Newsweek: Closing the Books? (Public Library Funding)
Libraries across the U.S. are facing funding crises as they become the latest victims of the recession.
We’ve heard just about all of this before but we will add this article for our record.
From the Article:
A study by the Institute of Museum and Library Services released in June found a 20 percent increase in library use [...]
Genealogy New Zealand: Internet content for preservation
The country can’t really afford to preserve everything, but digital preservation at least cuts down the cost of physical storage needs and allows the retrieval of information to be comprehensive and accurate. I have a bit of envy for …
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Digital Curation Centre. (2009, Apr 15). Heroic interpretation liberation story: 40-year aged lunar orbital data. Retrieved from http://digitalcuration.blogspot.com/2009/04/heroic-data-recovery-story-40-year-old.html …
Read MoreLes envahisseurs de retour en septembre…
Comme annoncé lors de l’E3, Space Invaders Infinity Gene va faire un petit tour sur le XBox Live Arcade et le Playstation Network. Le site officiel, en plus de proposer une nouvelle bande-annonce, confirme en effet l’arrivée du jeu coura…
Read MoreARL & CNI to Co-Host Forum on Achieving Strategic Change in Research Libraries, Oct. 14-15, Washington DC
August 31, 2010 For more information, contact: Sue Baughman Association of Research Libraries 202-296-2296 sue@arl.org ARL & CNI to Co-Host Forum on Achieving Strategic Change in Research Libraries, Oct. 14-15, Washington DC Register by Sept. 24, Reserve Hotel by Sept. 20 Washington DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) [...]
Ten Thousand Year Blog (August 02010-): Digital Preservation FAQ …
Digital Preservation FAQ from the UK National Archives. The UK National Archives is launching a new Digital Preservation FAQ. The FAQs are targeted at smaller, public-sector archives. Source: DIGITAL-PRESERVATION@JISCMAIL.AC. …
Read MoreAmplify Your Conference with CDRS
It’s that time of year again.
Conference season has sprung. Speakers have been invited. Venues have been reserved. But what’s your plan for registration? How will you track your participants’ papers? Importantly, can prospective participants find you on the web?
CDRS’ Conference Services establishes a conference’s online presence and simplifies the handling of key administrative functions. Conference [...]
E-Science and Data Support Services: A Study of ARL Member Institutions
This report presents results from an August 2009 survey of 57 of
123 ARL member libraries (46% response rate). Overall, respondents’
institutions were making significant progress in supporting e-science: 21
respondents reported that infrastructure o…