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Virginia Tech University: “University Libraries’ Carbon Footprint Research Leads to International Best Paper Prize”
| Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
From Virginia Tech University: The Best Paper Prize was awarded to Alex Kinnaman and Alan Munshower of University Libraries at iPRES 2022, the 18th International Conference on Digital Preservation in Glasgow, Scotland. The jury members selected Kinnaman and Munshower’s paper, “Green Goes with Anything: Decreasing Environmental Impact of Digital Libraries at Virginia Tech,” in part because the “topic of this […]
Maps: Three New Series Relating to Puerto Rico Fully Digitized and Available Online From NARA
| Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, Maps, News
From The Unwritten Record (A National Archives and Records Administration Blog) by Amy H. Edwards: The Cartographic Branch is pleased to announce that three new series of records relating to Puerto Rico have been fully digitized and are now available online for viewing and download through the National Archives Catalog. The first series, RG 95: […]
Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) Announces Historic Deal with Elsevier
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Publishing
From a TLCUA Announcement: Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) is pleased to announce that it has concluded negotiations with Elsevier, and all TLCUA members have signed or are finalizing new agreements for subscription journal access. In 2019, 44 public and private university campuses across Texas joined together to form TLCUA to think creatively […]
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Opens its New Preservation Storage Facility
| Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
From LAC: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) celebrated today the opening of its new state-of-the-art Preservation Storage Facility in Gatineau, Quebec. A plaque was unveiled and guests toured the site at the event, which was attended by, among others, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury […]
New Report: “Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access
From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative’s public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities are the result of categorizing services and support across the institution that are likely needed to make public access to research data available. The RADS project team categorized these activities by life-cycle phases for […]
Journal Article: “Academic Library Innovation: A Selective Review”
| Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
The article linked below was recently published by Library Leadership & Management (LL&M). Title Academic Library Innovation: A Selective Review Author Lorraine J. Pellack Iowa State University Libraries Source Library Leadership & Management Vol. 36 No. 3 (2022) Abstract This is an intentionally selective compilation of resources and ideas on innovation in academic libraries. The goals […]
From a BHL Announcement: The BHL Collections Committee has completed a comprehensive review and revision of BHL’s collection development policy. The new policy is written to provide recommendations and serve the collection management needs of BHL Partners. As a key objective of BHL’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025, the new policy is a significant revision to the original policy […]
Journal Article: “Research Data Management Needs Assessment of Clemson University”
| Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Reports
The article linked below was published today (November 14, 2022) by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title Research Data Management Needs Assessment of Clemson University Authors Megan Sheffield Clemson University Karen B Burton University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville) Source Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 10(1) DOI: 10.31274/jlsc.13970 Abstract Research […]
Journal Article: “An Interprofessional Public Library-Academic Partnership for Community Outreach on Women’s Health”
| Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
The article linked below was recently published by Urban Library Journal. Title An Interprofessional Public Library-Academic Partnership for Community Outreach on Women’s Health Authors Lyndonna MarrastNorthwell Health Eun Ji Kim Danielle Ezzo Joseph Conigliaro Source Urban Library Journal, 28 (1)(2022) Abstract This article describes a collaboration between a branch of the Queens Public Library in […]
Data Tools: USGS Launches Wildland Fire Trends Tool
| Data Files, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Patrons and Users
From the US Geological Survey: A team of scientists from the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center created the Wildland Fire Trends Tool (WFTT), a data visualization and analysis tool that calculates and displays wildfire trends and patterns for the western U.S. based on user-defined regions of interest, time periods, and ecosystem types. Users can use […]
