to Complete Table of Contents & Links to All Full Text Articles C&RL News October 2011; 72 (9) Articles Include: Lifelong learning requires lifelong access: Reflections on the ACRL Plan for Excellence by Joyce L. Ogburn What are we doing here, anyway?: Tying academic library goals to institutional mission by Janet R. Cottrell Textbook […]
"Well-Intentioned Practice for Putting Digitized Collections of Unpublished Materials Online" Endorsed as a Standard by Society of American Archivists
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News
|From an OCLC Research Announcement: This practice provides the framework for an assertive approach to digitization of unpublished archival materials whose rights holders are often difficult to identify and contact. This approach is the output of the 2010 “Undue Diligence” seminar in which OCLC Research convened a group of experts in archives, special collections and […]
Microsoft Makes Another Major Update to Academic Search Database
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Journal Articles, News, Patrons and Users
|We continue to be very impressed with what Microsoft Research is up to with Microsoft Academic Search. Today, several enhancements were made to this research tool along with an increase to the size of the database. Details 1. MS Academic Research now provides info about 35.3 million publications (many available full text) from 18.9 million […]
Research Library Issues (No. 276) Now Online
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News
|Complete Research Library Issue (Single PDF) or Research Library Issues (HTML) Source: Association for Research Libraries Articles (PDF) Include: “Ahead of the Storm: Research Libraries and the Future of the Research University” Author: Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University “Collecting Small Data” Authors: Karen Hogenboom, Numeric and Spatial Data Librarian, University of Illinois at […]