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Carnegie-Mellon Libraries: One Year Into Digitization Efforts Smith Gift Expands Digital Photograph; Sage Acquires the Titles of Business & Management Textbook Publisher, Chicago Business Press Collection; & More News Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|Carnegie-Mellon Libraries: One Year Into Digitization Efforts Smith Gift Expands Digital Photograph Collection Now Available: IFLA Principles for Responding to Conflict Sage Acquires the Titles of Business & Management Textbook Publisher, Chicago Business Press
NARA Releases New Federal Regulations With Standards for Digitizing Permanent Federal Records
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|Here the full text of a memorandum we received from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Memorandum to Federal Records Management Contacts: Release of Regulations with Digitization Standards for Permanent Records Today, NARA published new federal regulations with standards for digitizing permanent federal records. The regulations are in 36 CFR 1236, Subpart E. The regulations […]
Federal Trade Commission Says Facebook Violated 2020 Privacy Order (via FTC) Reporters Without Borders Releases 2023 World Press Freedom Index (via RWB) Sage Acquires the Titles of Business & Management Textbook Publisher, Chicago Business Press 2023 Society of American Archivists (SAA) Election Results
2023 Library Systems Report Published
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|From the Introduction to the Report by Marshall Breeding (via American Libraries) In recent years, business acquisitions have brought high-stakes changes to the library technology industry, creating seismic shifts in the balance of power. But other events in 2022—primarily advances in open source software—have even bigger implications for the market. Although proprietary products continue to […]
Urban Libraries Council Names 2023 Top Innovators
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|From a ULC Announcement: Today, the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) recognized 16 North American public libraries as Top Innovators for transformative programs that enhance the library field to further equity, education and civic engagement for all. ULC announced the 2023 Top Innovators and Honorable Mentions during the live, virtual 2023 Innovations Celebration on April 27, […]
Alisha Keig Named Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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|From an Association of Research Libraries Post by Kaylyn Groves: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Alisha Keig as director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, effective May 10, 2023. Alisha previously served as the associate director for Equity in Schools at Beloved Community, a racial and economic equity consulting firm. Alisha is a skilled […]
Educational Resources: Full-Color Ecosystem Portraits From the Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program
|From the NOAA Office of Coastal Management: Since 2005, an Indiana campaign focusing on the critical importance of protecting coastal resources has captivated thousands of state residents with vibrant, information-dense illustrations that are unveiled roughly every two years. The Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program helms the poster campaign, with funding assistance from NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, […]
Journal Article: “Louisiana Academic Library Workers and Workplace Bullying”
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|The article linked below was recently published by Library Leadership & Management. Title Louisiana Academic Library Workers and Workplace Bullying Authors Catherine Baird Montclair State University Andrea Hebert Louisiana State University Justin Savage Montclair State University Source Library Leadership & Management Vol. 37 No. 1 (2023) Abstract Workplace bullying is a problem in many work […]
Chicago Public Library is Awarded a $2 Million Grant From the Mellon Foundation to Make Black History More Accessible to the Public
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|Here’s the Full Text Announcement From the City of Chicago: On behalf of Chicago Public Library (CPL), the Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF) has received a historic $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to power the Renaissance Project, which supports access to Black history-related archives across library branches in the City of Chicago. “The Renaissance […]
Listen Online: Cindy Hohl, ALA 2023-2024 President-Elect, Interviewed on Kansas City Public Radio
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|From KCUR Radio On Wednesday, Cindy Hohl became the first person from a Kansas City-area public library to be elected president of the American Library Association. “I am very excited. This is a great opportunity for Kansas City and for our library to be seen as the leaders, not only in librarianship, but in the information field,” said […]