September 13, 2023

Library of Congress: Innovator in Residence Invites Public to Experience Chinatown Reconstruction

Library of Congress: Innovator in Residence Invites Public to Experience Chinatown Reconstruction. “Artist, educator and 2023 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren is inviting the public to visit an immersive 3D reconstruction of historic Providence, Rhode Island’s Chinatown in 1914, recreated using archival photographs and records from the Library’s collection. The model is the first part of Yoo Warren’s project, Seeing Lost Enclaves: Relational Reconstructions of Erased Historic Neighborhoods of Color, which aims to unearth lost histories from across the United States.”

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September 9, 2023

Smithsonian: Smithsonian’s National Zoo Hosts Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1

Smithsonian: Smithsonian’s National Zoo Hosts Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. “The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) will celebrate its three giant pandas before the bears depart for China later this year. Visitors are invited to join the Panda Palooza, a nine-day onsite and online series of events in honor of 25-year-old Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), 26-year-old Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN) and 3-year-old Xiao Qi Ji (SHIAU-chi-ji) from Sept. 23 to Oct. 1.”

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September 7, 2023

Open and Engaged 2023: Community over Commercialisation (British Library Digital Scholarship Blog)

British Library Digital Scholarship Blog: Open and Engaged 2023: Community over Commercialisation. “The British Library is delighted to host its annual Open and Engaged Conference on Monday 30 October, in-person and online, as part of International Open Access Week. In line with this year’s #OAWeek theme: Open and Engaged 2023: Community over Commercialisation will address approaches and practices to open scholarship that prioritise the best interests of the public and the research community.”

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September 6, 2023

Library of Congress Blog: The Web Archiving Team Answers Questions About the Web Archives

Library of Congress Blog: The Web Archiving Team Answers Questions About the Web Archives. “Have you ever wondered what exactly is web archiving? How the Library select which websites to preserve? Or how you would find and search the web archives? The Web Archiving Team’s Senior Digital Collection Specialists gathered to answer these questions and more in a live webinar during the Preservation Directorate’s celebration of Preservation Week. If you missed it, we have good news– a video is now available to watch on the Library’s website, and you can also read a short summary of the presentation here.”

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September 4, 2023

US Department of Education: Announcing the 9th Annual ED Games Expo

US Department of Education: Announcing the 9th Annual ED Games Expo. “The ED Games Expo is the annual public showcase of game-changing education technology (EdTech) innovations created through more than 50 programs at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and across government. The multi-day event engages a broad audience, including EdTech developers and researchers, organizations across the education ecosystem, students and educators, members of the public including families and children, and representatives and leaders from Federal agencies and offices.” The event includes both in-person and virtual components.

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August 30, 2023

USPTO: Transitioning from TESS to new search

USPTO: Transitioning from TESS to new search. “Did you know the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) will soon be replaced by a new public trademark search system? Do you want to learn how to use your advanced TESS searching skills with the new system? Join our free experienced practitioner training webinar on Tuesday, September 19, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET.”

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August 27, 2023

WordPress: The Future of WordPress & What’s Next for Gutenberg

WordPress: The Future of WordPress & What’s Next for Gutenberg. “Nearly 2,000 attendees gathered for two days of keynotes, sessions, and community-building conversations at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in the largest attended WordCamp US ever. Saturday’s sessions concluded with back-to-back keynotes by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy.”

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July 16, 2023

Introducing Open Culture Live: A Webinar Series (Creative Commons)

Creative Commons: Introducing Open Culture Live: A Webinar Series. “The CC Open Culture Team is excited to announce a new webinar series, Open Culture Live. This series will feature conversations with experts on a number of topics, from the basics of open culture to discussions about traditional knowledge, artificial intelligence, respectful terminologies in collections, and more.”

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July 7, 2023

British Library UK Web Archive Blog: RESAW 2023 Conference Report from the UK Web Archive

British Library UK Web Archive Blog: RESAW 2023 Conference Report from the UK Web Archive. “2023 was the fifth RESAW conference. RESAW stands for Research Infrastructure for the Study of Archived Web Materials. It was established in 2012, aims to promote a collaborative European research infrastructure for the study of archived web materials and holds a conference every two years. The 2023 conference was held in Marseille from June 5-6 under the theme ‘Exploring the Archived Web During a Highly Transformative Age’.”

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June 28, 2023

Furman University: Summer institute ‘Reconstructing the Black Archive’ aims to create a more complete picture of history

Furman University: Summer institute ‘Reconstructing the Black Archive’ aims to create a more complete picture of history. “Twenty-four scholars from across the country will spend three weeks in South Carolina, learning how to teach and tell a more complete picture of American history, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. ‘Reconstructing the Black Archive,’ a summer institute run by Furman University and Clemson University, will send the scholars, most of whom teach undergraduate students, into churches, historical associations, museums and other sources to learn to recover missing, often intentionally buried, histories.”

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June 26, 2023

Library of Congress: Library of Congress National Book Festival Partners with PBS Books to Share Voices from the Festival with Viewers Nationwide

Library of Congress: Library of Congress National Book Festival Partners with PBS Books to Share Voices from the Festival with Viewers Nationwide. “Book lovers across the nation can join the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival on PBS Books, which will host a series of virtual interviews with some of the festival’s featured authors beginning July 20 in partnership with PBS stations across the country.”

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June 7, 2023

Brookings Institution: Online Speech After Gonzalez v. Google

Brookings Institution: Online Speech After Gonzalez v. Google. “In spring 2023, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on Gonzales v. Google, it seemed possible that the Court might upend the future of internet law by significantly narrowing the scope of Section 230, the law that protects online platforms from liability for third-party content. Instead, the Court disposed of the case without ruling on Section 230. But how long will this status quo remain in place? On June 21, join Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution for an in-person panel discussion on what’s next for online speech after Gonzalez.” There will also be a webcast.

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June 5, 2023

Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote (Ars Technica)

Ars Technica: Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote. “At 10 am Pacific Time (1 pm EDT) this Monday, June 5, Apple will host the keynote presentation at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The streaming/in-person hybrid event will include new announcements about iOS, macOS, and much more—probably including Apple’s new mixed reality headset. We’ll be liveblogging all the updates as they happen right here.”

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