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Concordia University Welcomes Amy Buckland as University Librarian
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From Concordia University in Montreal: Concordia will soon welcome a new university librarian. Amy Buckland, BA 06, will begin her five-year term on September 15, 2023. Buckland’s extensive career in libraries spans both academic and governmental settings, as well as work experience in publishing. Since August 2021, Buckland has held the position of assistant deputy […]
Interview: Improving Access, Reducing Barriers Top Priorities for New Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan; Filling the File Format Gaps; & More Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles
|AI OpenAI Wants to Improve ChatGPT’s Performance in Languages Other Than English Archives Interview: Improving Access, Reducing Barriers Top Priorities for New Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan National Archives Concludes Review of JFK Assassination Documents with 99% Made Public (Via CNN) Canada Five Canadian Library Organizations Issue Statement on the Decision For […]
This Was Your Chance to See a Loud Librarian — Annual ALA Conference in Chicago this Weekend Took on Book Banning; Clarivate Unveils Journal Citation Reports 2023; & More News Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Reports
|Alabama Prattville Library Director Resigns Amid Book Challenges, New Director Chosen (via Alabama Reporter) AI Lorcan Dempsey on “Generative AI, Scholarly And Cultural Language Models, and The Return of Content” Book Bans How Students are Reacting to Book Bans in Their Schools (via Education Week) Companies Clarivate Unveils Journal Citation Reports 2023 Libraries and Librarians […]
Lindsay Cronk Named Tulane University’s New Dean of Libraries
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Elsevier, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|From Tulane University Libraries: Lindsay Cronk, a distinguished leader, innovator and visionary who has worked on both the corporate and the academic sides of librarianship, has accepted the appointment as the new dean of Tulane University Libraries, effective August 1, 2023. An internationally recognized expert in scholarly communication strategies, Cronk’s library leadership has delivered impactful and […]
New Research Tool: “Build, Access, Analyze: Introducing ARCH (Archives Research Compute Hub)”
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, News, Patrons and Users
|From an Internet Archive Blog Post: We are excited to announce the public availability of ARCH (Archives Research Compute Hub), a new research and education service that helps users easily build, access, and analyze digital collections computationally at scale. ARCH represents a combination of the Internet Archive’s experience supporting computational research for more than a decade […]
Newly Launched Resource: Introducing texas.dp.la – a Digital Public Library of America TxHub Site
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, News, Public Libraries
|From a Texas Digital Public Library Post: As many of you are aware, TxHub is the DPLA Service Hub of Texas, providing metadata for thousands of cultural heritage items to the Digital Public Library of America. DPLA makes those items, and millions of others across the country through the web portal and its open API. TXHub […]
Roger Rosen, Chairman of Rosen Publishing, Joins Board of Directors of EveryLibrary Institute (ELI); Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Awarded $7.8 Million Statewide Broadband Development Grant for Community Libraries; & More News Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles, Public Libraries, Publishing
|#Advocacy Roger Rosen, Chairman of Rosen Publishing, Joins Board of Directors of EveryLibrary Institute #Book Bans Interview with Dr. Nancy Pack, Director of the Alabama Public Library Service (Alabama Political Reporter) #Business Digital Science Expands Executive Team For AI Future Project MUSE Launches Initiative for Broad Expansion of Latin American University Press Books Sage Acquires […]
Alabama Department of Archives and History Under Fire For Promoting ‘Liberal Political LGBTQ Agenda’ (via Al.com) & Alabama Archives Director: LGBTQ Presentation ‘Neither Indoctrination Nor Politicization’ Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Send Free Books to Low-Income Families Across Illinois (via WTTW) Librarians Fight Book Challenges In Central Arkansas Counties (via KUAR) Ohio: Dayton Metro Library […]
From the National Archives and Records Administration: Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced earlier today [June 17]that the National Archives plans to place the Emancipation Proclamation on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. “When President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, he […]
Coherent Digital Announces Acquisition of Accessible Archives
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, News, Publishing
|From a Joint Announcement: Coherent Digital LLC, the publisher of History Commons, today announced its acquisition of Accessible Archives Inc. The acquisition will add twenty-four new collections to Coherent Digital’s history portfolio. Coherent Digital LLC has retained Unlimited Priorities LLC. Unlimited Priorities LLC will continue to manage all Accessible Archives processes until a successful migration […]