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Library and Archives Preservation. And stuff.

CLOCKSS has now publicly announced they have triggered the chemistry journal _Heterocycles_, and that copies are now freely available at EDINA at the University of Edinburgh, and at Stanford: https://clockss.org/triggered-content/heterocycles/

(I'm going to double-check the volumes are accessible from outside my campus, and if so hope to list the now-opened journal on Online Books shortly.)

Heterocycles - CLOCKSS

CLOCKSS
Nice report by @JenHoward on the nature of university libraries in the current moment: “What Brings Gen Z to the Library?”: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-03-11-what-brings-gen-z-to-the-library
What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. ...

EdSurge
Capacity Building for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Archives FY25 grant https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/hbcu-archives #archives #grant #hbcu
Capacity Building for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Archives

FY 2025 Grant Announcement: (Initial) Through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the National Archives support projects that promote access to America’s historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture.

National Archives
@stephestellar seriously. I will pay in September when my dues are one month past due!
Looks like the same attack that took down the British Library for so long also targeted the US Library of Congress, but good multifactor auth and fast action from their IT and security staff protected them. https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/05/thwarted-cyberattack-targeted-library-congress-tandem-october-british-library-breach/396399/
Thwarted cyberattack targeted Library of Congress in tandem with October British Library breach

Multifactor authentication prevented hackers from accessing the U.S. institution’s systems in the October campaign, documents show.

Nextgov.com
@dsalo @edsu blockchain would have meant investing money to overhaul existing tech infrastructure. AI means investing in systems to eliminate labor.

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Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France

https://archivalia.hypotheses.org/200223

#bookhistory #library #fedihum #histodons

Academic journals can price gouge because universities are relieved to be able to outsource performance reviews of PhD students and faculty to them

(From https://profilebooks.com/work/the-unaccountability-machine/ )

The Unaccountability Machine - Profile Books

Profile Books
@overholt yeah, cursing that Houghton couldn’t maintain stable environmental conditions for the past 82 years.