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From NextGov: The National Archives and Records Administration—the keepers of all government records—manages millions of digital records. But users have trouble finding the records they’re looking for, and the current manual metadata tagging processes aren’t sufficient. The agency recently held a virtual informational day outlining its goals for integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning into […]

From Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL): Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and James Comer (KY-01) re-introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to create a single website on which Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all agency congressional reports. This bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in […]

From the International Federation of Library Associations: The IFLA LibPub SIG, nested within the IFLA Standing Committee on Acquisition and Collection Development, formally came into being in 2018. In the 2-year period 2019-2021 IFLA LibPub has already launched a number of ambitious programs and activities, creating a lively and comprehensive community of IFLA participants engaged […]

From a Springer Nature Announcement: Springer Nature and the University of California (UC) today launched a new initiative to gain greater understanding of researcher attitudes to and motivations towards open research practices (including open access articles, data, and code; transparent peer review; and preprints). As part of the partnership, participating UC authors will also have […]

APLU and AAU Issue Guide to Accelerate Public Access to Research Data (34 pages; PDF) Cities for Digital Rights – Advocacy and Engagement Opportunities for Libraries (via IFLA) Google Earth’s Biggest Update in Years Now Online (via The Keyword) UNC Story Archive Helps Tar Heels Speak to the Future (via UNC)

From the BPL : Mayor Kim Janey today announced that, once approved by its Board of Trustees, the Boston Public Library (BPL) will permanently eliminate late fines for patrons of all ages. This removal of late fines is supported by $125,000 of ‘revenue relief’ in Mayor Janey’s 2021 budget and will go into effect on […]

From ALA: Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, adult services assistant manager, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, California has been elected 2022-23 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Pelayo-Lozada received 4,056 votes, while her opponents, Ed Garcia, director, Cranston Public Library, Cranston, Rhode Island received 2,598 votes and Stacey A. Aldrich, state librarian, Hawaii State […]

From NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants): To preserve the industry’s history and provide a deep body of research spanning nearly a century, the NAMM Resource Center is honored to receive the physical archives of Musical Merchandise Review magazine. The magazine archives, which saw its first issue in 1879, were generously donated by President of […]

From a News Release: Ingram Content Group today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell VitalSource Technologies to Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. VitalSource is a leading education technology solutions provider committed to helping partners create, deliver, and distribute affordable and impactful learning experiences […]