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Item IFLA Management of Library Associations : Library Associations Contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-07-23) IFLA Management of Library Associations Section Standing CommitteeThe article is about Library Associations Contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It highlight Library Associations Future-Proofing for Global Challenges : Strategies and Innovations.Item IFLA Division Committee D Midterm Report - Istanbul(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-07) Chair IFLA Division Committee D"Global Openness" was the theme and title of the IFLA Division D Midterm meeting held at Koç University in Istanbul from 5-7 June 2024. Participants from 16 countries joined the meeting and participated in lively and productive discussions.Item Connecting and Empowering Library Publishers: An International Knowledge Exchange(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2020-03) Buggle, Jane; O'Neill, Marie; IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest GroupThe 2020 mid-term meeting was held at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway in March 2020, chaired by Lars Egeland. This event explored in greater depth themes discussed in Dublin whilst also introducing newer topics. Library publishing (including new-model university presses housed in libraries) is a growing activity in many countries around the world. The IFLA SIG aims to bring together experienced practitioners and would-be publishers to build communities of practice, to share information, and advance this exciting field of endeavor. New and emerging library publishers will gain insight into the experiences and practices of established presses, and all attendees will learn from new and innovative approaches. All the presentations and the ensuing discussions will advance the excellence and sustainability of library publishing ventures. The aim of the event was to bring together a broad spectrum of publishing programs, to exchange knowledge, present good practice, and to foster networks and mentoring relationships among library publishers at all stages, also highlighting the important role that the Library Publishing Coalition and the IFLA SIG play in this regard. The SIG meeting also invited participation by library schools and others engaged in efforts to educate the next generation of library publishers.Item Management of Information Use in Libraries: Leveraging the Role of Media(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Fuentes García, JosefaThe role of media in democracies stands as a cornerstone in classical reflections on the significance of a sector that has consistently shaped public opinion within democratic states. The right to information has, in many ways, been materialized largely due to the existence of journalism and mass media. However, the contemporary landscape demands a didactic approach to the sources of information citizens consult, as many accessible sources through networks (Internet and social media) are not journalistic in nature. Thus, the focus shifts towards the right to "accurate information." Within a parliamentary library, managing and providing access to news information must always consider that users embody the diversity of ideologies within a nation. Curating a list of news requires clear criteria regarding the sources to be used, with items explicitly stating the newspaper of origin as a sine qua non condition. In the Senate Library, the use of journalistic information is structured around several key aspects: • Facilitating parliamentary access to primary sources: Parliamentarians have access to a comprehensive collection of daily national, foreign, and local newspapers within the library premises, encompassing approximately 35 titles. • Meeting information needs through historical newspaper searches: The library subscribes to the DJX database, enabling librarians to conduct retrospective searches for parliamentary inquiries. • Custodial and preservation efforts: The library diligently preserves all copies of two national newspapers dating back to the inception of the democratic period in 1978. These preserved pages can be reproduced for users and showcased in Senate bibliographic exhibitions. • Historical complement: By preserving select titles of political newspapers and magazines from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, the library enriches its bibliographic exhibitions, providing insights into the historical backdrop of political discourse. This paper delves into the multifaceted approach taken by the Senate Library in managing and utilizing journalistic information, highlighting its crucial role in serving the informational needs of parliamentarians and preserving the historical narrative for future generations.Item Collecting Online Newspapers and Bypassing Paywalls(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Heikkinen, Jari; Chamchoon, Topi; Sairanen, Samuli; Nieminen, Joel; Haukkala, SannaThe Legal Deposit Office of the National Library of Finland has been systematically collecting articles from online newspaper sites and media platforms, as well as other web materials, since 2007. Currently, the initiative extends to around 800 Finnish newspapers and journals, engaging in an ongoing process of article harvesting. This project does not encompass the harvesting of digital editions of periodicals; therefore, it is imperative to select periodicals that provide article content on their websites. Although numerous online newspapers offer open access, the challenge persists with many being subscription-based, with articles concealed behind paywalls. Consequently, the web crawler is limited to retrieving merely images and snippets of text from the article's commencement. Confronting this impediment, the National Library of Finland has conceived a methodology for accessing articles behind paywalls. There are two primary strategies for harvesting paywalled articles: one involves IP address recognition; and the other entails obtaining login credentials directly from the newspaper publishers. These credentials are then integrated into the collection tool, facilitating the harvest. This approach necessitates a sustained partnership with publishers, especially as they frequently revise their login procedures, which in turn requires the harvesting tool to be updated with new protocols. Presently, the Library successfully collects articles behind the paywalls of approximately 100 online newspapers. Acknowledging that the endeavour to harvest paywalled articles is an ongoing task in the face of evolving technical landscapes, it is essential to remain continuously adaptable and vigilant. Nonetheless, the endeavour is useful, considering the discrepancies that may exist between the content, illustrations, and headlines in online newspapers compared to their printed counterparts. Through this paywall project, the National Library of Finland diligently addresses the complexities involved in archiving the evolving landscape of online