In 2005, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), together with Heritage Preservation, released A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report. Based on the first comprehensive survey ever conducted of the condition and preservation needs of our nation’s collections; the report was an in-depth look at the state of collections care … Read More
Dear LYRASIS members, As I write this update, it is day 75 since joining the LYRASIS team. I am having a blast. What a wonderful community of archives, libraries and museums we are a part of. We serve more than 4,000 members, in 28 countries on 6 continents, all of whom are doing fascinating things. … Read More
This past weekend marked the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and its destructive aftermath. Many of us were there, helping from the minutes before the storm hit to months later when people from all over pitched in however possible to rebuild and restore communities. In 2006, LYRASIS received a $12 million grant from the … Read More
For many of us, it was Panama City Beach or bust as nearly 100 information professionals convened at the Digitization Conference, hosted by the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) at Florida State University. The conference was packed with invigorating speakers from LYRASIS, DPLA, the State Library of Florida, George Blood Audio LP, Penn State, ResCarta, … Read More
LYRASIS is hosting a week of webinars in September to provide you with an opportunity to learn more about our newest vendor partners and their resources. You and your colleagues can register for any of these sessions at the links below. Business Expert Press, also hosting content from Momentum Press Engineering, Momentum Press STEM, and … Read More
We’re into our new year at LYRASIS but before we go any further we want to say hello and welcome to all of our new members! Each of these members joined LYRASIS between June 2014 and June 2015. To see a list of all of our current members, click on each state. If you’re a … Read More