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Rebuilding
—Charles Henry Of late we have been understandably immersed in the current moment. The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetime, a disruptive force that
April 7, 2020
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Keys to Unlocking Digital Buddhist Collections: Access, Interconnectedness, Interoperability
Justin D. Shanks Around the world, libraries and archives are spaces for the collection and preservation of as well as access to important cultural heritage
March 25, 2020
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A Message to Our Community About COVID-19
Dear Colleagues, We hope this message finds you, your family, and your friends safe and well. As the COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented personal and institutional
March 17, 2020
Share Your COVID-19 Story With CLIR
COVID (Re)Collections is a new series from CLIR exploring responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by the library, cultural heritage, and information community. You can access
March 16, 2020
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What the Past Knows
—Abby Smith Rumsey CLIR’s Material Memory podcast series explores ways in which collective memory and the organizations entrusted with its stewardship are experiencing the disruptions
December 4, 2019
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CLIR Receives Sloan Foundation Grant for Energy Social Science Data Curation Fellows
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) a grant of $547,321 for three new postdoctoral fellowships in
November 12, 2019
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Arctic Expedition to (almost) the North Pole
—By Emily Beagle I recently returned from a two-week expedition to the Arctic as part of the ClimateForce 2019 Team. This team consisted of 87
August 22, 2019
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To Be Part of the Climate Solution, We Must Center Communities
By Nicole Kang Ferraiolo and Jodi Reeves Eyre Humans are at the heart of the climate crisis. We are by no means the only species
August 14, 2019
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CLIR’s Mission in the Era of Climate Disruption
—Charles Henry Several months ago, I wrote a blog on two areas of emerging interest to CLIR: human rights and climate disruption. This post addresses
August 9, 2019
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Nettles and Networks: New Ways to Tackle Wound Infections
By Erin Connelly Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious global challenge. Calls for new drug development have been issued by governing bodies and public health
May 16, 2019
CLIR Names 2019 Mellon Dissertation Fellows
Arlington, VA, April 11, 2019—Sixteen graduate students have been selected to receive awards this year under the Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
April 11, 2019
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An Ambient Light
—Charles Henry This is an introduction to a series of blogs meant to clarify CLIR’s working principles and goals for the next five years. The
December 6, 2018