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Posted by: Trevor Owens
Every year the Library of Congress brings on a cohort of junior fellows to help expand access and use of collections. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic this program shifted to be entirely virtual in 2020. We are thrilled to have Randi Proescholdt, a graduate student from the University of Illinois’ School of Information Science, …
Posted in: Interviews
Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
Special Edition: Contracting opportunities!! This time-sensitive message about open procurements comes between our normal monthly updates. Please share widely share with any lists, people, or groups who might be interested! Note: Federal hiring and procurement rules prohibit us from answering questions about open opportunities – please use the contact info provided in the listing. Current Opportunities …
Posted in: Digital Content
Posted by: Trevor Owens
I’m thrilled to share that Mark Lopez has joined the Digital Content Management section as a new Digital Collections Specialist. To that end, I’m also excited to share this interview as part of our occasional series where we learn more about the background, experience, and interests of the people that support the Library of Congress …
Posted in: Interviews
Posted by: Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal
Digital collections in libraries are vast—and growing, as we continue to digitize cultural heritage materials and acquire new born digital collections. At the same time, the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence has grown exponentially. At LC Labs, we explore how technology can help fulfill the Library of Congress’s vision that “all Americans are …
Posted in: Digital Content
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
This blog post introduces Kathleen O'Neill and Chad Conrady, the 2020 Staff Innovators with LC Labs.
Posted in: Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Insights Interview, Open Research, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
Call for readers to fill out a feedback survey about the Signal blog.
Posted in: Digital Content, Outreach and Events
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
Today’s guest post is from Dr. Victoria Van Hyning, who served as a By the People Community Manager at the Library from 2018-2020. Starting in Fall 2020, she will be an Assistant Professor of Library Innovation at the University of Maryland iSchool, where she will continue her research on crowdsourcing, outreach, and inclusion. The …
Posted in: By the People Transcription Program, Crowdsourcing, Guest Posts
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
June's monthly newsletter from the LC Labs team.
Posted in: Computational Research, Digital Content, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, Open Data, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Pedro Gonzalez-Fernandez
Friends, data wranglers, lend me your ears; The Library of Congress’ Selected Datasets Collection is now live! You can now download datasets of the Simple English Wikipedia, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, sports economic data, half a million emails from Enron, and urban soil lead abatement from this online collection. This initial set of …
Posted in: Digital Content