(11 September 2014) The International Image Interoperability Framework community (http://iiif.io/) is pleased to announce the release of the second major version of its specifications intended to provide a shared layer for dynamic interactions with images and the structure of the collections and objects of which they are part. These APIs are used in production systems…
(30 September 2014) A major challenge for web archivists is the low visibility that downstream archiving has on upstream web content creation. Stanford University Libraries has just published an extensive set of recommendations for web builders to improve the archivability of their content. The documentation is intended to improve the efficacy of our own and…
(2 October 2014) The Governor of California has approved free access to the public of the results of state funded research one year after publication in a peer-reviewed journal. More here.
(1 October 2014) Today, Outernet launched in full beta. Outernet styles itself as Humanity’s Public Library. Founded in February 2014, Outernet broadcasts the most important content from the web from satellites for free. Users can access the Outernet signal using a homemade receiver built from widely available components, instructions for which are available on the Outernet…
(1 October 2014) The award aims to facilitate the most innovative and intellectually stimulating projects in the field. Winners will receive five years’ free access to Shared Shelf, Artstor’s digital media management software, to upload, catalog, manage, store, and share their project. The deadline is 15 October 2014. Winners will be announced in early December. Visit…
(1 October 2014) The National Diet Library (NDL) has acquired electronic doctoral dissertations for which degrees were conferred in or after April 2013. On 1 October 2014, the NDL started making them available. You can view these electronic doctoral dissertations from Japanese institutions on the National Diet Library Digital Collections （Doctoral Dissertations） within the facilities…
(30 September 2014) If you’re in Bangkok on Friday, 17 October Beyond Access invites you to “App Discovery Day” at TK Park from 2-4pm. Beyond Access is a program implemented by IREX that helps countries modernize their public library systems. We’re gathering a group of people together to explore how tablets can be used in…
(30 September 2014) Yale-NUS College in Singapore invites applications for the position of College Librarian / Associate Director, Educational Resources and Technology. The College Librarian / Associate Director, Educational Resources & Technology will work closely with the College faculty to explore the curricular, pedagogical and technological innovations possible when introducing the best qualities of a…
(30 September 2014) Monash University Library has compiled a series of interactive modules for students to better understand how to conduct academic research using the internet. Academic research on the internet covers: Why you might use the internet for academic research How to find “grey literature”, which is information, data and parliamentary and other reports from governments and…
(29 September 2014) The theme for the 19th SEAPAVAA Conference is “Advocate, Connect, Engage”, an increasingly important focus amongst archivists. It seeks to address a myriad of issues related to archives’ evolving relationships with their stakeholders, users and the community during the two-day Symposium on 22 and 23 April 2015 in Singapore. More here. See…
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