Washington, D.C., December 18, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has appointed Stephen G. Nichols CLIR Distinguished Presidential Fellow. Nichols is James M. Beall Professor Emeritus of French & Humanities, and research professor at Johns Hopkins University. He also served on CLIR’s Board of Directors from 2004 to 2013, and as chair...

Washington, DC, Dec. 9, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today announced the following recipients of the 2013 Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards: Amherst College Samuel French Theatre Archives $144,300 Bok Tower Gardens Cataloging the Vertical Files of the Anton Brees Carillon Library $219,700 California Academy of Sciences Frontier Science:...

Press contacts: Kathlin Smith (202) 939-4754, ksmith@clir.org Gayle Osterberg (202) 707-0020, gosterberg@loc.gov Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456, scannady@loc.gov Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2013-The Library of Congress and Council on Library and Information Resources announce publication of The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan. The congressionally mandated plan spells out 32 short- and long-term recommendations...

First-ever Database Tracks Existing Films Worldwide Washington, DC, December 4, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources, in partnership with the Library of Congress, today released The Survival of American Silent Feature Films: 1912-1929, the first comprehensive survey of American feature films that survived the silent era of motion pictures. Nearly 11,000 silent feature...

Washington, DC, November 14, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has published Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and Prospects. The report examines how research institutions are responding to data management requirements of the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies. It also considers what role, if any, academic...

Report offers guidelines for donors, dealers, and archives on the acquisition and transfer of items created and managed in digital form Washington, DC, October 31, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has published Born Digital: Guidance for Donors, Dealers, and Archival Repositories. The report provides recommendations to help ensure the physical and...

Washington, DC, October 30, 2013- Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education (ACE) and former president of the University of North Carolina, has been appointed to the Committee on Coherence at Scale for Higher Education. Sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources and Vanderbilt University, the Committee on Coherence...

Washington, DC, October 23, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has appointed Rita Van Duinen to the newly created position of Curriculum and Research Strategist. Van Duinen will be responsible for coordinating the planning, design, and delivery of online and face-to-face education and training across CLIR’s programs. She will join the CLIR...

Washington, DC, October 21, 2013-Registration for the 2014 DuraSpace/DLF E-Science Institute is now open. The E-Science Institute is designed to help academic and research libraries develop a strategic agenda for e-research support, with a particular focus on the sciences. The Institute consists of a series of interactive modules that take small teams of individuals...

Washington, DC, October 21, 2013-The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) $916,000 to support a program of Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data Curation for Early Modern Studies. The program will fund a cohort of five fellows for two years at five institutions of higher learning, starting in...

Study will examine federally mandated plans for open access and their implications for continuing education needs for libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Washington, DC, September 26, 2013-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant...