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Another interesting paper to add to the 'to read' pile. Includes some rich looking analysis!

"This study provides evidence that thematic clustering can be a beneficial #aggregation approach, opening opportunities for studying different ways of representing and #visualizing aggregated #search results."

A study of search result aggregation approaches for the digital humanities https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70006 #retrieval #searching #DigitalHumanities #DigitalArchives #DigitalLibraries

The 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 https://2025.jcdl.org/

As we have for many years, CNI is delighted to be a cooperating organization for this important annual conference. #JCDL #JCDL25 #DigitalLibraries

🎉 Our team won the Silver Award in Design at #UCTech2025 for our work redesigning the #UCSF Industry Documents Library! Our new website launches on August 18th - Stay tuned!

https://uctechnews.ucop.edu/news-uc-tech-awards-2025-showcase-courage-and-boldness-in-transforming-technology-across-the-uc-system/

#TechAwards #DesignTeam #DigitalLibraries #HigherEdTech #library #archives

2025 DLF Forum Program Now Available https://www.diglib.org/2025-dlf-forum-program-now-available/ #libraries #digitallibraries

Showcase 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)

🔗 https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html

#AcademicTwitter #GLAM #TPDL2025 #DigitalLibraries

Great keynote from Toma yesterday morning at #CoLIS2025. I resonated with many of the arguments he was making.

Toma's slides are now available here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15605709

#DigitalHumanities #DigitalLibraries #GLAMR #digitization #infrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchData @dariaheu

Last day of #CoLIS2025. Today kicks off with a keynote from Toma Tasovac, Director of @dariaheu. Topic of conversation? 'Imprisoned by the Print Mind? Rethinking #Libraries for the 21st Century'

#DigitalLibraries #DigitalHumanities

A 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!! 😃
https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c/114465524204724701 #DigitalLibraries #DigitalArchives #GLAM #repositories #OpenResearch #software #systems #developer #jobs

On the way to sunny #Leeds for the #IIIF 2025 conference: https://iiif.io/event/2025/leeds/ where I will be presenting at the Showcase on using IIIF for #AI and #ML #dh #DigitalScholarship #DigitalLibraries

Call 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
https://tpdl2025.github.io/Calls/demos.html

#DigitalLibraries #TPDL2025

Another great opportunity to join us at the University of Glasgow, as we invest and expand our digital capacity in #digitallibraries, #digitalarchives, #DigitalHumanities and #digitalcollections!

This particular post is Digital Research Collections Coordinator, overseeing the management and development of curated digital collections. Potential for some interesting #data wrangling too! Details below.

Digital Research Collections Co-ordinator https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/digital-research-collections-co-ordinator #Glasgow

Now 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. https://alastore.ala.org/dahdbkl

#libraries #library #accessibility #digitallibraries #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #librarianship #InformationScience

The image shows a book cover titled "The Digital Accessibility Handbook for Libraries" alongside a person using a braille display with a laptop. The book cover features a deep blue background and a colorful illustration. It includes symbols like an ear, eye, sound wave, and magnifying glass, representing accessibility concepts. There are abstract shapes and a figure reaching towards icons, symbolizing interaction. Next to the book lies an individual wearing headphones, using their left hand to read a braille strip while a laptop is open in front of them.

OAPEN Shares 2025 Strategic Priorities https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1348 #books #digitallibraries #libraries #scholcomm

Morocco’s National Library Embraces Digitisation – A Leap Forward for Publishing

The 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.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/18/moroccos-national-library-embraces-digitisation-a-leap-forward-for-publishing/

#DigitalLibraries #Libraries #Morocco #Moroccolibraries #Moroccopublishing
@indieauthors

Digitisation at Pakistan’s National Library: Preserving Heritage Amid Challenges

The National Library’s efforts, widely praised for promoting education, art, and cultural heritage, represent a vital endeavour in safeguarding Pakistan’s intellectual…
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/15/digitisation-at-pakistans-national-library-preserving-heritage-amid-challenges/

#DigitalLibraries #Libraries #Pakistan #Pakistanlibraries #Pakistanlibrarydigitisation
@indieauthors

Like 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!

https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-library-assistant-enlighten

#metadata #repositories #DigitalLibraries #OpenKnowledge #Glasgow

Inspiring musings by @brewsterkahle on the @internetarchive blog.

"Our evolving digital age can be our next #Carnegie moment or it can be a #Library of Alexandria moment. It is up to us."

Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/ #DigitalLibraries #internetarchive #preservation #equity #OpenAccess #education

Here's the slide deck I presented this afternoon at #THEdigitalUK --

Revisiting the importance of persistence in the scholarly web (with a particular reference to digital repositories) https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/352395/ #repositories #repository #persistence #CoolURIs #scholcomm #DigitalLibraries

Prof. Paul Gooding presenting at #THEdigitalUK about outcomes from the Digital Library Futures project, exploring challenges associated with non-print legal deposit (especially user-interaction challenges).

See: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/235439/ #DigitalLibraries