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University of Hawaii: UH acquires Hawaiʻi Tenri Library collection. “University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hamilton Library will receive the collections of the Hawaiʻi Tenri Library—one of North America’s largest Japanese-language community libraries—after its closure on December 13, 2025 after more than four decades of serving Hawaiʻi’s Japanese-language readers. The collections will […]

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Closer Look: Library Collections Pages

June 24, 2025, Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Many of the online collections from the Library of Congress include tools to help researchers, including student researchers, find what they need in the collection. Exploring those expert resources early in their research process can give students valuable context, a better understanding of what might be in the collection, and can help them decide whether or not to examine the collection further, reducing frustration and improving search results.

Though the available information varies by collection, collections typically include a tab “About this Collection” as well as the “Collection Items” tab. Some collections also have a tab of “Articles and Essays” for additional context. The left navigation of the “About…” page links to related resources, when available, and includes information about “Rights and Access.”

Featured Content, a carousel highlighting select items, is a prominent feature of the “About this Collection” pages. Students might browse the carousel to get a sense of the kinds of items in the collection, or they might select an item and examine it to glean information and to generate questions to inspire and focus additional research.

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Core’s Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) journal has selected Joanna DiPasquale as its new assistant editor. As the Director of Content and Digital Library Systems at Union College, Joanna has more than 25 years experience in academic library technology and management. In her current role, she oversees the acquisitions, cataloging/metadata, collection development, digital […]

https://alacorenews.org/2025/06/04/joanna-dipasquale-appointed-assistant-editor-of-information-technology-and-libraries/

In "Getting There from Here: A Path to Preserve Digital Collections" University of Pittsburgh Library System staff provide an update on ongoing digital preservation work, including their experiences integrating their Islandora and Preservica instances and the workflow to transfer archival scans to Preservica. #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation #LibraryCollections

Watch at: https://youtu.be/WP4CNOftj0c