by Tom Gilson | Apr 7, 2021 | Latest News, News
Publishing Industry Insiders Share Insights into Opportunities, Challenges Ahead This post from Publishers Weekly reports on a webinar that PW hosted jointly with Westchester Publishing Services entitled “Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward.” The webinar...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 6, 2021 | Latest News, News
The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for the Snapshot Sessions The NASIG Program Planning Committee (PPC) invites proposals for the 36th NASIG virtual conference Snapshot Sessions, to be held on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00pm, EST....
by Tom Gilson | Apr 5, 2021 | Latest News, News
ALA Releases “State of America’s Libraries 2021” Report infoDOCKET reports that “Today, the American Library Association (ALA) released its State of America’s Libraries Special Report: COVID-19, a snapshot of the library communities’ resilience, determination,...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 4, 2021 | Latest News, News
University of Rhode Island Joins HathiTrust According to this press release “The University of Rhode Island has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a forward-thinking global collaborative of research and academic libraries working to ensure the preservation...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 2, 2021 | Latest News, News
Council on Library Resources (CLIR) Awards $4 Million For 16 Projects Through Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Program infoDOCKET reports that “The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today announced the award of $4.02...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 2, 2021 | In the Spotlight, Rumors
This article is by Lauren Du Graf and it appears on the Literary Hub website and it offers MS Du Graf’s take on the Library as a Metaphor and Method. “The last time I saw the inside of a library was the afternoon of March 12. Crocuses were peeking out of...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 2, 2021 | Latest News, News
ACRL 2021 Registration Still Available! Registration for the ACRL 2021 Virtual Conference, “Ascending into An Open Future,” coming up April 13-16, 2021, is still available! Today’s higher education environment calls for continually innovative ways to advance student,...
by Tom Gilson | Apr 1, 2021 | Job Bank, Latest News, News
Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, TN The University of Tennessee, a research one institution and the flagship institution for the state, is seeking an … individual to join the collaborative and innovative Acquisitions...
by Tom Gilson | Mar 31, 2021 | Latest News, News
The Musée du Louvre Launches Online Collection Database of Over 482,000 Works According to infoDOCKET “Designed for both researchers and curious art lovers, the collections.louvre.fr database already contains more than 482,000 entries [about 75% of the complete...
by Tom Gilson | Mar 30, 2021 | Latest News, News
NISO announces invigorated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Library Technology Guides reports that “The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) today announced two important actions to support increased diversity, equity, and inclusion...