Announcements
April 12, 2017
Educopia’s ETDplus Toolkit is now live!
The IMLS-funded ETDplus Toolkit is an approach to improving student and faculty research output management. Focusing on the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) as a mile-marker in a student’s research trajectory, it provides in-time advice to students and faculty about avoiding common digital loss scenarios for the ETD and all of its affiliated files. The ETDplus Toolkit provides free … Continue reading Educopia’s ETDplus Toolkit is now live!
February 17, 2017
MetaArchive Cooperative Receives 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award
The MetaArchive Cooperative was bestowed the 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award for its commendable work in the digital preservation field. This award pays tribute to individuals or groups that “foster collaboration for preservation” by demonstrating leadership, vision and initiative to ensure libraries, archives and historical institutions protect cultural patrimony. The MetaArchive Cooperative is an … Continue reading MetaArchive Cooperative Receives 2017 George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award
January 18, 2017
Educopia Study Finds Library, Archives, and Museum Employees Asking for Professional Development
ATLANTA – January 18, 2017 – Today, Educopia released its Self-Identified Library, Archives, and Museum Professional Development Needs 2016 Edition report revealing a strong shared desire for continuing education and professional development across these cultural fields. Sixty-nine percent of library, archives and museum (LAM) professionals surveyed indicated having a “high-level” of interest in continuing education and professional … Continue reading Educopia Study Finds Library, Archives, and Museum Employees Asking for Professional Development
August 16, 2016
Presentation by Educopia’s Sam Meister at IFLA 2016 mentioned in ALA Article
Disaster preparedness is often discussed in human terms: how to prevent loss of life or home during or in the aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster. But what about our library collections? How can we keep them safe in times of trouble? “Preparing for Disasters: Methods and Case Studies for the Safeguarding of Documentary … Continue reading Presentation by Educopia’s Sam Meister at IFLA 2016 mentioned in ALA Article
January 22, 2016
Public libraries share their digitization success stories
From ALA member news CHICAGO— Digitizing your collection is not only a great way to increase access to your materials, it also engages patrons on a whole new level and helps communicate your library’s value. But with staff time and resources already spread thin, it can be a challenge to plan and undertake a digitization … Continue reading Public libraries share their digitization success stories
November 6, 2015
Publication Announcement: LAM Education Needs Assessments: Bridging the Gaps
Authored by Christina Drummond, Tom Clareson, Laurie Gemmill Arp, and Katherine Skinner, LAM Education Needs Assessments: Bridging the Gaps aims to introduce guiding principles and practices for CE/PD needs assessments from beyond the Library, Archives, and Museum (LAM) spheres of reference. A literature review section highlights needs assessment research from other fields (e.g., higher education, nonprofit … Continue reading Publication Announcement: LAM Education Needs Assessments: Bridging the Gaps
March 11, 2015
Resource Released – Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Cost Questions for Digital Preservation
The MetaArchive Cooperative is pleased to make available a new cost resource to assist institutions with their comparative analyses of various digital preservation solutions, both community-based solutions (e.g., MetaArchive) as well as vendor-based solutions. Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Cost Questions for Digital Preservation Features and functionality of a solution are important, but those are … Continue reading Resource Released – Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Cost Questions for Digital Preservation
September 15, 2014
BitCurator Consortium Launches
The Educopia Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the BitCurator Consortium (BCC), a new independent, community-led membership association to support the curation of born- digital materials by libraries, archives, and museums. Members of the BitCurator user community have founded BCC to enhance, promote, and explore this growing area of professional activity. “Managing born-digital … Continue reading BitCurator Consortium Launches
September 11, 2014
Two-Year IMLS Grant Awarded to Study Management of Supplemental Data for ETDs
The Educopia Institute is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year National Leadership Grant by the IMLS to study the preservation of supplemental data for ETDs. Joining Educopia on the ETDplus project are a variety of partners from academic libraries and ETD service providers, including: bepress, Carnegie Mellon University, Colorado State University, Indiana … Continue reading Two-Year IMLS Grant Awarded to Study Management of Supplemental Data for ETDs
September 10, 2014
Three year IMLS Grant Awarded to Strengthen Leadership Education in Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Educopia is pleased to announce it has been awarded a three-year Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to establish a Nexus Leadership Lab to enhance leadership education available to cultural organizations. The Nexus project brings together many established leadership program providers including the American Association … Continue reading Three year IMLS Grant Awarded to Strengthen Leadership Education in Archives, Libraries, and Museums
June 27, 2013
2013 Society of American Archivists Award for Educopia Publication
Press release from Society of American Archivists June 27, 2013: Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation, edited by Dr. Nancy Y. McGovern (the volume editor) and Dr. Katherine Skinner (the series editor), is the recipient of the Preservation Publication Award given by the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The award will be presented at a … Continue reading 2013 Society of American Archivists Award for Educopia Publication
November 3, 2009
Library of Congress Selects the MetaArchive Cooperative as a Continuing Partner in the National Digital Preservation Program
The MetaArchive Cooperative, an independent, international membership association that coordinates collaborative and distributed digital preservation solutions for cultural memory organizations, has received $659,052 to preserve our nation’s at-risk digital materials as part of the Library of Congress’s award-winning National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). With this funding, the Cooperative will continue to encourage … Continue reading Library of Congress Selects the MetaArchive Cooperative as a Continuing Partner in the National Digital Preservation Program
March 22, 2007
Emory University’s MetaScholar Initiative Receives $1,125,000 to Preserve Our Digital History
The advent of digital technologies has presented society with a new challenge—how will we preserve the digital files that already comprise the bulk of the 21st century’s historical record, from government documents to scientific experiment results, from family videos to newscasts, and from email to blogs? How can we ensure that future generations will have … Continue reading Emory University’s MetaScholar Initiative Receives $1,125,000 to Preserve Our Digital History