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February Preservation Tip

    ALCTS is hosting a two part live webinar: Digital Preservation: Audiovisual Edition. The first part will be held on February 27th, 2019 and the second on March 13th, 2019. Whether you are embarking on an AV digitization project or want a refresher on technical aspects of preserving born digital materials, the series may have something of interest!

    If you have topics you would like to see highlighted, or suggestions for resources, please send them to Nariné Bournoutian at nbournoutian@law.columbia.edu. Tips from previous months are available here.

     
     
     

    January Preservation Tip

      If your New Year’s resolution is to refresh your preservation knowledge, we’ve got you covered! To start off 2019 how about free/low cost webinars from some new and previously highlighted sites and resources. It’s never too early to start planning!

      1. NEDCC

      2. Connecting to Collections

      3. NISO

      4. ASIS&T  (none posted yet, but keep an eye out!)

      5. NAGARA 

      If you have topics you would like to see highlighted, or suggestions for resources, please send them to Nariné Bournoutian at nbournoutian@law.columbia.edu. Tips from previous months are available here.

       
       
       

      Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

        A major piece of legislation impacting libraries is currently stalled in the House of Representatives. The Museum and Library Services Act (S. 3530) would reauthorize the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through 2025. The bill also includes funding for preserving and digitizing information and increases spending for at-risk libraries (including tribal libraries). With bipartisan support, the bill passed the Senate. It was scheduled to be brought to the House floor this week and considered under suspension of the rules, a typical way to move noncontroversial bills.

        The American Library Association (ALA) is encouraging librarians and advocates to reach out to House leaders to urge them to bring the Museum and Library Services Act to the floor. See this post from the ALA government relations office for more information.

         
         
         
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