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American Historical Association James Grossman on Research Access and Scholarly Equity

John Fea   |  January 11, 2020

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxgQIAHX8kg&w=560&h=315] Here is Grossman at Perspectives on History: Access to research materials—both print and digital—is crucial for any historian engaged in scholarship and teaching. For historians working outside of well-resourced colleges and universities, gaining access to these materials has become...

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The Omohundro Institute and George Washington Library Team-Up for Digital Collections Fellowship

John Fea   |  October 25, 2019

  Here is Jim Ambuske of Mount Vernon at the blog of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture: The historian’s craft is a collaborative enterprise. For all of the long days and quiet nights we spend laboring...

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The Next “Librarian of Congress” Should Be a Librarian

John Fea   |  October 6, 2015

This is the argument of Portland Community College librarian Meredeth Farkas in a piece at The New Republic.Farkas chides outgoing Librarian of Congress James Billington for, among other things, not modernizing the Library and bringing it fully into the digital world.She writes:President...

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Digital Public Library of America Lands Large Grant

John Fea   |  March 31, 2014

Press release from the DPLA website: BOSTON — The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) announced today $594,000 in new funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to research potential sustainability models and to pursue the most promising option (or...

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Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age

John Fea   |  October 9, 2013

G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian, talks about his new free e-book, Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvpBXoDN64]...

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The Digital Public Library of America

John Fea   |  April 18, 2013

It launched about an hour ago. Jonathan Wilson tells us more.  Here is a taste of his post at The Junto: At noon Eastern today, the Digital Public Library of America will launch a beta version of its “discovery portal,”  allowing...

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