On this day in history, December 7, 1941, started as a typical Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet Headquarters on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. That is, until shortly before 8 a.m., when Japan launched roughly 200 planes from six aircraft carriers in its first wave of Operation Hawaii—forever to be … Read More
Child Care Aware recently sent out these important links that you might be interested to use in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino acts of terror. Here are some resources to aid (thanks to others on the list who have provided these resources during past events). Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 The helpline is also … Read More
We are thrilled to introduce you to Annie Peterson, the new Preservation Services Librarian at LYRASIS. Annie joins us as we continue our dedication to preservation and preservation education funded by NEH for the past 30 years! Before LYRASIS, Annie was the Preservation Librarian for the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University since 2012, and … Read More
The LYRASIS Nominating Committee is pleased to invite you to submit names of qualified candidates to be considered for the FY 2016/17 LYRASIS Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee will recommend two member candidates for each one of the following open positions for the FY 2016/2017 ballot: One (1) representative from a LYRASIS member state library or group agent … Read More
The year was 1985, Marty McFly and Professor Brown made history by going Back to the Future. Little did we know we were about to make history as we were just embarking on a new program, Preservation Field Services. Now here we are, 30 years later, thanking the National Endowment for the Humanities who has … Read More
Are you ready to implement and need some assistance? Would an additional set of hands help to guide you through the planning process? Is there a project you have in mind that would build capacity in your community around CollectionSpace? Are you looking to use CollectionSpace but don’t have access to a technical team? Grants … Read More