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As I mentioned in a previous post, Susan Allen (Associate Director of the Getty Research Institute and Chief Librarian of the Getty Research Library) has started a list of reasons …
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As I mentioned in a previous post, Susan Allen (Associate Director of the Getty Research Institute and Chief Librarian of the Getty Research Library) has started a list of reasons …
Read MoreWe had a half day of plenary sessions yesterday, starting with a pairing of a scholar who relies on digital sources to help his work (Matthew Fisher, UCLA) and a …
Read MoreSusan Allen opened the second day by picking up Gary Strong’s (by now) much repeated “it’s our time.” It’s our time, yes, said Susan, but we must be vigilant. Sentiment …
Read MoreThe first day of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section preconference was actually Tuesday, but since most of that day involved getting myself to the conference site (including sitting in …
Read MoreSeveral recent conferences have included sessions on image licensing, spurring discussions as to whether licensing images can be profitable or at least self-sustaining. This seems to be especially of interest …
Read MoreWe’re still on the LAM! At this point, we have received guidance from thought leaders, conducted phone conversations with interested RLG program partners, and visited 5 sites to hold a …
Read MoreNo, this is not about the Pennsylvania primary (or our seemingly endless slog to the US Democratic Party nominations, which one has to assume will come to an end sometime …
Read MoreThe Guardian newspaper in the UK has today published an education supplement devoted to JISC’s ‘Libraries of the Future’ theme. This reflects excellent communications work by JISC, whose Annual Conference …
Read MoreFor those of you who are members of the Society of American Archivists, you will already know that the association has put a lot of work into their website and …
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