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From the National Comedy Center: As the 37th anniversary of The Golden Girls television debut is marked today, the National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, announced that it has received rare artifacts, wardrobe and awards from the estate of comedy legend and actress Betty White, which will become part […]
From The Library of Congress: Chronicling America, the searchable online database of historic American newspapers, will soon include digitized newspapers from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and housed and maintained online at the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers free […]
CNI, ARL, and EDUCAUSE Announce that Paul Courant (University of Michigan) Has Been Named 2022 Recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Lecture, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Productivity, Public Libraries, Video Recordings
|From a Joint Announcement: The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that economist Paul Courant, who has served in multiple roles at the University of Michigan, including provost and dean of libraries, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award. […]
The Civil Rights Digital Library Relaunches With a New Look and Fifteen Years of Updated Content
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|From the Digital Library of Georgia: A premier online compilation of digital civil rights content is relaunching with a new look and thousands of additional pieces of history. The milestone marks a new era for the Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL). This project brings together more than 200 libraries, archives, and museums to provide free online […]
Poetry Foundation Makes History Honoring 2022 Pegasus Awardees: Marking a Milestone with Over $1.1 Million in Prizes
Awards, Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From The Poetry Foundation: The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Pegasus Awards, a family of literary prizes that include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Young People’s Poet Laureate, and the Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism. The winners will be honored at an awards ceremony in Chicago in October. […]
Delta Think: “OSTP Memo – Modeling Market Impact”; Introducing the Congress.gov API; and More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Interviews, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Profiles
|Boston University: Will New White House Open Access Rules Impact Researchers (Interview with Interim University Librarian Mark Nelson) Delta Think: OSTP Memo – Modeling Market Impact Introducing the Congress.gov API (via In Custodia Legis/LLOC) Library of Congress Announces Winners of 2022 Literacy Awards on International Literacy Day National Library of Medicine Collaborates with Publishers to […]
National Book Foundation to Present Lifetime Achievement Award to ALA Executive Director, Tracie D. Hall
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Jobs, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|UPDATE: Statement from ALA: ALA Executive Director Tracie D. Hall Receives Literarian Award from National Book Foundation From the National Book Foundation: The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards, announced Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of the American Library Association (ALA), as the recipient of its 2022 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the […]
Open Access to Research Can Close Gaps for People With Disabilities; The Landscape of MOOC Platforms Worldwide; and More Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, News, Open Access, Springer Nature
|Germany: Success of Transformative Agreement Between Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL Means 2019 Partnership Extended for Fourth Year Open Access to Research Can Close Gaps for People With Disabilities (via STAT News) Overview/Intro: ACRL Awards Updates and Awards Process Implementation Task Force Internet Archive Trade Reply Briefs in Book Scanning Case (via PW) See Also: […]
UIUC School of Information Sciences: New Project to Assist Libraries with Data Storytelling
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|From the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences: A new project led by Associate Professor Kate McDowell and Assistant Professor Matthew Turk will help libraries tell data stories that connect with their audiences. Their project, “Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians,” has received a two-year, $99,330 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services […]
Cell Press and The Lancet Titles Now Included in UC-Elsevier Open Access Publishing Agreement; Two Books Returned to Keller ISD Libraries, Including the Bible: Keller ISD School Board President Says Many Others Will Never Return; and More Headlines
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|Biden-Harris Administration Awards $18.9 Million “Internet for All” Grant to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Lands (via NTIA) Cell Press and The Lancet Titles Now Included in UC-Elsevier Open Access Publishing Agreement (Office of Scholarly Communications, U. of California) FTC Sues Data Broker That Tracks Locations of 125M Phones Per Month (via ars technica) […]