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From the NTIA: Over the last few months, NTIA’s National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) has added Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico to its growing roster of participants. To date, the NBAM includes 38 states, two U.S. territories, and five federal agencies: US Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Bureau […]
Report: “At Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center, the Past, Present and Future Converge”
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, News
|From the San Francisco Chronicle: Deep inside Stanford University’s Green Library, David Rumsey makes his way up a winding staircase, stopping at every turn to admire the various historical-map wallpapers that stretch from floor to ceiling. With infectious excitement, he takes in the Paraná River in South America, Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, Mount Kailash in […]
NARA: 1950 Census Release Will Offer Enhanced Digital Access, Public Collaboration Opportunity
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Patrons and Users
|From the National Archives and Records Administration: With the scheduled April 1, 2022, release of 1950 Census records a little more than three months away, the National Archives is completing efforts to digitize those records and using technology to make them more accessible than ever. [Clip] The new website will include a name search function […]
CEU Press Publishes First OA Book Today – Funded by Opening the Future
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Maps, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From CEU Press: Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to announce the publication of a new academic monograph for specialist and general readers. It is the first of our ‘open access’ books funded entirely by the university library members of our Opening the Future programme. This book is freely available worldwide to read and […]
From Natural Resources Canada: For over a century, the Atlas of Canada has provided Canadians with trusted geographic information about Canada and the world. From the first paper folio edition in 1906 to today’s digital and interactive online maps, the Atlas of Canada has provided insights and information to help everyone understand the world we […]
A New Issue of Weave: Journal of Library User Experience (Vol. 4 No. 2) is Now Available Online
Data Files, Libraries, Maps, New Issue, News, Patrons and Users
|Weave: Journal of Library User Experience (Vol. 4 No. 2) Includes the Following Peer-Reviewed Articles: Using UX Personas to Improve Library GIS and Data Services by Taylor Hixson and Justin Parrott “I Think It Could Be Better”: Incorporating User Testing Into Learning Experience Design by Lisa Becksford, Kelsey Hammer and Kayla B McNabb Location-Based Trickery: […]
Library of Congress Acquires Rare Book Collection of Over 750 Items From the American Foundation For the Blind
Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, Maps, National Libraries, News
|From The Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has acquired the M.C. Migel Memorial Rare Book Collection from the American Foundation for the Blind, comprised of over 750 items dating from 1617 to the present, including books by and about Hellen Keller and other blind authors. The collection is a treasure trove of seminal […]
Government Publications Library at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Named Government Publications Office (GPO) 2021 Library of the Year
Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Preservation, Publishing
|From the University of Minnesota Libraries: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) names the Government Publications Library at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as the 2021 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library is a Regional Depository Library and supports dozens of other libraries in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Michigan. It was selected […]
NOAA Releases a Redesigned Climate.gov Website
Awards, Dashboards, Data Files, Maps, News, Patrons and Users
|From NOAA: NOAA’s Climate Program Office today launched a newly redesigned version of Climate.gov, NOAA’s award-winning, flagship website that provides the public with clear, timely, and science-based information about climate. The redesign expands the site’s already significant capacity to connect Americans with the resources they need to understand and plan for climate-related risks. [Clip] Climate.gov […]
From Library and Archives Canada (LAC): Nations to Nations: Indigenous Voices at Library and Archives Canada is a free multimedia e-book featuring 28 essays and over 140 images. Indigenous staff at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) wrote the essays to offer personal interpretations of collection items such as journals, maps, artwork, photographs, publications and audiovisual […]