This week is Preservation Week, an annual event from the American Library Association to highlight preservation in institutions, and reach out to the public about preserving their own collections. You can participate in Preservation Week by attending an event near you – find one on the events map or follow Preservation Week on Facebook, they’ve … Read More
In this 2nd Friday session, hear from 3 Makerspaces. How they began, what’s going on and how their makerspace have made an impact in their communities. Our speakers are Cherie Bronkar from Kent State Tuscarawas, Kelly Czarnecki, from Idea Box (Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library Main Library) and Maryann James-Daley of the Labs at DC Public … Read More
A letter from Robert Miller, LYRASIS CEO Dear LYRASIS member, I want to share with you some new updates regarding Project Synergy, our internal name for the exciting possible merger between LYRASIS and DuraSpace. In this update, I want to answer 5 key questions for our members about Project Synergy: When I became CEO of … Read More
LYRASIS started this new year with a whirlwind tour we titled the LYRASIS Leadership Forums: A Community Dialogue. The goal of the forums has been to hold lively interactive discussions with influential leaders from the archives, library and museum communities on issues such as e-Resources, Community Supported Software, Open Source, Digitization, Digital Asset Management and … Read More
The LYRASIS Board of Trustees Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the open position on the LYRASIS Board of Trustees for the 2016 election. The elected candidate will serve a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2016. The election will begin on April 19, 2016 at 8am ET and will close April 25, 2016 at 5pm ET. The election is … Read More
NOMINEE Organization: Brigham Young University Title: University Archivist Email: cory_nimer@byu.edu PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (List last three positions and years of service) University Archivist, Brigham Young University (2015-2016) Technical Services Archivist/Metadata Specialist, Brigham Young University (2006-2015) Branch Librarian, Fresno County Public Library (2005-2006) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS Professional Organizations: Society of American Archivists (2006-present ), Conference of Inter-Mountain … Read More