By Athea Merredyth The 2016 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union may forever be remembered for the passionate remarks delivered by California governor Jerry Brown.
Washington, DC, April 4, 2017—Seventeen graduate students have been selected to receive awards this year under the Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources program, which
Trans-national collaboration to boost support for academic research communities Contacts: Kathlin Smith ksmith@clir.org Emily Jones emily.jones@jisc.ac.uk Washington, DC, and Bristol, UK, March 29, 2017—The Council on
Contact: Kathlin Smith 202-939-4754 Washington, March 28, 2017—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has appointed Jacqueline Goldsby CLIR Distinguished Presidential Fellow. Goldsby is professor
By Jennifer Grayburn Ten hamsters pile on top of each other. As one hamster on the third row of this unusual pyramid smiles out at
Washington, DC, March 8, 2017—Thirty-four individuals have been selected for participation in the 2017 Leading Change Institute. The Institute, sponsored by CLIR and EDUCAUSE, will
By Latoya Devezin Collaborative partnerships between large and small institutions create a platform for organizations with shared goals to work on a project beneficial to
CLIR and DLF leadership reaffirm commitment to advance, protect, and uphold the shared values of our information communities Core to our mission, CLIR and the Digital Library Federation stand
Number 115 • January/February 2017 ISSN 1944-7639 (online version) Contents Deepening ResolveBuilding Community Around the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Digitizing Hidden Collections: Office Hours
By Sheila Rabun If you have been anywhere near digital image repositories in the past five years, you might have heard of IIIF (pronounced triple-EYE-eff),
Washington, DC, January 19, 2017—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for 2017 Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards. The national
By Pedro Gonzalez-Fernandez Audio and audiovisual materials of significant value often fall under the stewardship of archivists who lack specialized training regarding their description, storage,