Digital and Preservation Classes Extra! Extra! Read all about it! A Panel on Newspaper Digitization – 10/8/2015| Introduction to Outsourcing for Digitization: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How – 10/13/2015 Digital Collection Policy Development and Content Selection/Prioritization – 10/19/2015 Advanced Preservation Metadata: How to Make it Happen – 10/21/2015 and 10/22/2015 * Multi-Session Event … Read More
“How to provide full text access to copyrighted works?” is one of the most difficult copyright questions facing digital libraries. Just asking permission isn’t so easy, given that copyright owners often cannot be identified, much less located. In June, the U.S. Copyright Office announced a questionable proposal to try to slice through the complexity of clearing rights, … Read More
For more information or to register, please visit our website. The Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME): Data Model and Development, October 8, 2015 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST Introduction to Outsourcing for Digitization: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How, October 13, 2015 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST Introduction to Preservation Metadata, … Read More
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
It’s back to school for many and LYRASIS has plenty of courses, many free for members. For more information or register, please click here.
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
On a sunny monday afternoon a few weeks ago, about 22 people convened in Lupton Hall at Oglethorpe University to hear Christopher Vinson, the Head of Library Technology at Clemson University speak on the Open Parks Network. The Open Park Network is a collaboration between Clemson University, the National Park Service and IMLS. In 2010, … Read More