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Harvard Magazine on “The Libraries’ Rocky Transition”
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Jobs, Libraries, News
|From the May-June 2012 Issue of Harvard Magazine: The aim is both to reduce duplication of effort across what had been 73 separate libraries, and to coordinate strategic initiatives going forward, particularly in digital collections and digitization of existing holdings, where the library needs to catch up with prevailing scholarly practices. But the path toward […]
U.S. Dept. of Labor Launches New Online Resource for Health Care Workers
Associations and Organizations, Jobs, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a U.S. Department of Labor Announcement: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new online tool that will allow current and prospective health care workers to explore more than 80 different occupations, identify local education and training programs, and tap into current job listings. Through the Virtual Career Network, users also can learn […]
From the Canadian Press (via CBC): A Nova Scotia school board’s proposal to cut all of its 41 librarians to balance its books highlights a larger trend at some Canadian schools as libraries become victims of continued budget cuts, a development that some argue is having an impact on the quality of children’s education. And […]
From Venture Beat: Zeen, the newest project from YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, aims to help normal people make and discover digital magazines. [Clip] For now, though, we have relatively few details about how Zeen will work and what Zeen-spawed ‘zines will look like. You can go to the app’s landing page now […]
From the National Diet Library: As of March 31, 2011, Dr. Makoto Nagao, the Librarian of the National Diet Library, retired and as of April 1, 2012, Mr. Noritada Otaki was newly appointed Librarian of the National Diet Library. Mr. Otaki joined the National Diet Library in 1968 and served as Director General of the […]
From Global News: Ottawa is pulling the plug on its support for a program that helps connect Canadians to affordable Internet access at schools, community centres and libraries. Industry Canada sent out letters on Thursday notifying program coordinators it would not renew funding for the Community Access Program or CAP, a service accessed disproportionately by lower-income […]
HathiTrust Announces New Board of Governors
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Jobs, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From MLibrary News: HathiTrust is announcing the composition of its new 12-member Board of Governors, which will lead the library collaborative into its next phase. The board, which replaces the Executive Committee that was established by the founding members in 2008, will oversee HathiTrust’s 10-million volume digital preservation repository, research center, and other initiatives. The […]
From the BBC: An Isle of Man-based e-gaming firm has come forward with funding to secure the future of the Manx library service. Pokerstars, which has headquarters in Onchan, will fund the family and mobile service for the next three years. [Clip] The funds, which will be donated through the Manx Education Foundation (MEF), will […]
New Policy Brief from ALA: "Restoring Contemplation: How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy"
Associations and Organizations, Jobs, Libraries, Productivity
|Title Restoring Contemplation: How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy Author Jessie L. Mannisto Source Office of Information Technology Policy American Library Association Series OITP Perspectives #2 Summary While constant access to information enabled by digital devices has done much to improve our lives, it also exacts costs with respect to our attention and productivity that […]
Library of Congress Appoints Joseph Puccio as Collections Development Officer
Archives and Special Collections, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Preservation
|From an LC Announcement: Joseph A. Puccio, head of the Acquisitions Fiscal and Support Office at the Library of Congress, has been named collections development officer in Library Services. In the newly established position, Puccio will plan, develop, coordinate and execute Library-wide policies and programs related to the development and selection of library materials, which […]