MORE 'PRESERVATION' POSTS
Getty Images and Ancestry Partner to Digitally Preserve Historic Archives of HBCUs
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Funding, News, Preservation
From Getty Images: Getty Images has announced a first‑of‑its‑kind genealogy‑focused partnership with Ancestry, the global leader in family history. As part of Getty Images’ HBCU Grants Program, this initiative will focus on the digital preservation and accessibility of historical documents, records and the photographic archives of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Once digitized, these invaluable archives […]
In Memoriam: Clifford Lynch
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Preservation
UPDATE (April 15): Memorial: Clifford Lynch (via Association of Research Libraries) —- End Update—- Ed. Note: Cliff Lynch was a hero and teacher (via his writing) of mine for many years first encountering his work during library school. A number of years later I was very fortunate (blessed is a better word) when he became […]
From a NY Times Op/Ed by By Nanna Bonde Thylstrup (Studies Data Loss at the University of Copenhagen and Richard Ovenden (Head of the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford): President Trump’s administration has targeted information curated by government agencies, erasing vast swaths of knowledge. While database updates and website changes are routine, this […]
Library of Congress: National Recording Registry Inducts Sounds of Elton John, Chicago, Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse, Minecraft and Microsoft
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Interviews, Jobs, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Preservation, Public Libraries
From the Library of Congress: Elton John’s monumental album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” Chicago’s debut “Chicago Transit Authority,” the original cast recording of Broadway’s “Hamilton,” Mary J. Blige’s “My Life,” Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” Microsoft’s reboot chime, and the soundtrack to the Minecraft video game phenomenon have been selected as some of the defining […]
Roundup: Statements/Responses to Executive Order on “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Preservation, Roundup
Last Updated: April 1, 2025 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Defending Our Full, Shared History at the Smithsonian and National Park Service American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and Phi Beta Kappa Joint Statement in Support of the Smithsonian Institution American Historical Association (AHA) […]
Journal Article: “Low-Key Load-Bearing: Defining the National Role of Canada’s Library Publishing Programs”
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing
The article linked below was recently published by the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Title Low-Key Load-Bearing: Defining the National Role of Canada’s Library Publishing Programs Authors Sonya Betz University of Alberta Library Emma Uhl Public Knowledge Project Mike Nason University of New Brunswick Libraries, Public Knowledge Project Source Canadian Journal of Information […]
Listen: What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark? (Brewster Kahle is the Guest on KQED’s “Close All Tabs”)
| News, Preservation
From KQED: For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ideologically-driven purge of government websites. But the Archive itself faces an existential threat. In this episode, Close All Tabs Senior Editor Chris Egusa joins […]
UK Government Boosts Digital Collection of World’s Oldest English Language Daily Newspaper
| Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Preservation
From the Government of the United Kingdom: Historic editions of the world’s oldest English language daily newspaper still in circulation are to be digitised by the UK Government, delivering on commitments made in the Safeguarding the Union command paper. The News Letter, first published in September 1737, will this year mark its 288th anniversary as […]
Statement: Society of American Archivists (SAA) Response to AOTUS Removal Urges Advocacy
| Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
From the SAA Statement: The leadership of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is alarmed by the dismissal of the Archivist of the United States on February 7, 2025. We believe the removal of AOTUS with no stated cause does harm to our nation and its people. The Society wants to reassure our colleagues across […]
A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation, School Libraries
There is a lot of interest (with good reason) these days in data preservation and web archiving. Two of the many projects getting some well-deserved attention are the End of Term Web Archive and the recently announced Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab Data.gov Archive. Another project that’s also been getting a lot of attention […]
