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Australia: “Funding Pledge Saves National Library’s Trove From Closure Threat”
| Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, National Libraries, News
From The Sydney Morning Herald: The National Library of Australia’s beloved online portal Trove has been saved from the threat of imminent closure after a cash injection of $33 million from the Albanese government. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age revealed last year the archive’s funding was due to expire at the end of June, meaning the portal […]
American Library Association Reports Record Number of Demands to Censor Library Books and Materials in 2022: Book Challenges Nearly Doubled From 2021
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
From the American Library Association: The American Library Association (ALA) today released new data documenting* 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly […]
Leslie Weir Reappointed Librarian and Archivist of Canada
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Preservation, Public Libraries
Here’s the Full Text of an Announcement From Heritage Canada: Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced the reappointment of Leslie Weir as Librarian and Archivist of Canada for a four-year term, effective August 30, 2023. Since her first appointment in August 2019, Leslie Weir has led Library and Archives Canada through a […]
‘Book-Banning’ Measure Nears Final Passage in Kentucky General Assembly; Jodi Picoult Doubles Down Against Florida Book Bans in New Op-Ed; and More News Headlines
| Associations and Organizations, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News
A Plan for Securing IFLA’s Future – February 2023 Update & IFLA: Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Members of the Governing Board” As New York Weighs Library Cuts, Three New Branches Show Their Value (via The NY Times) ‘Book-Banning’ Measure Nears Final Passage in Ky. General Assembly (via WKU) & Everybody’s in a […]
Colabra and scite Partner on the Development of Citations Block; Europeana Publishes 2021 Impact Assessment Report; & More Headlines
| Elsevier, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports, Springer Nature
Colabra and scite Partner on the Development of Citations Block Elsevier Announces First Transformative Open Access Agreement with South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) Europeana Publishes 2021 Impact Assessment Report Springer Nature Announces New Transformative Agreements in Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa and Elsewhere
Research Article: “How Open Access Diamond Journals Comply With Industry Standards Exemplified by Plan S Technical Requirements”
| Data Files, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access
The research article linked below was recently published by Science Editing. Title How Open Access Diamond Journals Comply With Industry Standards Exemplified by Plan S Technical Requirements Author Korean Council of Science Editors Source Science Editing 2023;10(1): DOI: 10.6087/kcse.295 Abstract Purpose: This study investigated how well current open access (OA) diamond journals in the Directory […]
Vermont: “College Students Object to All-Digital Library”; “Internet Archive Joins Library Groups at the Supreme Court”; and More News Headlines
| Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News
Creative Commons Open Education Platform Lightning Talks February 2023: Recordings and Slides Now Available (via CC) Georgia State University: Report on the Library’s Survey of Faculty ||| Direct to Full Text Report Internet Archive Joins Library Groups at the Supreme Court National Library Board of Singapore Launches Manga Library at City Square Mall (via IGN) Pen […]
Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Intends to Adopt Task Force Recommendation on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Publishing
From the FDLP/GPO: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern has responded to the Feasibility of a Digital Federal Depository Library Program: Report of the GPO Director’s Task Force. In his response, Director Halpern writes that he broadly intends to adopt the Task Force’s recommendations to move to a digital Federal Depository […]
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
| Academic Libraries, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, National Libraries, News
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” […]
The article linked below (full-text) was recently published Reference Services Review. Title Libraries Advancing Health Equity: A Literature Review Authors Amanda J. Wilson National Library of Medicine Catherine Staley National Library of Medicine Brittney Davis National Library of Medicine Blair Anton National Library of Medicine Source Reference Services Review Ahead-of Print 2 February 2023 DOI: […]
