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Pennsylvania State Library Back Home at Newly Renovated Forum Building; Wyoming: Abby Beaver Named New State Librarian; & More News Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Alabama Alabama Public Library Agency Quits American Library Association (via AL.com) Colorado War of the Words: Colorado Eyes Challenges to Drag Queen Story Hours, LGBTQ+ Books (via Westword) Louisiana Lafayette Library Board May Not Require ALA Master’s Degree by Library Director Applicants (via The Advocate) Mississippi State Librarian Stephen Parks Sworn in for Third Term […]
Library Data: IMLS Launches New State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) Survey Comparison Tool
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|From IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has launched a new State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) Survey Comparison Tool on IMLS.gov.The SLAA Survey Comparison Tool is an online dashboard that allows users to select and compare data from up to 3 states collected from the biennial SLAA Survey in a visually accessible […]
Atlanta University Center (AUC) Library CEO & Director, Loretta Parham to Retire This Year
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|From AUC (via PR Newswire) (Full Text): Loretta Parham, chief executive officer and director of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center Inc., will retire after 19 years of outstanding leadership of the Library. The Board of Trustees and governing body of the AUC Woodruff Library is announcing her planned retirement date of June […]
Digital Collections: Georgia State University Library Completes Grant Making Recordings, Speeches, and More From The Southern Labor Archives Audio Collection Digitally Accessible
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|From the Georgia State University Library: Georgia State University Library has completed a $23,945 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to support digitizing audio holdings in the 20th and 21st century Southern Labor Archives. As a result of the project, 523 recordings that were once inaccessible due to their format and at […]
BHL Technical Development: Year in Review; NYC Ended 7-Day New York Public Library Service. So What Has The Impact Been?; & More News Headlines
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|Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) BHL Technical Development: Year in Review Boston Library Consortium, NISO Boston Library Consortium (BLC) and NISO (National Information Standards Organization) Announce Membership Agreement EBSCO EBSCO Information Services CEO Tim Collins to Retire on June 30, 2024 DataCite Meet Maria Gould, DataCite’s New Product Director Google Chrome Browser Adds Three New Generative […]
From NL Times: Exactly ten years ago this Sunday, the then Minister of Culture Jet Bussemaker officially lent out the first e-book via the public libraries’ special online platform, the so-called online Bibliotheek (online library). It was Vaslav, the novel by Arthur Japin about the life of the legendary ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950). In […]
EveryLibrary Releases Final Report on Parent Perceptions Survey & New Whitepaper on Demographics of Book Bans Released
Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|From EveryLibrary: The Parents’ Perception Survey Series, developed in conjunction with Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America, is the final report in a three-part series detailing the findings of national surveys of parents about their perceptions of libraries and librarians during the current book ban crisis. This report gathered insights from […]
OpenAI Doesn’t Want to Train on New York Times Data After Lawsuit, Altman Says; Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research; & More Headlines
Data Files, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|AI OpenAI Doesn’t Want to Train on New York Times Data After Lawsuit, Altman Says (via BNN, Bloomberg) Georgia Put Banned Books Back on Marietta High School Library Shelves Fails (via Atlanta News First) ||| Additional Coverage via AJC Public Libraries California: Story Time Fallout: Coronado Public Library Staff Faces Onslaught of Harassment (via 7 […]
Advocacy EveryLibrary Publishes 2023 Impact Report AI Gen-Al: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (via IMF) OpenAI Unveils Plans For Tackling Abuse Ahead Of 2024 Elections (via Axios) ||| Official OpenAI Statement Microsoft Copilot Adds a Premium Subscription, Copilot Pro (via PC World) Idaho Idaho Bill On ‘Harmful’ Library Books Moves Forward After Most […]
Ontario: “Librarians Propose Provincewide Digital Library”
Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From Newmarket Today/The Trillium: Librarians are done keeping quiet. Speaking to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs for pre-budget consultations in Hamilton this week, stakeholders across Ontario called for a digital public library — envisioned as a provincewide online resource for job training, language upskilling, tutoring and homework help, and health information. To make it a reality, librarians asked for […]