New Digital Production Resource - Image Defects Page
The latest version of the Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources Quality Assurance image defect page is now “live” and made freely available to the cultural heritage and library communities.
"Library Treasures Roadshow" Travels to Hopkins Marine Station
Last week the Miller Library hosted the second "Library Treasures Roadshow" event. The first, held in San Francisco last November, was a huge success, so the library decided to take it a bit farther. Daniel Hartwig cherry picked items from University Archives, Roberto Trujillo, John Mustain and David Jordan selected unique volumes from Special Collections, Jerry McBride brought jewels from the Archive of Recorded Sound, Julie Sweetkind-Singer rolled up an impressive array of historic regional maps, and Annette Keogh chose treasures from the Steinbeck archives.
iBooks Publishing Seminar at Cubberley - June 5th and 7th
What: iBook Training Sessions
When: June 5th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm & June 7th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm and 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Cubberley
We are excited to announce upcoming iBooks training sessions. Following the response to our last seminar, we have created 3 sessions to accommodate the variance in schedules especially as we near the end of quarter. The purpose of this session will be to introduce users to the recently released Apple iBooks publishing application.
SULAIR Job Opportunities - May 29, 2012
SULAIR has the following new positions this week:
Storage Facility Worker, Stanford University Libraries (#47825)
SAGE Publications Renews Partnership with HighWire
SAGE Publications, IPG's 2012 Publisher of the Year, is proud to announce the renewal of its strategic partnership with HighWire Press and their award-winning electronic publishing organization.
News for East Bay Commuters
New Dumbarton Express route between the East Bay and Stanford will start on July 2
The service will offer new Wi-Fi on all buses and increased service frequency.
Library Concierge 4: Digital Humanities, May 23
Concierge 4: Digital Humanities Support
- Tue 5/22, 10:00 am
- Wed 5/23, 10:00 am
- Wed 5/23, 3:00 pm
Reminder that there will be no Concierge session in June, but sign-ups are open now for the July sessions (Concierge 5: Humanities Branches (Art & VRC, Music & ARS).
HighWire News: Colloquium on Rethinking the Future of Scientific Communication
In March 2012, an impressive roster of leaders in the technology and communication industries (including: Anurag Acharaya, Google Scholar; Phil Bourne, PLoS Computational Biology; Paul Saffo, Foresight, Discern Analytics; among other accomplished editors, librarians, publishers and graduate students) participated in a colloquium on the Stanford University campus.
SULAIR Job Opportunities - May 22, 2012
SULAIR has the following new position this week:
Library Specialist, Acquisitions Assistant/Ordering, Stanford Law Library - Law School (#47776)
Community Conversation on Georgia State Copyright Case
The UMUC Center for Intellectual Property is hosting an online community conversation:
Hot Topics in Copyright and Fair Use
Including the GSU Case Decision and its Implications
The GSU case has been closely watched by universities throughout the country, and the decision has implications for Fair Use.
Stanford is a member of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), and SULAIR staff can attend this event for free after registering with CIP. To register:
