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Archivist of the United States on Digital Public Library of America Plenary
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries
|Archivist of the United States (he’s also a librarian!) and host of the DPLA Plenary (at took place at “his house”), David Ferriero, has blogged a brief item about the event on his AOTUS blog. The post includes an image of one of several noteboards that graphic artists developed as the meeting took place. From […]
From a CLA Announcement: CLA Members have cast their ballots in the first elections under the new structure for CLA governance. There were five positions being contested: Vice-President/President-Elect, Treasurer and three Councillors-at-Large. Pilar Martinez has been elected CLA Vice-President/President-Elect. Pilar is the Executive Director, Public Services, at Edmonton Public Library. Mary-Jo Romaniuk has been elected […]
Now Available: Video of Last Friday's Digital Public Library of America Plenary
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|The DPLAplenary event took place last Friday at the National Archives in DC. Here’s a direct link to the video. An agenda and speakers list are included on the web page.
Houston Baptist University: Library Likely to Lose 80 Percent of Database Funds
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries
|From The Collegian (Houston Baptist University Newspaper): Library directors from around the state gathered in Austin Sept. 26-27 to plan for the changes that many Texas libraries will face beginning next fiscal year due to the loss of more than 80 percent of the funding that grants members access to electronic databases. The $8 million […]
Full Text of Carl Malamud's Remarks at DPLA Plenary Event in DC
Digital Preservation, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|Here’s the Full Text of Mr. Malamud’s remarks. “Bridges, Reservoirs and Other Metaphors for a Digital Public Library of America” (5 Pages; PDF) October 21, 2011 Two Paragraphs From the Text: Our opportunity is to build a bridge to Washington and that means we need to get much more serious about public works projects for […]
Europeana and DPLA Will Collaborate to Offer Virtual Exhibition On Migration From Old World to New World
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|Europeana and DPLA Announce Virtual Exhibition on Migration from Old World to New World Letters, photographs, and other records. Opportunities for users to share stories and materials. No time was provided as to when the exhibition will become available. UPDATE: Digital Public Library of America and Europeana Announce Collaboration (Official Announcement) From the Announcement: Another […]
More Money for Digital Public Library of America: Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund Announce $5 Million in New Grants For Project
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|$2.5 Million from Sloan Foundation $2.5 Million from Arcadia Fund Funding for about another 18 months of development. UPDATED: Official Announcement: Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund Announce Funding for the Digital Public Library of America The Sloan Foundation and Arcadia Fund today announced a major contribution for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) in […]
From the AP: A New Jersey university will be the new home for nearly 15,000 documents associated with Bruce Springsteen. Books, concert programs, magazines and newspaper articles formerly kept at the Asbury Park Public Library will be moved to Monmouth University in West Long Branch on Nov. 1. The material has outgrown the library, which […]
Oracle Buys Endeca
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|From an Oracle News Release: On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca, a leading provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2011. After the transaction closes, […]
Wired Campus: Research Librarians Consider the Risks and Rewards of Collaboration
Libraries, Maps, News, Open Access, Preservation, Public Libraries
|By Jennifer Howard via Wired Campus/COHE: From the Article: Big-scale collaborations and digital-era collection strategies took center stage at the Association of Research Libraries’ membership meeting, held here last week. The library directors and others who attended heard about ambitious research and preservation projects like the HathiTrust digital repository and the proposed Digital Public Library […]