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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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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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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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Arizona Appoints Karen Williams Dean of University Libraries
Karen Williams, associate university librarian for research and learning at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, has been named dean of university libraries at University of Arizona, effective August 5, 2013....
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Chicago Collections Consortium Names First Executive Director
The Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC) has announced the appointment of its first executive director, Jaclyn Grahl. The CCC is a newly formed organization that aims to preserve, present, and promote...
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Utah Appoints Alberta Comer Dean & Director of Marriott Library, University Librarian
Alberta Davis Comer, dean and associate dean of library services at Indiana State University, has been named dean and director of the J. Willard Marriott Library and university librarian for the University...
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Clifford Lynch to Speak at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago
Next weekend at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, CNI executive director Clifford Lynch will participate in two panel discussions about libraries and technology. He will take part...
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U Miami Appoints Yolanda Cooper Acting Dean and University Librarian
Yolanda L. Cooper, deputy university librarian and a librarian associate professor at University of Miami, was named acting dean and university librarian, effective June 1, 2013. Cooper will serve in...
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National Digital Stewardship Residents Selected by LC and IMLS
The Library of Congress (LC), in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), has selected 10 candidates for the inaugural class of the National Digital Stewardship Residency...
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HathiTrust to Partner with DPLA, Contributing 3.5 Million Books
Today the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) announced that the HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with DPLA to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust’s public domain and other openly...