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Preserving the legacy of a library when a college closes
“I feel that, sadly, the College is closing, but the library is not. It is re-emerging in a different form.” —Mary Kickham-Samy, Director of Geschke Library, Marygrove College In June of this year, Marygrove College announced that the graduate college, located … Continue reading
Posted in Books Archive, Lending Books, News
Tagged digital library, digitizing books, Library
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Controlled Digital Lending Takes Center Stage at Library Leaders Forum
The following blog post was written by freelance writer Caralee Adams about the Internet Archive’s Library Leaders Forum, held on October 23 at San Francisco Public Library. As enthusiasm grows for making library collections more accessible, the Internet Archive hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Books Archive, Education Archive, Event, Lending Books, News
Tagged controlled digital lending, Library, openlibrary
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Fighting Misinformation Online
On Tuesday, the Internet Archive joined Public Knowledge, the Wikimedia Foundation and the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic from Berkeley Law to brief the Congressional Internet Caucus on efforts to combat misinformation online. Misinformation is a complex issue … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Books Archive, Lending Books, News
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Weaving Books into the Web—Starting with Wikipedia
[announcement video, Wired] The Internet Archive has transformed 130,000 references to books in Wikipedia into live links to 50,000 digitized Internet Archive books in several Wikipedia language editions including English, Greek, and Arabic. And we are just getting started. By … Continue reading
Unlocking the Potential for Every High School Library: 2019 Internet Archive Hero Award
Announced today, Phillips Academy has received the Hero Award from the Internet Archive for its leadership in adopting controlled digital lending for school libraries. The Hero Award is presented annually to an organization that exhibits leadership in making its holdings … Continue reading
Everyone Deserves to Learn
The nation’s K-12 school libraries are hurting. Although the student population is rising in many districts, the number of librarians and media specialists dropped by nearly 20 percent from 2000 to 2015. Budgets are being reduced and some schools are … Continue reading
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Closing the Access Gap in Rural Maryland
In southern Maryland, St. Mary’s County is 54 miles long and there are only three libraries. “We have people living at one end who might be 25 miles away from a branch,” said Michael Blackwell, Director of the St. Mary’s … Continue reading
Protecting Unique Canadiana Works
Technology is enabling libraries in Canada to promote diversity, safeguard historic documents, and expand access — all while helping to save the planet. The Hamilton Public Library in the Canadian province of Ontario has nearly two dozen branches. Providing digital … Continue reading
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Academic Authors Find Larger Audience
For Robert Darnton, the benefit of Controlled Digital Lending to academic authors is obvious: More people can read their work. As the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and the University Librarian, Emeritus at Harvard University, Darnton has long been a … Continue reading
Unlocking Marooned Assets Through Digitization
Being able to lend an array of materials is fundamental to what public libraries do and Controlled Digital Lending–the digital equivalent of traditional library lending– is another tool for libraries to fulfill that mission, according to John Chrastka, executive director … Continue reading
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