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Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
February's monthly newsletter from the LC Labs team.
Posted in: Computational Research, Digital Content, digital humanities, Digital Preservation, digital scholarship, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Open Research, Outreach and Events, Publications and Resources
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
The Machine Learning + Libraries Summit Event Summary is now available as a downloadable report on labs.loc.gov. This document includes more detailed information about the conference proceedings. It broadly summarizes recurring themes of discussion and compiles the outputs of the small group activities.
Posted in: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Research, Digital Content, digital humanities, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Publications and Resources
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
This is a guest post from LC Labs Senior Innovation Specialist Laurie Allen. This is the second post in a series where we are sharing experiences from the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud. The series began with an introductory post. Learn about the grant on the experiments page, and see the …
Posted in: Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud, Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, digital scholarship, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Open Data, Open Research, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Publications and Resources, Tools and Infrastructure, University Librarians
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
LC LABS LETTER A Monthly Roundup of News and Thoughts from the Library of Congress Labs Team The Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud Project is HIRING! Come join the Mellon-funded Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud Project as one of two digital scholarship specialists! The positions will be funded for three years and will …
Posted in: Computational Research, Data Librarianship, Digital Content, digital humanities, digital scholarship, Education and Training, Inside the Library, Open Data, Outreach and Events, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Eileen J. Manchester
This is a guest post by Leah Weinryb-Grohsgal from the Digital Strategy Directorate. Leah outlines below some of the major milestones reached by the Directorate in 2019. Looking Back and Looking Forward Exciting changes are afoot for digital transformation at the Library of Congress! This post reviews some of the things we did last year …
Posted in: Computational Research, Digital Content, digital scholarship, Inside the Library, Open Data, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Meghan Ferriter
Discussion of the progress toward the goals of the five year plan described in Collecting Digital Content at the Library of Congress, with emphasis on the six objectives of the framework and a list of notable accomplishments in FY2019.
Posted in: Digital Content, Inside the Library, Open Access
Posted by: Abbey Potter
A lab is where experimental and research-focused tools, methods, and services are incubated. The starting premise for a lab is often wanting to spur change and make space for new practice and new people. Yet calling something a lab can also signal separation between traditional services and new approaches. Labs, and innovation in general, can …
Posted in: Digital Content, digital scholarship, Inside the Library, Open Research, Partners and Collaboration
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
Today’s guest post is from Charlotte Kostelic, a Digital Collections Specialist within the Digital Content Management Section of the Library of Congress. The move toward publishing research through open publishing models is growing internationally, but in Latin America, Open Access (OA) publishing is growing at a faster rate than elsewhere. Recent studies suggest 51-95% of …
Posted in: Guest Posts, Inside the Library, Open Access
Posted by: Jesse Johnston
In September, the Library hosted a Library Carpentry workshop to help library staff develop advanced digital skills and explore tools useful for managing digital collections and metadata. Building on the Library’s previous Software Carpentry workshop, the 2018 workshop presented an opportunity for us to explore the growing “Library Carpentry” curriculum. This effort, which adopts the …
Posted in: Digital Content, Inside the Library, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure, University Librarians