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Cornell University: “Anne R. Kenney, Former University Librarian, Dies at 72”
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Digital Preservation, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
From Cornell University: Anne R. Kenney, university librarian emerita, a charismatic visionary who led Cornell University Library through a decade of transformation and growth, died at Hospicare in Ithaca on Feb. 5. She was 72. From 2007 until her retirement in 2017, Kenney shaped a world-class university library that empowered Cornell’s community of scholars, expanded […]
Roundup (February 3, 2022)
| Elsevier, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Profiles, Roundup
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Stands in Solidarity with REFORMA Against Racism and Sexism (via BCALA) British Library Publishes 2019-2020 Research Report Clarivate Analytics’s New Author Profiles Tool to Include Peer Review Activity (via Nature Index) NERL and Elsevier Continue Agreement and Develop Open Access Pilot (via CRL) Jisc and the National Library […]
ALA: Actress and Comedian Molly Shannon Named 2022 National Library Week Honorary Chair
| Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, National Libraries, News, School Libraries
From ALA: Molly Shannon, multiple Emmy-nominated and Spirit Award-winning actress, comedian, and legendary Saturday Night Live cast member, will help celebrate our nation’s libraries as the honorary chair of National Library Week, April 3–9, 2022. Shannon will highlight the numerous ways libraries serve to connect communities to books, resources, programs, and, of course, each other. […]
Roundup (January 18, 2022)
| Journal Articles, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Podcasts, Roundup
Breaking Out Open Access License Types (via Delta Think) Eshoo, Schakowsky, Booker Introduce Bill to Ban Surveillance Advertising (via Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)) Key Developments in Portico’s Work (via Portico) Podcast Discovery Service Podchaser Hires Librarian (via The Verge) PLOS Digital Health Publishes First Papers Thoughts on the Heritage PIDs Project (via ArchivesHub) Video: National […]
OverDrive Reports a Record Number of Public Libraries and Consortia Worldwide Surpass 1 Million Ebook Circulation During 2021
| Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Reports
From OverDrive: A total of 121 public libraries and consortia based in seven countries and from 37 U.S. states each loaned more than one million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2021. [Clip] Twenty-two library systems joined the Million+ Circulation status for the first time in 2021. The 121 Million+ Circulation libraries are based in […]
New Zealand: “Documenting the Pandemic – How Archives NZ and the National Library are Keeping Tabs”
| Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, Libraries, National Libraries, News
From Stuff: The National Library – the one which houses Te Tiriti o Waitangi – is collecting memes. For millennia humans have documented their time in unusual and humorous ways that people before or after didn’t understand. [Clip] So as part of their work to document the Covid-19 pandemic, staff at the Alexander Turnbull Library […]
AP Report: “Israel’s National Library Sees Arabic Site Traffic Boom”
| Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
From the Associated Press: Israel’s national library says the number of visitors to its Arabic website more than doubled last year, driven by a growing collection of digitized materials and an aggressive outreach campaign to the Arab world. Around 650,000 users, predominantly from the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Algeria, visited the National […]
Interview: “6 Questions With 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: ‘I Really Want to Connect With as Many People as Possible.'”
| Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Profiles
From an Interview with Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden by Chicago Tribune Journalist, Darcel Rockett: Q [Rockett]: You’ve done so many firsts: The first woman and the first African American to lead the national library. What does that kind of responsibility feel and look like? A [Hayden]: My colleagues in the library world have […]
Roundup (December 24, 2021)
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Publishing, Roundup
New Op/Ed by Vint Cerf: “Digital Access Is Not Universal, But a 10-Year Plan Can Help” (via Scientific American) Simon Fraser University: Discover the Innovative 16th Century Books Acquired by Special Collections Government Publishing Office (GPO) Adds Four New Sources to MetaLib Federated Search Tool (via FDLP) Leiden’s Medieval Manuscripts Online: An Update The Manuscripts […]
Dr. Patricia Brennan, Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to Receive NISO’s Miles Conrad Award for 2022
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From the National Information Standards Organization (NISO): The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) today announced that Dr. Patricia Brennan, Director of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) will be the recipient of the 2022 Miles Conrad Award, a lifetime achievement award for those working in the information community. Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, assumed […]
