MORE 'DIGITAL-PRESERVATION' POSTS
NARA Releases New Federal Regulations With Standards for Digitizing Permanent Federal Records
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, News
|Here the full text of a memorandum we received from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Memorandum to Federal Records Management Contacts: Release of Regulations with Digitization Standards for Permanent Records Today, NARA published new federal regulations with standards for digitizing permanent federal records. The regulations are in 36 CFR 1236, Subpart E. The regulations […]
Report From Canada: “Catching Up On Open Access”
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From a University Affairs article by Brian Owens: The days of the traditional, subscription-based scholarly journal seem to be numbered. Around the world, research funders are adopting ever-more expansive policies requiring the researchers they fund to make the results of their work freely accessible to the public. Canada, once a leader in this area, risks […]
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Announces $35.63 Million for 258 Humanities Projects Nationwide
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Lecture, Libraries, News, Open Access, Podcasts, Preservation
|From the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $35.63 million in grants for 258 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a documentary on the life and legacy of African American intellectual W.E.B. DuBois; enable the digitization of the personal papers of former members […]
The Gagarin Center at Bard College and PEN America Establish Russian Independent Media Archive
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, News
|From Bard College: The Gagarin Center at Bard College is partnering with PEN America to launch the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA), a project that aims to preserve the last two decades of independent Russian journalism, an irreplaceable historical record at risk of erasure as Russian media outlets not aligned with the regime of President Vladimir Putin are shuttered and […]
From Governing: At a time when many states dispute whether accurate history should be taught in schools, Connecticut Historical Society is celebrating $1 million in federal funding to digitize its documents dating back to the colonial and Revolutionary War era. [Clip] The digitization project will primarily focus on items from the colonial and Revolutionary era. […]
IMLS Names Finalists for 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Institute of Museum and Library Services is pleased to announce 30 finalists for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, […]
Judge Issues Opinion in Hachette Book Group, Et Al v. Internet Archive, Et Al; Plaintiffs Motion For Summary Judgment Granted
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Preservation, Publishing, Reports
|We Will Be Updating this Post with Media Reports, Statements, Analysis, etc. as They Become Available UPDATE–July 28, 2023 Parties Ask Judge For Another Extension to Submit Joint Procedure Proposal (via RECAP/CourtListener Extension Order (NOTE: Judge writes “no further extensions”) UPDATE–Court Filing–July 13, 2023 Parties Ask Judge For Another Extension to Submit Joint Procedure Proposal […]
The Verge: “The Internet Archive is Defending Its Digital Library in Court Today”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing, Reports
|UPDATE Hachette v. Internet Archive Statements, Materials, and Media Reports Re: March 20, 2023 Oral Arguments (Last Updated: 10:00am, March 21, 2023; We Expect Additional Updates) Media Reports A Skeptical Judge Presses Internet Archive to Cite Cases That Support Their Copying (via Publishers Lunch; Blurb Only, Full Text Subs Only) At Hearing, Judge Appears Skeptical […]
HBCU Library Alliance Partners with Harvard Library to Expand Access to African American History Collections
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From a Joint Announcement (via Harvard Library): The HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library this week announced a project to sustain and deepen capacity for the digitization, discovery, and preservation of African American history collections held in HBCU libraries and archives. Harvard’s support for the HBCU Library Alliance’s ongoing work is a step in addressing […]
Research Resources: “Yale University Art Gallery Digitizes its Publications”
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, News, Patrons and Users
|From the Yale Daily News: A digitization effort of more than 50 years of the Yale University Art Gallery’s scholarly publications is gradually nearing completion. The Online Access project was conceived during the start of the pandemic in an effort to increase the accessibility of the art gallery’s publications even while its doors were closed. […]