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...