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Statement From Library Copyright Alliance: Mandatory Deposit Requirement is Essential to Comprehensive, Representative National Collection
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From a Library Copyright Alliance Statement (via ARL): The mandatory deposit requirement codified in Section 407 of the US Copyright Act is essential in supporting the Library of Congress’s efforts to build a comprehensive national collection that includes works of underrepresented perspectives and voices. The library preserves and provides public access to these works for […]
From the Times of Israel: The public will be able to see videos of four ancient Torah scrolls — including fragments from a 1,000-year-old Yemenite scroll and others with remarkable background stories — just in time for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Shavuot, as part of a new initiative from the National Library of Israel.’ […]
Short List Finalists For the 7th IFLA Green Library Award Announced
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From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: IFLA Green Library Award was a success also this year. To our great delight ENSULIB received 31 submissions from around the world, including Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, India, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, USA. All applications were checked to […]
Florida State University (FSU) Continues to Advance Translational Research With New Grant From the National Library of Medicine WorldCat Quality Efforts to Enhance Millions More Records (via OCLC)
From the Network of the National Library of Medicine: This video provides insight into the life of a data librarian and what types of jobs are out there. The Network of the National Library of Medicine is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
Library of Congress Acquires Papers of Award-Winning Playwright Neil Simon
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From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has acquired the manuscripts and papers of playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, the most commercially successful American playwright of the 20th century. The donation will be announced at a special event with actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, and Elaine Joyce, actor and Simon’s widow, […]
Public Health: National Library of Medicine (NLM) Introduces New Tool in Support of Ongoing Pandemic Response
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From NLM: The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) launched this week the SARS-CoV-2 Variants Overview interactive web resource to support the identification of emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This free, open access tool provides the public health community with valuable information needed to guide […]
GigaScience and GigaByte Groups Join Sciety Japan: The National Diet Library in Figures Southeast Asia: ASEAN Member States National and Public Libraries Publish Library Services Framework (via National Library of the Phillippines)
National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Journey and More in 2022
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From The Library of Congress: Alicia Keys’ debut album “Songs in A Minor,” Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” are some of the unforgettable sounds of the nation’s history and culture joining the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The 2022 class includes important inductions of hip-hop and […]
New Round of Digital Jigsaw Puzzles Now Available From Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
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From a SIL “Unbound” Blog Post: To celebrate National Library Week and a new spring season, we’ve put together another round of digital jigsaw puzzles. This time we’re featuring a variety of soothing natural history-related scenes. Play them right here on our blog or use the links to play full screen. Each puzzle is set […]
