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Reminder: C-SPAN's Library of Congress Documentary Debuts on Monday, Watch Several Clips Now
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|UPDATE: The complete Library of Congress documentary including a text transcript is now available in the C-SPAN Video Library. Here’s a direct link to the program. The program will premiere at 8pm ET on July 18, 2011 on C-SPAN. The documentary runs 90 minutes and we re-air at 11pm ET/8pm ET. The program will likely […]
News Roundup: Archives, Linked Data, Maps, Social Media, and More (11 items)
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, Maps, News, Roundup
|Archives “UK Government Web Archive receives billionth hit” A redesigned web archive is also now available. Linked Data “Significant Bibliographic Linked Data Release From The British Library” (via Talis Blog) “Linked Open British National Bibliography Preview” “Spoonfeeding Library Data to Search Engines” (via Go To Hellman) Maps Bing: “Updates to Our Road Map Style” (via Bing […]
Roundup: A Week's Worth of News About Google and Google+ (16 Items)
Maps, News, Patrons and Users, Reports, Resources, Roundup, Video Recordings
|Google makes a lot of news . Whatever they’re doing, plan to do, about to do, might do, people want them to do, etc. gets coverage. The last time we did a roundup several of you let us know that it was useful so we’re going to do it again. If fact, we will try […]
Now Available Online From David Rumsey Map Collection: "First Atlas of Russia, Published in 1745"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, Resources
|From the David Rumsey Map Collection Blog: The first Atlas of Russia from 1745 has been added to the online collection. It was published by the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia, expanding on the cartographic work done previously by Russian cartographer Ivan K. Kirilov. Joseph Nicolas de L’Isle, the great French astronomer, was […]
New & Free: USGS Releases More than 200,000 Historical Maps From 1884-2006
Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Maps, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a USGS Announcement: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is in the process of releasing all editions and all scales of more than 200,000 historic topographic maps of the United States dating from 1884-2006. For more than 130 years, the USGS topographic mapping program has accurately portrayed the complex geography […]
From The Guardian’s Data Blog: On 9 July the Republic of South Sudan becomes the earth’s newest country – instantly making the world’s atlases completely out of date. So here’s your new guide to the globe to download and explore. Just click ‘play’ and use Prezi’s pan and zoom buttons by mousing over the right […]
From U.S. Dept. of Energy Announcement: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology today introduced a new database highlighting the energy potential available in the United States from ocean tides. This online database is an important step towards providing information that can improve the performance, lower the costs, […]
From OFCOM (UK Telecommunication Regulator): Ofcom has today launched the UK’s first interactive map of fixed broadband, using actual data provided by communications providers about the UK’s broadband infrastructure. Ofcom is required to submit a report on the UK’s communications infrastructure to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport every three years. As […]
AASL Announces 2011 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
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|From ALA: At the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced the 2011 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. In its third year, the list of websites honors the top 25 Internet sites for enhancing learning and curriculum development for school librarians and […]
Digitization Projects: Bancroft Library to Expand Documentation of Japanese Americans' World War II
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|From a University of California, Berkeley, Announcement: The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, has received two grants from the U.S. National Park Service to expand its efforts documenting the World War II era experiences of Japanese Americans. A $50,000 grant will underwrite work by The Bancroft’s Regional Oral History Office (ROHO) to […]