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Coalition for Networked InfoThe ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries has been scheduled for December 15-19; the conference will be a fully virtual, synchronous event. The call for papers, posters, and more has been released. For more information, see <a href="https://2025.jcdl.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://2025.jcdl.org/</a>As we have for many years, CNI is delighted to be a cooperating organization for this important annual conference. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JCDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JCDL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JCDL25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JCDL25</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a>

Industry Documents Library🎉 Our team won the Silver Award in Design at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UCTech2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCTech2025</a> for our work redesigning the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UCSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCSF</a> Industry Documents Library! Our new website launches on August 18th - Stay tuned!<a href="https://uctechnews.ucop.edu/news-uc-tech-awards-2025-showcase-courage-and-boldness-in-transforming-technology-across-the-uc-system/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://uctechnews.ucop.edu/news-uc-tech-awards-2025-showcase-courage-and-boldness-in-transforming-technology-across-the-uc-system/</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TechAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechAwards</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DesignTeam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesignTeam</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HigherEdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEdTech</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archives</a>

infoDOCKET2025 DLF Forum Program Now Available <a href="https://www.diglib.org/2025-dlf-forum-program-now-available/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.diglib.org/2025-dlf-forum-program-now-available/</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/digitallibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitallibraries</a>

OpenAIREShowcase your prototype, get feedback, and share ideas with researchers from the world of Digital Libraries, Information Retrieval, and beyond.Demos Tampere, Finland | Sept 23–26 Deadline: June 12 (AoE)🔗 <a href="https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcademicTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicTwitter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GLAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GLAM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TPDL2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPDL2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a>

George MacgregorGreat keynote from Toma yesterday morning at <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/CoLIS2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoLIS2025</a>. I resonated with many of the arguments he was making.Toma's slides are now available here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15605709" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15605709</a><a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/GLAMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GLAMR</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digitization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitization</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenScience</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenResearch</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/ResearchData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResearchData</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dariaheu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dariaheu</a>

George MacgregorLast day of <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/CoLIS2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoLIS2025</a>. Today kicks off with a keynote from Toma Tasovac, Director of <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dariaheu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dariaheu</a>. Topic of conversation? 'Imprisoned by the Print Mind? Rethinking <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> for the 21st Century'<a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a>

George MacgregorA reminder that there still time to apply for our Digital Library Systems Developer post at the University of Glasgow. All the details are in the toot below. Join us!! 😃 <a href="https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c/114465524204724701" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c/114465524204724701</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalArchives</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/GLAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GLAM</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repositories</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenResearch</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#systems</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#developer</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jobs</a>

Neil FitzgeraldOn the way to sunny <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/Leeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leeds</a> for the <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/IIIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IIIF</a> 2025 conference: <a href="https://iiif.io/event/2025/leeds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://iiif.io/event/2025/leeds/</a> where I will be presenting at the Showcase on using IIIF for <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> and <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ML</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/dh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dh</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DigitalScholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalScholarship</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a>

OpenAIRECall for Demos is Open!Submit your cutting-edge prototypes & tools to the TPDL 2025 Demonstration Track, where innovation meets impact in Digital Libraries & GLAM.Tampere, Finland | 23 - 26 Sept 25 Deadline: June 12, 2025 <a href="https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TPDL2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPDL2025</a>

George MacgregorAnother great opportunity to join us at the University of Glasgow, as we invest and expand our digital capacity in <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digitallibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitallibraries</a>, <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digitalarchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalarchives</a>, <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a> and <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digitalcollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalcollections</a>!This particular post is Digital Research Collections Coordinator, overseeing the management and development of curated digital collections. Potential for some interesting <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> wrangling too! Details below.Digital Research Collections Co-ordinator <a href="https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/digital-research-collections-co-ordinator" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/digital-research-collections-co-ordinator</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glasgow</a>

