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The Use of Non-MARC Metadata in AALL Libraries: A Baseline Study by Robert Richards published in Law Library Journal, 103(4), 631-658 (2011) (via Academia.edu) Summary: This article reports results of a 2009 survey of AALL libraries respecting non-MARC metadata practices, with a focus on interoperability. Results cover types of collections described with non-MARC metadata, as […]
Gates Foundation: Vietnam’s Public Libraries Offer Improved Access to Information and Technology
Awards, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Reports
|From the Gates Foundation Web Site: On November 11, 2011, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) launches an expanded project focused on the “Improvement of computer usage and public Internet access in Vietnam”, following approval by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Funded by a US$30m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project […]
Library Copyright Alliance Writes Letter to House Judiciary Committee Regarding Stop Online Piracy Act
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|LCA Writes Letter to House Judiciary Committee Regarding SOPA (PDF) I write on behalf the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), consisting of three major library associations—the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries—that collectively represent over 139,000 libraries in the United States employing over 350,000 librarians and […]
The video lectures will be available at the New York Public Library at no charge. From NYPL: The New York Public Library (NYPL) and The Floating University, a new educational media venture, have formed a partnership to provide library patrons access to the nation’s most esteemed scholars via a new multi-media lecture series beginning November […]
"Academic Libraries Expand Their Publishing Services, but With Limited Resources" by Jennifer Howard
|From Jennifer Howard’s Article in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Publishing services offered by academic libraries are “expanding and professionalizing,” says a new report based on a survey of library directors at research and liberal-arts institutions. But those publishing operations are often still hampered by a lack of full-time staffing and by the small scale […]
ARL Endorses the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|From the Association of Research Libraries: On November 1, 2011, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined over 300 organizations and institutions to endorse the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. In a letter to Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, Winston Tabb, ARL President and […]
Update: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to close two physical libraries (via FreeGovInfo) From a SpaceRef Post: “NASA Internal Memo: Goddard Libraries Transition to Electronic Services” From: GSFC-Communications Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 11:20 AM To: GSFC-DL-ALL Subject: Goddard Libraries Transition to Electronic Services Colleagues: Beginning January 1, 2012, the NASA Goddard libraries at Greenbelt […]
New Issue Alert: E-News For ARL Directors (October 2011)
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access
|Direct to October 2011 Issue E-News is compiled by Charles Lowry and Kaylyn Groves. Here’s a Small Portion of What You’ll Find in the October Issue: ARL Governance & Membership ARL Membership Convenes, Elects New Board Members ARL Membership Meeting, ARL-CNI Forum Slides Available Online ARL, CNI, SPARC Strategic Actions ARL Releases Statement on USGPO […]
Direct to:CLIR Issues (#83, September/October 2011) Direct to Articles: New Survey and Report on Linked Data Available Supporting Doctoral Student Success in the Humanities DLF/DCC BetaSprint Prototype Presented at DPLA Plenary Moments to Reflect in Milwaukee: CLIR/CIC Future of the Liberal Arts College Library Symposium Frye Leadership Institute Application Period Open Source: Council on Library […]
New Publication Alert: IFLA Journal (October 2011)
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Preservation
|Direct to Full Text: IFLA Journal (October 2011; 60.3) 80 pages; PDF Contents Editorial Convergence of libraries, archives and museums Stephen Parker 187 Articles Painted lines: Preservation connections Heather Brown 189 Digital preservation: Converging and diverging factors of libraries, archives and museums – an Indian perspective Dinesh Katre 195 Synergizing the collections of libraries archives […]