Greetings Library, Archives and Museum Land! We’re fresh off the heels of yet another exhilarating ALA Annual and while we’re all still processing the long list of incredible insights and ideas we brought home with us, we’d love to hear your feedback about the conference. What did you learn? What did you love? What needs … Read More
For the past year, LYRASIS Digital Technology Services has been onboarding and implementing ArchivesSpace to a number of organizations. It now seems fitting as we embark on our first year of offering the service to speak candidly about our dedication and commitment to supporting this open source archival description tool. ArchivesSpace is an open source … Read More
No more toner. No more paper jams. No more damaged spines. No more wasting time. Scannx offers next generation, cloud-based document capture and delivery services that can be integrated with PCs, scanners, multifunction printers, smartphones and tablets. The Scannx Book ScanCenter product line was the first in the industry to leverage cloud-based, touchscreen scanning technology. This electronic document … Read More
To our wonderful community of Archives, Libraries and Museums, With the blessing of the LYRASIS member-elected Board of Trustees and the support of an experienced, dedicated team of LYRASIS staff, I am honored to have been chosen as the new CEO. It is a privilege and an honor to be leading a membership organization with … Read More
What do Sandra Bullock and Martha Stewart have in common with LYRASIS? Their yearbook photographs are part of the many collections that are freely accessible online thanks to the LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative. Currently, more than 250 institutions, including many LYRASIS members, participate in the program. The LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative provides cost-effective digitization for materials such … Read More
We are deep into spring and many of us have already taken on the task of spring cleaning and reorganization… but is your job complete? Have you taken a moment to check on the health of your personal library and the care of those collections? As librarians, archivists or curators of the stacks, whether in … Read More