by Compendium News Staff | Aug 10, 2017 | Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
WebJunction has content! Check out this WebJunction page on weeding: Seven Answers to Seven Weeding Questions Deciding how to weed your library’s collection can be daunting. Decisions about criteria and policies are important to address to provide guidance and...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 21, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
IMLS Accepting Applications for National Leadership and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grants Webinar on July 25 to help applicants submit by September 1 deadline Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the guidelines for the first...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 15, 2016 | Data, Professional Development
Collections as Data – Stewardship and Use Models to Enhance Access What happens when researchers with powerful computing tools meet massive digital collections? What discoveries are made? What new directions and best practices in scholarly research emerge? Hear...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
LEXINGTON, KY – The Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) announce the free and open availability of content developed through its ongoing Continuing Education Connector Project via the COSLA public website. The Connector Project leverages the expertise of...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 15, 2015 | Accessibility, Data, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
Efforts to make digital collections held by Pennsylvania libraries, museums, and related cultural heritage organizations widely and freely available via the web are underway. In August 2014, a state-wide group of library leaders from the Office of Commonwealth...