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First Successful Projects Selected for Funding Through New Open Access Community Framework (JISC) Just Announced: The 2023 Pen America Literary Awards Finalists Reviewer Credits and Science Open Cooperate to Make Peer Review Visible (via Reviewer Credits) School Librarians Could Face Criminal Charges Under Georgia Bill (via AJC) TOME Sheds Light on Sustainable Open Access Book […]
From NOLA.com: There were 1,500 nominations for the national “I Love My Librarian” awards, and one of the 10 honorees was Cara Chance, of Carencro. She has bravely battled the wave of censorship unleashed by political appointees to Lafayette Parish’s library board. We have some advice for Attorney General Jeff Landry: Don’t put your name in to […]
Minnesota: Over St. Paul Mayor’s Objections, Hamline-Midway Library Added to National Register of Historic Places; Wisconsin: Interim Vice Provosts for UW–Madison Libraries Announced; & More News Headlines
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|Association of American Publishers (AAP) Announces Finalists And Category Winners For 2023 PROSE Awards Microsoft Will Let Companies Create Their Own Custom Versions of ChatGPT, Source Says (via CNBC) National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) Shares Ukrainian Books to Aid War Refugees (via LOC) Vermont State University Launching “All-Digital Academic Library” […]
Funding: HathiTrust Receives 5-Year, $1 Million Grant From Mellon Foundation
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|Here’s the Full Text of HathiTrust Announcement: HathiTrust, a member-based organization hosted by the University of Michigan, has received a 5-year, $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund a multi-year effort to strengthen its preservation and access mission. The funding will initially finance three new positions to develop an integrated program of assessment, […]
From UMass Amherst Libraries (Full Text): The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries are pleased to announce the publication of The UMass Amherst Libraries Falcon Curriculum: An Open Source, Common Core PreK-12 Curriculum on Peregrine Falcons, by Lauren Weiss, Associate Editor, Digital Content, UMass Amherst Libraries, and Margaret Krone ’12MS, ’25PhD (College of Education). It is the […]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: María Estorino Named Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian
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|Below, Find the Full Text of a Letter Sent to the Carolina Community From Kevin M. Guskiewicz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and J. Christopher Clemens, Provost and Chief Academic Officer. Dear Carolina Community, We are excited to share that María R. Estorino has been appointed vice provost for […]
Here’s the Full Text of the Library Freedom Project (LFP) Announcement: Library Freedom Project (LFP) has been awarded $1,000,000 from the Mellon Foundation to expand the program’s work. For eight years, LFP has developed and delivered curriculum on information democracy and privacy infrastructure, and fostered cohorts of librarian experts across the United States in […]
2023 “I Love My Librarian” Award Honorees Announced
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|From ALA: Today the American Library Association (ALA) announced 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their expertise, dedication and profound impact on the people in their communities. “Even in these unprecedented times and as our nation’s […]
Funding Announcement: Library of Congress Awards Second Round of More than $500,000 to Support Contemporary Cultural Field Research within Diverse Communities
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center is pleased to announce the second recipient cohort of the Community Collections Grant program. Launched by the Library’s Of the People: Widening the Path initiative, this series of grants is awarded to individuals and organizations working to document cultures and […]
From the Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that Joni Mitchell, an icon among music makers, will be the next recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Mitchell will be honored with a tribute concert March 1 in Washington, D.C., that will premiere on PBS stations nationwide […]