News: JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance and Ithaka S+R release final report on their Case Studies in Sustainability, revealing how different business models fared during the economic downturn 6 October New York, NY and London, UK–Ithaka S+R, with funding from the JISC-led…
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CFP: New Deadline for 2011 HASTAC Conference Proposals!
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Due to enthusiastic response to our 2011 HASTAC Conference CFP, and due to conflicts with summer travels and holidays, HASTAC has decided to reschedule the deadline to September 15, 2011. The University of Michigan will be hosting the 2011 annual…
Preserving Our Stories – Caribbean LGBT Histories & Activism
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News: Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network presents “Preserving Our Stories – Caribbean LGBT Histories & Activism” Launch & Discussion The Digital Archive Collection of the Jamaica Gay Freedom Movement 21 June, 2011 at 6PM (USA Eastern Standard Time)…
News: Archives Portal Europe
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?The first version of the Archives Portal Europe is now online: www.archivesportaleurope.eu Archives Portal Europe allows users to search across the: the holdings of 47 institutions 7.794.952 descriptive units 725.406 digital archival objects The site is still in beta, but…
FSU Digital Library & Digital Humanities Collection
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I’m always looking for other project examples of digital humanities and digital library collaborations. I’m especially interested in small and mid-scale examples, where researchers have data sets of digital files of their primary research materials. In some cases, these may…
News Posting: Berkman Center Announces Digital Public Library Planning Initiative
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News posting from here. Berkman Center Announces Digital Public Library Planning Initiative December 13, 2010 – The Berkman Center for Internet and Society today announced that it will host a research and planning initiative for a “Digital Public Library of…
Computer Forensics and Born-Digital Content in Cultural Heritage Collections
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The report won’t be out until after the meeting this May, but Computer Forensics and Born-Digital Content in Cultural Heritage Collections should be exciting and timely reading for everyone involved in supporting cultural heritage collections.
News Release: Flagler receives prestigious ‘Save America’s Treasures’ grant
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News Release: Flagler receives prestigious ‘Save America’s Treasures’ grant (December 17, 2009) St. Augustine, Fla. — Flagler College recently received a prestigious grant to help preserve drawings from the architects of the treasured National Historic Landmark Hotel Ponce de Leon.…
UFDC Online Metadata Editing
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The UF Digital Collections (UFDC) now have fully functioning online metadata editing! It’s only been a few weeks since the UFDC self-submittal tool for faculty to use to load materials to the Institutional Repository and for UFDC partners to use…
Job Posting: Digital Collections Curator, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
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The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seeks a Digital Collections Curator to play a key role in the further development of our electronic content stewardship and publishing programs. These programs will be developed through a strategic and dynamic partnership between the…