ALA Editions | Neal-SchumanNow shipping! Providing concrete guidance on integrating accessibility into all aspects of a library’s digital work, this book will serve as your one-stop guide to accessibility standards, processes, and best practices. <a href="https://alastore.ala.org/dahdbkl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alastore.ala.org/dahdbkl</a><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/digitallibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitallibraries</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/ALA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ALA</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/AmericanLibraryAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanLibraryAssociation</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/LIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LIS</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/MLIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MLIS</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/librarianship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#librarianship</a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/InformationScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InformationScience</a>

infoDOCKETOAPEN Shares 2025 Strategic Priorities <a href="https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1348" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1348</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/digitallibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitallibraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scholcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scholcomm</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsMorocco’s National Library Embraces Digitisation – A Leap Forward for PublishingThe agreement marks a pivotal moment for the publishing and cultural sectors, aiming to make the library’s resources more accessible to citizens across the Kingdom. <a href="https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/18/moroccos-national-library-embraces-digitisation-a-leap-forward-for-publishing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/18/moroccos-national-library-embraces-digitisation-a-leap-forward-for-publishing/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Morocco</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Moroccolibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moroccolibraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Moroccopublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moroccopublishing</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsDigitisation at Pakistan’s National Library: Preserving Heritage Amid ChallengesThe National Library’s efforts, widely praised for promoting education, art, and cultural heritage, represent a vital endeavour in safeguarding Pakistan’s intellectual… <a href="https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/15/digitisation-at-pakistans-national-library-preserving-heritage-amid-challenges/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/15/digitisation-at-pakistans-national-library-preserving-heritage-amid-challenges/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pakistan</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Pakistanlibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pakistanlibraries</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Pakistanlibrarydigitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pakistanlibrarydigitisation</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

George MacgregorLike metadata? Passionate about open knowledge?! Then you might like to come work at the University of Glasgow on our Enlighten repositories. Full-time, open-ended contract.Full details below!<a href="https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-library-assistant-enlighten" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-library-assistant-enlighten</a><a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metadata</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repositories</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenKnowledge</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glasgow</a>

George MacgregorInspiring musings by <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@brewsterkahle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@brewsterkahle</a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a> blog."Our evolving digital age can be our next <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Carnegie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Carnegie</a> moment or it can be a <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Library</a> of Alexandria moment. It is up to us."Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/internetarchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internetarchive</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#preservation</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#equity</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAccess</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a>

George MacgregorHere's the slide deck I presented this afternoon at <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/THEdigitalUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#THEdigitalUK</a> -- Revisiting the importance of persistence in the scholarly web (with a particular reference to digital repositories) <a href="https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/352395/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/352395/</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repositories</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/repository" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repository</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/persistence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#persistence</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/CoolURIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoolURIs</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/scholcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scholcomm</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a>

George MacgregorProf. Paul Gooding presenting at <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/THEdigitalUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#THEdigitalUK</a> about outcomes from the Digital Library Futures project, exploring challenges associated with non-print legal deposit (especially user-interaction challenges).See: <a href="https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a>

internetarchiveMore books & periodicals are online than any library can hold. Should we rethink how we access & navigate them?@BBCWorldService The Forum explores the past, present & future of libraries with Brewster Kahle, Randa Chidiac & Dr. Andrew Hui.🎧 Listen now: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5n0l" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5n0l</a><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/FutureOfLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FutureOfLibraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/KnowledgeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowledgeForAll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@brewsterkahle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@brewsterkahle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a>

George MacgregorAnother blog post from one of our Arts Library Associates, coordinated by my colleague here at University of Glasgow. In this post Cassie Vaden delivers an overview of digitising flat materials, "allowing you to access priceless artifacts and records from the comfort of your own home."Digitisation of UofG's Collections: A Primer <a href="https://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/digitisation-of-uofgs-collections-a-primer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/digitisation-of-uofgs-collections-a-primer/</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digitization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitization</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/digipres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digipres</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalArchives</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLibraries</a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glasgow</a>

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