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Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Announces $37.5 Million for 240 Humanities Projects Nationwide Including First Round of Grants For New Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence Program
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From NEH: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $37.5 million in grants for 240 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a feature-length documentary on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. military in World War II, and their fight for recognition as […]
Research Tools: A Comprehensive Digital Archive with Data About Tornadoes in Canada Launches Online
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From the CBC: A trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now available to anyone with an internet connection. The files were housed in Environment Canada’s archives, and have been digitized and posted online as part of a multi-year project spearheaded by the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at […]
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Awards $796,320 to Rescue Endangered Audio and Visual Heritage 26 Projects Selected in Latest Round of “Recordings at Risk” Program
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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From the Council on Library and Information Resources: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announced $796,320 in grants to digitize rare and unique audio/visual materials through its Recordings at Risk program. This eleventh cohort of the program will support 26 projects, adding to the impressive tally of […]
Milestones: “One-Million Issues in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program”
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From the University of North Texas Libraries: The Texas Digital Newspaper Program on The Portal to Texas History has reached a huge milestone of over one-million newspaper issues openly available! These one-million newspaper issues comprise 11,256,533 pages, contributed by 226 partners from across Texas, and representing 210 counties. [Clip] The staff in the Digital Newspaper […]
Publishing: “Open Access Loses Share – Market Sizing 2024 Sneak Peek” & “Microsoft Unveils Software That Allows LLMs to Work with Spreadsheet” & More News Headlines
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AI Microsoft Unveils Software That Allows LLMs to Work with Spreadsheets (via TechExplore) Opinion: What Teachers Call AI Cheating, Leaders in the Workforce Might Call Progress (via The Hechinger Report) The Limits of GenAI Educators (Harvard Busisiness Review) Ontario London Library Eyes Digitization to Rescue Local History From Deteriorating Microfilm (via CBC) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Libraries […]
Oklahoma: Tulsa Radio Station Works to Preserve Large, Rare Music Collection &
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From Channel 6 (Tulsa): Radio IDL is responsible for one of the largest Blues and Black history sheet music collections in the nation. Now work is being done to archive and digitalize them. Kerry Kudlacek, also known as the “professor of blues” was a collector for 63 years. He said it is his dream to […]
Internet Archive Canada Launches Digitization Project with Library and Archives Canada
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From Internet Archive Canada We at Internet Archive Canada (IAC) are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new digitization project in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada (LAC). This initiative marks a significant step forward in our mission to provide universal access to all knowledge, leveraging our expertise tn library and archival digitization […]
Chicago Sun Times: “Books Teach and Inspire Us. Banning Them is Anti-Democratic” (A Conversation With Tracie Hall); San Francisco Public Library Selects TIND Digital Archive; & More Headlines
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AI AI is Already Wreaking Havoc on Global Power Systems (via Bloomberg) Why Anthropic’s Artifacts May be This Year’s Most Important AI Feature: Unveiling The Interface Battle (via VentureBeat) Book Bans Chicago Sun Times: “Books Teach and Inspire Us. Banning Them is Anti-Democratic” (A Conversation With Tracie Hall) California San Francisco Public Library Selects TIND […]
National Archives Awards $4 Million for Historical Records Projects, Launches Programs for Congressional Papers and HBCU Archives
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From NARA: Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States, approved 32 awards totaling $4,070,583 for historical records projects in 20 states. The National Archives grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). A complete list of new grants is available online. The Archivist also approved two new funding opportunities […]
CLIR and The HBCU Library Alliance Collaboration Supports Preservation Projects at HBCU Libraries and Archives
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From the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) & HBCU Library Alliance: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the HBCU Library Alliance proudly announce the successful culmination of their inaugural collaboration, aimed at empowering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to preserve and digitize their invaluable cultural heritage. With the generous […]
