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New Journal Article: “The Special Collections Reading Room: A Study of Culture and Its Impact on the Researcher Experience”
Archives and Special Collections, Interviews, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation
|The article linked to below was recently published by RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. Title The Special Collections Reading Room: A Study of Culture and Its Impact on the Researcher Experience Author Gina C. Modero New-York Historical Society Museum and Library Source RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and […]
Library of Congress: “Introducing the LC Labs Artificial Intelligence Planning Framework”
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|From The Library of Congress: LC Labs has been exploring how to use emerging technologies to expand the use of digital materials since our launch in 2016. We quickly saw machine learning (ML), one branch of artificial intelligence (AI), as a potential way to provide more metadata and connections between collection items and users. Experiments and research have shown the risks […]
“Sacred Space: Why Libraries are Essential to Incarcerated Writers”; “YouTube Issues New Guidelines For Videos Using AI”; & More Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing, Video Recordings
|Artificial Intelligence (AI) YouTube Issues New Guidelines For Videos Using AI (via Deadline) Awards ALA Unveils Shortlist For 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals For Excellence in Fiction And Nonfiction (via American Library Association) Center For Open Science New Funding: Center for Open Science Expands Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) Program Efforts (via COS) […]
Global Pop Icon Pink Joins PEN America to Give Away 2000 Banned Books at Florida Concerts; PLOS Posts Results of Experiments to Increase Sharing and Discovery of Research Data; & More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, Maps, News, PLOS, Public Libraries
|American Library Association (ALA) Video: ALA President Emily Drabinski Interviewed by ABC News About Attacks on Reading and Book Censorship Boston Public Library Why We Need Public Libraries Now More than Ever (via Boston Magazine) Center For Research Libraries (CRL) CRL Board Announcement on Strengthening Global Collections GIS/Maps This Easy-to-Use Tool Will Let You Make […]
ARL Board of Directors 2024 Elected by ARL Membership
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|From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2024 Board of Directors on October 18 during the Fall 2023 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2024, Trevor A. Dawes, vice provost for libraries and museums and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware, will begin a one-year […]
Report: “How the National Archives (NARA) is Using AI To Make Records More Accessible in the Digital Age”
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From GeekWire: Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, discussed the National Archives‘ digital transition and use of artificial intelligence as part of a broader public conversation Thursday evening at the Seattle Public Library, led by Brad Smith, the Microsoft president, and organized by the National Archives Foundation. The National Archives is training an AI bot to […]
Digitized Document Collection from U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Now Publicly Available Through National Library of Medicine (NLM)
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|From the National Library of Medicine: A collection of reproduced documents from the 1932 study by the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) on the effects of untreated syphilis in Black men at Tuskegee Institute is now available as a digitized collection through the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee was conducted […]
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From Monmouth University: The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University has announced a new 30,000 square foot building to house the Archives, the Center for American Music, related exhibition galleries, and a 230 seat, state-of-the-art theater. Designed by the acclaimed New York-based architectural firm, COOKFOX, […]
Longlist For 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced, List Includes 21 Fiction, 24 Nonfiction Titles
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|From the American Library Association: Forty-five books (21 fiction, 24 nonfiction) have been selected for the longlist for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be chosen from longlist titles and announced […]
From the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): Breaking new ground the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) proudly announces the release of The Chinese Archive: A Pocket Manual by co-authors, Yasser Ali Nasser and Matthew Wong Foreman. This pioneering guide serves as a beacon, illuminating the current archival crisis in the People’s Republic […]