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The following article was recently published by Data Science Journal. Title Intelligent Infrastructure, Ubiquitous Mobility, and Smart Libraries – Innovate for the Future Authors Yi Shen Virginia Tech University Source Data Science Journal, 18(1) DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2019-011 Abstract This paper presents an empirical research on the strategic development of a large-scale transdisciplinary area, named Intelligent Infrastructure […]

The Library of Congress Fiscal 2020 Budget Justification document (191 pages; PDF) is now available online. From the Document: The Library of Congress is submitting its fiscal 2020 appropriations in alignment with the direction of the 14th Librarian of Congress and the strategic goals and objectives articulated in its new fiscal 2019– 2020 Strategic Plan: […]

From a JISC Blog Post: As technology adapts at an exponential rate and becomes more and more ingrained in people’s day to day lives, it will continue to be  a key asset that higher education  institutions (HEIs) must make the most of to help with these and other goals.  HEIs also have a responsibility to […]

From the Gainesville Sun: The late Joseph “Joel” Marcus Buchanan was known to be a man of many words, especially when it came to the history of blacks in Gainesville and Alachua County, and on Friday at the University of Florida George A. Smathers Library he was honored with the unveiling of the Joel Buchanan […]

From Digital Trends: Free movie streaming site Kanopy has suffered a significant data leak, according to security researcher Justin Paine. Due to an unprotected web log database, which could be publicly accessed without authentication of any kind, Paine believes that the company has been leaking “roughly 26-40 million log lines per day beginning March 7th.” Though Kanopy has now […]

From LIBER: Years of work to reform European copyright legislation will come to a head next Tuesday, when the European Parliament in Strasbourg votes on the Digital Single Market Directive. The proposed Directive, which has been nearly three years in the making, contains many positive developments for Europe’s library, education and research community. However we […]

From the CULC: Thanks to the enthusiastic participation of many public libraries across the country, CULC/CBUC is happy to share that the eContentForLibraries campaign had a substantial impact. We are preparing a report on the results of the campaign, and look forward to sharing that in the next few weeks. Building on the momentum of […]

From the Vernon Morning Star: The University of British Columbia Innovation Library has served over 1,100 students since its opening in 2015. In part of a partnership between the university and the Okanagan Regional Library, the facility provides a home away from home for students across the province. “In a nutshell people in the Innovation […]

From EBLIDA: We want that the next Parliament takes libraries into consideration and pursues ideals such as freedom of expression, free access to information, reading, literacy, social inclusion and other values that are at the core of the library’s missions. EBLIDA has co-signed a Library Manifesto for Europe – an activity that is coordinated by IFLA and finds partners […]