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Jane Sánchez Appointed Chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has announced that Jane Sánchez has been appointed chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Sánchez has more than 35 years of library and information program management experience—most recently as director of Library Services and Content Management at the Government Printing Office.
See something new today with the Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America is an extraordinary new resource worth checking out immediately, especially if you have some free time to spare. It took me some time to realize the potential of this platform, so I offer this…
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IMLS Honors 10 Museums and Libraries for Outstanding Community Service
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) presented its 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to ten museums and libraries from across the country. According to the IMLS, “the National Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred…
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Historical Society to Reopen Kiplinger Research Library, Introduces New Library Director Jennifer Krafchik
From Historical Society of Washington D.C: Washington, D.C.— October 4, 2012 (PDF): The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. announced today it will reopen the Kiplinger Research Library to the general public on a twice-weekly basis starting November 5, 2012. The library…
Regional Winners of IMLS and MacArthur Foundation Grants
Today,the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition to build 21st Century learning labs in museums and libraries around the country. The winners—four museums and eight libraries—will receive a…
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Recession Era Buffalo: Connecting People, Place, and Past
“The revolution will not be tweeted.” Or, so read the tagline on a recent Malcolm Gladwell article in The New Yorker. In his persuasive manner, Gladwell suggested that relationships developed through Facebook, for example, tend to be shallow and rarely…
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