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Librarians and Archivists in a fast-changing digital lanscape
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Ted Reinstein discovers today’s libraries are about community as much as books (but you can still find books).
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MORE about the community today!
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Want to build your professional network and learn about librarianship around the world? Love the idea of professional travel but just don’t have the budget? The International Librarians Network (IL…
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Great opportunity to network and improve your own professional development as librarian!
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An accessible archive is an important part of any country with a complex history, including Ukraine, so U.S. archivists are helping Ukrainian archivists.
Trudy Peterson, former archivist of the United States, and Ferriero recently led discussions with Ukrainian archivists on records management and the role of archives in society. While Ukraine’s passage of the Open Data Law in early 2015 is a positive step toward making government records available to the public, much more work needs to be done, said Peterson. Ferriero said the biggest ethical responsibility of archivists is to ensure that no bias is brought to the work of collecting records and making them accessible. Archivists must document both sides of history, both “the good stories and the bad stories.” Follow the conversation on Ukraine @UnitedforUkr and sign up for weekly updates onUnited for Ukraine.
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Ethical responsibility of archivists!
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RT @TheNewLibrarian: Imagine what we could do to #Wikipedia if every librarian added one primary source.
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Librarians helping to fill the gaps! Great project!
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Reading recommendations, Book-a-Librarian available at York libraries York County’s libraries offers help finding books suited to patron’s tastes and the Tabb Library, 100 Long Green Blvd., offers free one-on-one appointments with library staff for assistance with various topics. Requests for either one can be made online by filling out the Looking for a Great Read readers’ advisory survey or the Book-A-Librarian survey at yorkcounty.gov/Home/Libraries.aspx and the Services link. Topics for Book-A-Librarian may include help with downloading digital items, library resources, technology and job materials. The appointments are scheduled for 15 or 30 minutes.
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Love that is made available through the website!
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Promotional video for SAA's "Archives Change Lives" campaign, featuring Kathleen D. Roe, Dennis Meissner, Steven Booth, and Samantha Norling.
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The importance of Archives!
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"Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn. In libraries they often have 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies and tools, and more. Here are some excellent resources for anyone thinking about setting up a makerspace in their organization." Via Patrick Provencher
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Great resource
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Public libraries are at a crossroads. Overall circulation and visits are down over the last five years. But libraries continue to supply another community need: a place to contemplate and collaborate.
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Future libraries!
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"The fifth annual Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference will be held on October 20th, 2015 from 7am - 8pm US Pacific / 10am - 11pm US Eastern (International Time Zone Converter). Everyone is invited to participate in the conference, designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. The School of Information at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor. Register as a member of the Library 2.0 network to be kept informed of future events! "
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Bookmark this in your calender! 
Litlit's curator insight,
October 10, 2015 2:53 PM
La question du Numérique dans les Bibliothèques Outre-Atlantique
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"In this age of outcomes measurement, many academic librarians are focused—and rightly so—on making sure they best serve students. Yet students are not the only population of end users on an academic campus. Faculty, too, are conduits not only to students but to library users in their own right. As well, studies of faculty attitudes such as Ithaka’s often show that, even as faculty increasingly depend on library-brokered online access to expensive databases and electronic journals, the off-site availability of modern resources may leave many faculty members less aware of the crucial role of the library in their and their students’ workflow." Full report here: http://www.thedigitalshift.com/research
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Good reminder to academic librarians!
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AMIA is a nonprofit, international association dedicated to the preservation and use of moving image media. As the world’s largest association of professional media archivists, AMIA brings together a broad range of experts and institutions in a single forum to address the best ways to preserve our media heritage. AN INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FORMATSAND STORAGE This series focuses on digital file formats, storage, and transfer workflows. [Eight webinars] BEST PRACTICES FORPERSONAL AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES This series is directed to families and individuals with audiovisual collections they wish to preserve. [Two webinars] BEST PRACTICES FORSMALL AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES This series is directed to small institutions with audiovisual collections and limited staff. [Two webinars]
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Looks good, but unfortunately at a prize!
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We asked our expert NYPL staff members to recommend books that helped them stay sane and navigate life in Gotham.
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Bookmark this!
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NMC’s Horizon Report details trends, challenges, and technologies that are impacting—and will impact—academic and research libraries.
6 trends, 6 challenges and 6 developments!
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ALA President Sari Feldman and President-Elect Julie Todaro respond to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial about librarians in the age of Google."Nothing could be further from the truth than the outdated stereotype of lib |