Dr. Trudi Bellardo Hahn Named NCLIS Executive Director
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U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Source: NCLIS It's Permanent: Dr. Trudi Bellardo Hahn Named NCLIS Executive Director (PDF)
"Dr. Hahn, who has served as the Commission?s Interim Executive Director since November, was named to the position on April 30. Prior to coming to the Commission, Dr. Hahn was Manager of Library User Education Services and Adjunct Professor at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, with prior positions as training specialist with the Maryland State Department of Education, Director of Professional Development for the Special Libraries Association, Associate Professor at Catholic University, and Assistant Professor and Data Services."
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Digital Preservation
Source: LC Library of Congress and National Science Foundation Announce Research Awards of $3 Million To Advance Digital Preservation
List of awards is inlcuded. "The Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) and the National Science Foundation today awarded eleven university teams a total of $3 million to undertake pioneering research to support the long-term management of digital information. These awards are the outcome of a partnership between the two agencies to develop the first digital-preservation research grants program."
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Archives--Training
Source: International Council on Archives Section on Archival Education and Training
New, Training in the archives and records management field: "Training the Trainer" pack released for feedback
"This resource pack is intended for anyone who wants some guidance or direction in planning, organising and delivering effective training for both professionals and support staff. The bulk of the pack addresses the various techniques for delivering training but it also covers the practical administrative tasks that are essential for successful training courses and which underpin the training content.
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Technology Books
Source: O'Reilly Radar Book Sales as a Technology Trend Indicator
"Based on data from Neilsen Bookscan, which aggregates point-of-sale data from about 70% of US bookstores, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and many smaller chains and leading independent bookstores, computer book sales, which have been falling by about 20% a year since 2001, have stabilized, and started to climb again."
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