Our September Instructor Spotlight is Sandra Adell. Sandra is teaching Inclusivity and the Humanities: Strategies for Teaching and Practice on Wednesday, September 20, from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. Sandra Adell is a literature professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has published books and articles on African … Read More
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Lyrasis, two prominent players in the global scholarly communications landscape, are pleased to announce a new partnership that enables libraries to provide crucial financial support to DOAJ. This collaboration underscores the commitment of both organizations to strengthen Open Access and democratize access to scholarly research. DOAJ, a … Read More
Public Libraries serve as vital community hubs, bringing people together and creating physical and digital spaces for engagement, learning and the sharing of knowledge. At Lyrasis¹, we support those efforts with innovative technologies such as The Palace Project, BiblioBoard and the Indie Author Project that give librarians tools to help strengthen their library’s role as community … Read More
We wanted to share some exciting news from The Palace Project! Our strategic partner The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched a new initiative that will make ebook copies of banned titles available via the Palace free ereader app. By leveraging Palace technology, users of the Banned Book Club will have easy access to titles that … Read More
We are excited to announce the launch of the It Takes a Village (ITAV) Open-Source Software Sustainability toolkit and new website. It Takes a Village brings together open-source software (OSS) programs serving cultural and scientific heritage to develop shared sustainability strategies. ITAV aims to share best practices and tools with the community so that emerging … Read More
Contact: Meg Blum Director of Marketing & Communications, Lyrasis 303.875.9893 Meg.Blum@lyrasis.org Atlanta, GA – July 11, 2023 – Lyrasis, a non-profit member organization serving the global landscape of academic and public libraries, scholarly research, archives, museums and galleries, is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Lyrasis Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund is … Read More