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Assessing Library Value Explored at ACRL Conference 2013
The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries blog notes that several papers and posters on library value assessment were presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference in...
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Ohio State Appoints Carol Pitts Diedrichs Vice Provost
Carol Pitts Diedrichs has been named to the newly created position of vice provost and director of university libraries at Ohio State University (OSU), effective July 1, 2013. Diedrichs has...
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NEH Evaluates Impact of Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Program
Last month the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access released a report on Humanities Collections and Reference Resources: An Evaluation 2000–2010. Projects from a number...
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Four ARL Libraries Awarded IMLS Sparks Ignition Grants
On July 16, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced 21 Sparks! Ignition Grant awards totaling $496,978 matched with $408,150 of non-federal funds. IMLS received 99 applications requesting...
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NCSU to Host Designing Libraries II Conference Oct. 6–8
The second annual Designing Libraries for the 21st Century conference will be hosted by North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries in Raleigh, NC, October 6–8, 2013. Cosponsors are CNI and...
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Jisc LAMP Project to Illuminate Library Data
Earlier this year Jisc, along with Mimas (at University of Manchester) and University of Huddersfield, launched the Library Analytics and Metrics Project (LAMP) in the UK. LAMP aims to enable...
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Super Wi-Fi Pilot Issues Call for Participants
Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN) has announced a call for US public libraries to join a national Super Wi-Fi Pilot project. Super Wi-Fi, also known as TV white space, has advantages...
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Public Libraries Survey FY 2011 Data Now Available from IMLS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has updated its Public Libraries in the United States Survey (PLS) website with final FY 2011 data. The survey collects descriptive statistics...
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LC’s Roberta Shaffer Discusses BIBFRAME at CNI Membership Meeting
CNI has published a podcast of a presentation by Roberta Shaffer, associate librarian for library services at the Library of Congress (LC), discussing LC's new Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME) at the...
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U Kentucky Oral History Program Pioneers Access Technology
The oral history program at the University of Kentucky (UK) was recently featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader for developing technology that inexpensively and efficiently enhances access to oral history online....
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