The Library for the People
One of President Obama’s final appointments was the new Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. The first person of color and the first woman […]
New State Archivist Hired
A new state archivist has been hired to oversee records management services for state and local governments in Kentucky. Beth Shields will assume the position […]
Dictionaries in the World of Social Media
The days of encyclopedias may have been ended by Google and other search engines, but dictionaries are standing the test of time. This interesting […]
Digging Deep
We live in a data-rich world where organizations, governments and individuals can analyze anything and everything. At present, the most easily indexed material from the web […]
Digital Data Growing in the White House
Based on the priorities that President-elect Donald Trump has laid out for his first days in office, one could reasonably expect that government operations will […]
Historical Archive Digitized
Gale has launched Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 in what seems like a very timely digital archive. The collection includes […]
Copyright Process Review
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) voiced their approval of the House Judiciary Committee’s first policy proposal regarding the review of the Copyright Act. The Association […]
Scholarly Publishing Still Has Street Cred
Many critics believe that Facebook users have been influenced by “fake news” on Facebook in their election decisions. Whether you agree with them or with Mark […]