High ebook prices ‘unsustainable,’ says city’s top librarian (Toronto Star)
Library Braille and Talking Book Program Releases App for Android Devices (LOC)
Trash to treasure: Retro computer, software collection helps National Library access digital pieces (ABC.net.au)
Bishop Museum unveils new online database of Hawaiian fishhooks (Hawai’i Magazine)
UNESCO Publishes New Study: “Countering Online Hate Speech” (Infodocket)
LGBT Collections moving to new call number area (Los Angeles Public Library)
Arizona: City of Nogales Closes Libraries Out of Frustration With County (Infodocket)
Rare Recordings of Music Greats Come to Southern Folklife Collection (UNC)
New York City Council Provides an Additional $39 Million in FY 2016 Budget For NYC Libraries (Infodocket)
Digital Collections:
Free the Data: FEMA’s New Data Visualization Tool (FEMA)
Primary Documents: U.S. State Department Releases Country Reports on Terrorism 2014 (Infodocket)
Smithsonian Releases More Than 4 Million Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Records Online, Crowdsourcing Project Begins (Infodocket)
Consumer Safety: VINs of Affected Vehicles in Massive Airbag Recall Now Searchable Using NHTSA’s Lookup Tool (Infodocket)
History: “Seven Sisters Partners Launch New Archives Project: College Women” (Infodocket)
About once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about digital collections available online. I also post other links of interest about the digital life on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.