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Upcoming Event: U.S. Repository Network Action Plan Update; Detailed Agenda and Updated Schedule Now Available For Spring 2023 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting Now Available; & More News Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing
|Anticipating Preservation Needs of Archived Audio Tapes (via Library of Congress) Congress Introduces Bill to Tackle College Textbook Costs (via SPARC) Detailed Agenda and Updated Schedule Now Available For Spring 2023 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting Europe PMC Announces ROR Integration Into Grant Finder Latest Database Launched in AHRQ’s Data Innovations Effort (via AHRQ) […]
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 […]
Nearly 20 Hindawi Journals Delisted From Leading Index Amid Concerns of Papermill Activity & More News Headlines
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Preservation, Springer Nature
|Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and Lyrasis Announce Succession Planning Initiative for Collections Stewardship Despite OpenAI’s Promises, the Company’s New AI Tool Produces Misinformation More Frequently, and More Persuasively, than its Predecessor (via NewsGuard) Nearly 20 Hindawi Journals Delisted From Leading Index Amid Concerns of Papermill Activity (via Retraction Watch) Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr College […]
Leslie Weir Reappointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Preservation, Public Libraries
|Here’s the Full Text of an Announcement From Heritage Canada: Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced the reappointment of Leslie Weir as Librarian and Archivist of Canada for a four-year term, effective August 30, 2023. Since her first appointment in August 2019, Leslie Weir has led Library and Archives Canada through a […]
Creating a Professional Training Program and Research Initiative on the Study of the Black Web, Archiving the Black Web (ATBW) Receives $2.5 Million Grant From the Mellon Foundation
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Libraries, News, Preservation, Public Libraries
|From The College of Wooster: Archiving the Black Web (ATBW), co-developed by Makiba Foster, librarian of The College of Wooster and Bergis Jules, an archivist and a founding member of Shift Collective, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop a continuing education training program in web archiving that is […]
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 […]
David Bowie Archive Acquired by V&A Museum, Over 80,000 Items Spanning Six of the Cultural Icon’s Career to Be Made Available to the Public for the First Time
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, News, Preservation
|From the V&A Museum in London, UK: Today, the V&A announces it will secure the archive of David Bowie for the nation – revealing the creative processes of one of the most pioneering and influential figures in the history of live and recorded music, film, fashion and beyond. From 2025, the archive will be made […]
From Cornell Chronicle: A digital humanities project cataloging the work of 19th century poets has unearthed a trove of work that sheds light on life, history and issues of the time, including the campaign to end slavery. Doctoral student Charline Jao was inspired to create Periodical Poets after taking a class by Derrick Spires, associate […]
Critics Blast ‘Absurd’ Rewrites to Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books; Missouri Lawmaker Joins GOP Push Targeting Public Libraries; & More News Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, EBSCO, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Public Libraries, Springer Nature
|Critics Blast ‘Absurd’ Rewrites to Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books (via NBC News) EBSCO Information Services Joins ReShare Community Five UK Higher Ed Organizations Release Joint Statement of Support for the Sector’s Rejection of the Springer Nature Proposal (via Russell Group) Hachette et al. v. Internet Archive et al Oral Argument in Connection with Motions for […]
From the U.S. Office of Personal Management: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Labor, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) have developed and launched a new portal on USAJOBS for prospective Federal interns. Located at intern.usajobs.gov, the Federal Internship Portal is a one-stop shop for prospective interns to find opportunities and apply […]