Reports: Microsoft is Closing Its Employee Library and Cutting Back on Subscriptions www.infodocket.com/2026/01/15/r... #libraries #speciallibraries

This article examines the Diskovery Pilot at @natlibscot.bsky.social, highlighting key challenges in profiling disk collections and how a two-year pilot is shaping #AudioVisual #preservation best practices. 💿

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COLUMN: SPECIAL LIBRARIES, SPECIAL CHALLENGES Rediscovering our legacy: Reviving and reconstructing the archives of NORC at the University of Chicago Andrew Thompson The Bridge, National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) began by collecting data for the U.S. government during WWII. In 1947, it moved to the University of Chicago to broaden its work. NORC remains independent but closely connected to the University, with faculty on its board and early offices on campus. The NORC Library and Archives are located within the Bridge, a group of research centers focused on connecting academic work with practical impact. Historically used only in-house, the Archives were rarely promoted due to proprietary content and limited access policies. While some NORC data, like the General Social Survey, are public, most are not. The Bridge Archives now aim to expand access—an ambitious effort to support future research and preserve the collection. The long-term goal for access includes a reading room and a public finding aid, and NORC looks forward to welcoming researchers in the near future. public services Quarterly 2025

Our latest #SpecialLibraries column takes a look at the history and revitalization of the #archives of @norc.org at University of Chicago as #librarians and staff look to expand access and preserve the historic collection.

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SPECIAL LIBRARIES, SPECIAL CHALLENGES An ethical framework for access to problematic historical medical films Katie Lattala, Mohammad Hosseinib, and Kristi Holmes Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Medical films, once a staple of medical education in the twentieth century, are now scarce collection items. Many 16 mm films have been weeded from collections because of their outdated content and obsolete format, and those that remain can suffer rapid deterioration from improper storage conditions. Digitization is imperative to preserve these remnants of our cultural heritage. After digitization is complete and rights are cleared, libraries typically make their collections openly accessible online, but this practice is sometimes complicated due to the content of historical medical films. Without a mechanism to regulate patron access to films with potentially problematic content, libraries must tightly restrict these newly preserved resources. This paper presents a framework that defines problematic content based on four criteria and proposes a tiered approach to access.

In the latest #SpecialLibraries Special Challenges column, medical school #librarians and faculty detail their approach to an ethical framework for providing tiered digital access to problematic historical medical films.

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Public Services Quarterly New Issue Released Volume 21, Issue 1, 2025

📣A new PSQ issue is out!✨

Our current issue covers a variety of #publicservices topics including #speciallibraries, #ethics, #dataliteracy, #universaldesign, #oneshotinstruction, #fairuse and #copyright resources, #socialmedia, #AI, #ebooks, and more!

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