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Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and California Digital Library (CDL) Receive Grant to Advance Data Management and Sharing; Fully OA Group Responds to House Appropriations Committee; & More News Headlines
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|Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and California Digital Library (CDL) Receive Grant to Advance Data Management and Sharing Open Access Fully OA Group Responds to House Appropriations Committee by Submitting Objection to Draft Language of Appropriations Bill That, “Blocks Implementation of the Office Of Science And Technology Policy’s (OSTP) August […]
Digital Collections: Princeton University Library’s LGBTQIA+ Periodical and Ephemera Collection – Now Digitized
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|From the Princeton University Library: The LGBTQIA+ Periodical and Ephemera Collection, which contains over 60 boxes of magazines, zines, ephemera, monographs, and other materials dating from the early 1900s to the present day, is now available in Princeton University Library’s (PUL) digital repository, Digital PUL. It is international in scope, with materials in English, French, Germany, Italian and […]
Digital Collections: The Churchill Archives Centre Launches New Access Portal to Mark its 50th Anniversary
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|From Churchill College, U. of Cambridge: The Churchill Archives Centre is a world-leading repository of 20th century history, holding a wide range of documents by more than 570 political, military and scientific luminary figures from the Churchill era and beyond. To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Churchill Archives Centre, we are proud to announce […]
IMLS Announces $20 Million Investment in U.S. Library and Archive Initiatives (64 Project Awards via National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program)
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|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced 64 awards totaling $20,363,297 to support libraries and archives across the country. The FY 2023 awards were made through National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The awarded grants search on the IMLS website contains a complete […]
New HathiTrust Digital Library Website Launches
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|From HathiTrust: We’ve redesigned the front door to HathiTrust! Our goal is to make it easier for you to begin exploring the digital library and to learn about our organization, services, and the 200+ academic and research libraries that make up our membership. What’s New New look for the Elephant! Simpler interface and navigation More details […]
16th Berlin Open Access Conference Outcomes Now Available Online
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|From a Post by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) Website: In early June, national-level delegations representing research communities from 38 countries across six continents gathered at the 16th Berlin Open Access Conference (B16). Hosted by the Max Planck Society, initiator the Berlin conference series, and organized by the Max Planck Digital Library’s Open Access 2020 […]
The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy How Publishers and Platforms Have Reshaped the Way We Read in the Digital Age (New White Paper From Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy/NYU Law)
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|From the Engelberg Center’s News Release: The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at NYU Law has released a groundbreaking new white paper, “The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy: How Publishers and Platforms Have Reshaped the Way We Read in the Digital Age.” The paper examines the economic, legal, and social dynamics of ebook licensing and […]
California: “To Fight Banned Books Elsewhere, LA County Library Will Expand Access in State”
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|From the LA Daily News: The Los Angeles County Library system wants to give people living outside of the county a way to get around book bans. The library is planning an expanded, digital library card that grants e-book access to users throughout California, a first for the library. The launch is planned to coincide […]
Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) Releases An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing (Version 2.0)
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|From a LPC Post: LPC is delighted to announce the publication of Version 2.0 of An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing. A dedicated task force worked for two years to draft this update to the Library Publishing Coalition’s 2018 Framework. The result is a remarkably different document, structured to orient library publishers to how they […]
From Athens to East Lansing: Neil Romanosky Recommended as Dean of Michigan State University Libraries
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|From Michigan State University: Neil Romanosky has been recommended as dean of Michigan State University Libraries by MSU Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko. His appointment is set to begin on Sept. 11, pending approval by the MSU Board of Trustees during its Sept. 8 meeting. Romanosky currently serves as dean of university libraries at Ohio University […]