Data as a Human Condition
By Charles Henry The term big data is popular today, as our world accumulates unprecedented amounts of information—approximately 2.5 quintillian bytes per day (2.5×10 18). Fields of
October 4, 2013
CLIR Receives IMLS Grant to Identify Needs in Continuing Education for Managing Cultural Heritage Data
Study will examine federally mandated plans for open access and their implications for continuing education needs for libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Washington,
September 26, 2013
Report from Access Conference 2013
By Louisa Kwasigroch I’ve just returned from lovely coastal St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the Access Conference 2013, which wrapped up today. While Access has been going
September 26, 2013
CLIR Issues Number 95
Number 95 • September/October 2013 ISSN 1944-7639 (online version) Contents CLIR Publishes Born Digital: Guidance for Donors, Dealers, and Archival Repositories Providing for the Future
September 12, 2013
The Long and Winding Road
By Alexandra Bolintineanu I came to CLIR by a long and winding road. From the Philadelphia airport, my cab and I drove through a darkened
September 12, 2013
New Leadership in Higher Ed?
By Helen Norris In late July, the Regents of the University of California nominated and confirmed Janet Napolitano to lead the university system. This is
September 5, 2013
Small Steps (or One Email) Can Make a World of Difference
By Rachel Frick Last summer, a DLF community member emailed me to ask whether DLF had a code of conduct or other anti-harassment policy. He
August 30, 2013
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2013: A Tale of Trends
By Molly Schwartz The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Congress is always an exciting place to be. There is a pervasive feeling of
August 23, 2013
CLIR Appoints Bethany Nowviskie Distinguished Presidential Fellow
Washington, D.C., August 22, 2013-The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has appointed Bethany Nowviskie as CLIR Distinguished Presidential Fellow. Ms. Nowviskie is a
August 22, 2013
Host Institutions Sought: CLIR/DLF Fellowships in Data Curation
Washington, D.C., August 22, 2013-CLIR, in cooperation with its Digital Library Federation (DLF) program, is now seeking academic libraries, data centers, or other research institutions
August 22, 2013
From the Ground Up
By Elise Bonner Before leaving for a year of research in Russia last summer, I heard from various people that the dissertation was going to
August 15, 2013
Back to Basics, or the Benefits of Cross-Disciplinary Learning
In the past two weeks, I’ve been fortunate to be a part of CLIR’s annual Postdoctoral Fellowship Program summer seminar, held on the campus of Bryn Mawr
August 9, 2013
