Based on the overwhelming responses to the DLF community survey, the number and distribution of proposals for all CFPs, and CLIR’s ongoing monitoring of the pandemic situation, it has become clear that for the health and safety of our attendees and presenters, we must transition all of our fall events to a virtual format....
—Lauren Wittek, assistant professor and user experience and assessment librarian at Central Washington University Brooks Library. Despite other academic and public library systems in Washington State closing their facilities in early- to mid-March due to COVID-19, Central Washington University (CWU) Libraries initially tried to remain open with regular business hours. That changed the morning...
In this post, CLIR Director of Global Strategic Initiatives Nicole Kang Ferraiolo interviews Lydia Tang, who spearheaded the creation of the Archivists at Home document as chair of the Society of American Archivists’ Accessibility & Disability Section. Lydia Tang is the Special Collections archivist at Michigan State University. What is the Archivists At Home...
This spring, CLIR established a new Informatics, Cultural Networks, and Knowledge Systems division. Chief Operating Officer Amy Lucko discusses the thinking behind the division’s creation and its role within CLIR. What sparked the idea to create the Informatics, Cultural Networks, and Knowledge Systems division? In many respects the formal creation of this division...
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today released the results of a yearlong program review of the Digital Library Federation (DLF). The review was conducted by Joanne Kossuth, founding director of 1MountainRoad consultancy, to guide planning for DLF’s future as we celebrate its 25th anniversary. Kossuth’s review draws on hundreds of responses...
An Interview with Jessica Chapel and Lydia Tang In this post, CLIR Director of Global Strategic Initiatives Nicole Kang Ferraiolo interviews Jessica Chapel and Lydia Tang, who launched the Archival Workers Emergency Fund. What do you normally do professionally when you’re not responding to COVID-19-related challenges? Jessica Chapel: I manage digitization and digital collections...
—By Clare McKenzie, Associate Director Learning & Engagement, and Georgina Konstanta, Acting Manager Client Experience, University of Wollongong Library This is the second of two pieces from staff at the University of Wollongong Library in New South Wales, Australia. Read the first piece. In response to COVID-19 in Australia, The University of Wollongong...
May 1, 2020—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today announced the award of more than $650,000 to fund 20 Recordings at Risk projects. This seventh cohort of recipients will build on the work of the 90 previously funded projects, which, through digital preservation, have already saved more than 17,200 at-risk audio or...
—By Clare McKenzie, Associate Director Learning & Engagement, and Keith Brophy, Manager Digital Environment, University of Wollongong Library This is the first of two pieces from staff at the University of Wollongong Library in New South Wales, Australia. Read the second piece. The University of Wollongong transitioned a largely campus-based curriculum to remote delivery...
Number 134 March/April 2020 ISSN 1944-7639 (online version) Contents Rebuilding Charles Henry Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences DLF Program Review Report Forthcoming; Join us for Webinar May 20 DLF Working Group Updates CLIR Launches “COVID (Re)Collections” Blog Series Next Cycle of Recordings at Risk Awards to Open in November Community...
An Interview with Carol Smith at Christ Church Preservation Trust In this post, CLIR Director of Global Strategic Initiatives Nicole Kang Ferraiolo interviews Carol Smith, of Christ Church Preservation Trust. Where do you work and what do you do? I’m the Archivist at Christ Church Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization to ensure the...
CLIR President Charles Henry has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, among the world’s preeminent learned societies of scholars, scientists, and artists. The academy was founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and others who believed that the new republic should honor exceptionally accomplished individuals and engage them in...