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American Libraries and Museums Awarded $13.8 Million in IMLS CARES Act Grants
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|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced $13,800,000 in IMLS CARES Act Grants to support the role of museums and libraries in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The funded projects were selected from 1,701 applications requesting $409,251,399, and institutions receiving awards are matching them with […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87. Statement by Chief Justice John Roberts (via Supremecourt.gov) Below, find links to a few recorded interviews and lectures with Justice Ginsburg, most via the C-SPAN Video Library. August 31, 2019 Conversation with Nina Totenberg at the National Book Festival (via C-SPAN) July 24, 2019 […]
Howard University Supports Digitization Project: ‘Preserving the Legacy of History of Black Dance in America’
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|From Howard University: Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center will participate in the “Preserving the Legacy and History of Black Dance in America,” a new program recently announced by the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD). “Preserving the Legacy and History of Black Dance in America” will digitize at-risk audiovisual recordings of historically significant material dating back […]
From an EDUCAUSE Summary Blog Post: ECAR [EDUCAUSE Center For Analysis and Research] Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities, 2020 presents findings on the technology needs of students with disabilities. To better understand the academic technology needs of this student population, ECAR researchers examined nearly 2,000 open-ended responses collected in our 2019 […]
K-12 Music Education Resource Guide Now Available From the Library of Congress
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|From an “In the Muse” Blog Post by Melissa Capozio Jones: At this time, while the resources do exist, several educators have expressed that they are unsure of what resources are currently available to them, how to access them, or where to even begin when looking for these materials. With suggestions from educators in the […]
From the Library of Congress: Of course, our celebration of National Poetry Month wouldn’t be complete without our annual release of digitized recordings to the online Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature collection, and today’s your lucky day: We’re over the moon to announce that we’ve just added 50 newly streaming recordings for your listening pleasure. […]
From The Wilton Library: Wilton Library and the family of the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck announced tonight [Jan. 11, 2020] that the Brubeck Collection, formerly housed at University of the Pacific in California, has found its way home to Wilton Library. The collection is a treasure trove of musical recordings, correspondence, legal and business […]
LocHal Public Library (Tilburg, Netherlands) Named 2019 Building of the Year at World Architecture Festival
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|From Arch Daily: In the 2019 version of the festival, LocHal Public Library by Civic Architects has been named the World Building of the Year concluding this year’s three-day event in Amsterdam. This year’s winner was selected from a strikingly broad shortlist that included works from offices such as Heatherwick Studio, CEBRA, Nikken Sekkei, and Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners. […]
A Lecture at Qatar National Library Explores Role of Digital Libraries in Preserving Middle East Heritage
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|From Al Bawaba: A lecture at the Qatar National Library on 30 October shed more light on how high-tech archives such as the Digital Library of the Middle East can make information more accessible. The informative talk by Dr. Charles Henry, President of the Council on Library and Information Resources, highlighted how for centuries Qatar […]
Interview: “‘This Has Been a Valuable Debate’: Toronto Librarian Says Some Good Has Come From Meghan Murphy Controversy”
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|A link to new interview (October 29, 2019) with Toronto City Librarian, Vickery Bowles published by The Star. Since the interview was published the event with Meghan Murphy took place. Links to media coverage below. From the Introduction: Before an appearance Tuesday evening of feminist writer Meghan Murphy at a Toronto library branch, city librarian […]