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Rural Library & Social Wellbeing

August 11, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Read about the IMLS funded, three-year rural library project and access the research, toolkits and recorded webinars. You may also subscribe for updates. ...

REALM Research and Resources

July 22, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Access updated REALM Research, Research and Tools. ...

Curious About Your Ancestors? State Library Offers Online Genealogy Workshop!

February 17, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Digging Up Your Roots: Finding Your Family History March 4, 2021 from noon – 1pm Join Amy and Kathy, expert librarians at the State Library of Pennsylvania with over 15 years of genealogy experience, for a free, live Zoom event. This workshop is for adults who would like to learn...

REALM Project Updates: Test Plan and Preliminary Literature Review Released

June 3, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Resources of Interest

As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen to the public, the need for clear information to support the handling of core materials has become increasingly urgent. OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle are conducting...

IMLS Shares How Libraries Are Connecting Researchers and Citizen Scientists

April 22, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

From COVID-19 to Research in Your Own Backyard, Libraries are Advancing Science  Scientists and researchers across the world are currently focusing on COVID-19 in an unprecedented level of collaboration. With assistance from an Institute of Museum and Library Services National...

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Gale and the Office of Commonwealth Libraries Partner to Provide Residents and Students Free Access to New Digital Resources

April 23, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

<iframe src=” https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5ZZ9XQ9 ” height=”0″ width=”0″ style=”display:none;visibility:hidden”></iframe> Gale Digital Resources Now Available at More Than 2,600 Libraries Across Pennsylvania HARRISBURG,...

Introduction to the Library of Congress

March 6, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

March 13 Intro to loc.gov Make the most of the Library of Congress’ online collections: photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, legal and historical documents, and more. Join the Digital Reference Section’s next free one-hour webinar for an interactive orientation...

Kinbercon to be held in Philadelphia Early April

March 2, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Kinbercon will be held April 1-3 .  It is Pennsylvania’s only statewide IT conference bringing together leaders in education, libraries, government, healthcare, economic development and technology to share ideas and success stories. Learn more. ...

NLM and NNLM Grants and Educational Opportunities

November 12, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

National Network of Libraries of Medicine News NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Awards: NNLM MAR is accepting applications for the NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Award, for projects that broaden access to, and awareness of health information resources, aim to increase health...

Learn about LOC Resources Available to You: FREE Webinar

February 5, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Make the most of the Library of Congress (LOC) online collections: photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, legal and historical documents, and more. Join the Digital Reference Section’s next FREE  one-hour webinar for an interactive orientation to loc.gov. Title: Introducing...