media.Item Safeguarding Scotland's Newspapers: A Collaborative Approach to Preservation and Access(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Hutchison, ClaireThis paper presents a large-scale conservation and digitisation initiative undertaken by the National Library of Scotland (NLS), addressing the difficult conservation of newsprint, and aiming to contribute to the growing body of research on digital preservation of historical documents. This paper discusses the challenges, approach, and impact of this initiative. It aims to foster an approach that empowers local communities to explore their heritage while simultaneously offering a global platform for Scotland's vibrant press by ensuring physical access through local libraries and archives.Item Digitising and Giving Access to Newspapers in Swedish and Finnish via Collaboration Initiatives and Licensing Agreements(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Karppinen, Pirjo; Arpiainen, Hanna; Kaukonen, MinnaThe National Library of Finland (NLF) offers digitised Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland until December 1949 for open online use on https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi. Online use is based on negotiations and collaboration with the copyright organisation. These newspapers have valuable Nordic research potential for historians, genealogists, citizen scientists etc. They enrich the understanding of everyday life, culture, and society. The project was funded by foundations and conducted with the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, resulting in 3.9 million digitised pages (1940 -2016). The earlier and later Swedish-language newspapers were digitised by the NLF: 2.1 million pages. We describe examples of several cooperation initiatives and their results in this paper: with copyright organisation, publishers, and funding organisations to digitise more and widen access possibilities beyond the norm and legal deposit libraries. Cooperation has enabled the NLF to give access to Swedish-language newspapers until the end of 2018 in digital form also in selected archives. The out-of-copyright Swedish-language newspapers are now available for data mining in the Finnish Research Infrastructure Dariah (dariah.fi) too. A separate researcher agreement allows research use of Swedish-language newspapers published until 2021, in selected Finnish universities. Some Finnish-language newspapers have been digitised in NLF - publisher partnerships, e.g. the biggest title Helsingin Sanomat. Some Finnish-language newspapers have also been digitised in cooperation with a foundation, like newspapers from the Käkisalmi region in the former Finnish Karelia. Online access to these has been funded by the foundation until the 1960s. Another example of a multi-year partnership with a foundation is the digitisation of Finnish labour newspapers. Access to in-copyright papers is granted locally in labour archives. In cooperation with publishers, funds, foundations and partners, the National Library of Finland can accelerate the digitisation of cultural heritage materials and bring it to the use of citizens and researchers.Item Surveying the Prairie State: Preserving Historical Newspapers through Partnerships, Public Engagement, Best Practices, and Institutional Realities(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Knoles, Jessie; Schlaack, WilliamThis paper considers how public institutions can develop a survey to guide collaborative efforts to reach common goals in newspaper digitization. By hosting a nomination opportunity, institutions can survey the landscape of newspaper digitization needs and priorities. The lessons learned during this grant-funded proposal process provide institutions with a structure to host their own nomination opportunities or assessment surveys in order to further digitization efforts. This paper will provide an informed framework to support data-driven decisions about newspaper digitization and preservation in geographic regions with an array of institutional resources and limitations.Item Reading Between Bodies: Visual Media Literacy and Gender in Early Twentieth Century Newspaper Advertising(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Lindsey, Hannah Gale; Edsall, BrookeTo support practices in growing visual media literacy skills, one possible research strategy is to employ critical theory to contextualize print advertising over time that is intended to reinforce a cultural ideal. This research uses tools of visual analysis and contextualization to interrogate message presentation practices across historic news sources, specifically advertisements, with the goal of understanding gender stereotypes in early 20th-century news advertisements. This research is a case study that demonstrates strategies that could be employed in other research contexts, including the university classroom environment.Item Active and Retroactive Digital Newspaper Preservation(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) McDonnell, AndrewThe University of Kentucky Libraries’ (UKL) long-running efforts to document and provide access to the state’s history via newspaper preservation have necessarily evolved over the last 80 years. As news formats and preservation technologies have changed, particularly in relation to born-digital media, the libraries’ efforts have had to keep pace. The race to preserve these materials before they disappear or are locked away on media inaccessible to modern computers is not always chronologically linear, though. Digital archivists and librarians must sometimes straddle multiple generations of technology to successfully migrate, capture, and otherwise preserve digital publications, and there is no single guidebook to navigate the many ways to do so. This paper will explore ongoing efforts to preserve born-digital additions to the UKL’s Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program collection, including a discontinued bilingual newspaper that arrived in our collection as a box of 326 discs in varying states of decomposition, as well as web archiving for actively published newspapers that are entirely and exclusively online publications.Item Testing an Inductive Mixed-method Computational Approach to News Frame Analysis: An analysis of Hungarian online reporting of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine conflict(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Nagy, MihályComputational frame analysis is a highly contested, yet widely researched area of study, promising novel approaches for developing a broader understanding of news-reporting practices. Such an approach developed by Walter and Ophir (2019) is applied to inductively discover news frames used by Hungarian online news portals during the coverage of the events in Ukraine in 2014. The approach, named Analysis of Topic Model Networks, utilises LDA topic modelling and network community detection methods for inductively identifying frame packages. The applicability of the approach to Hungarian language text is explored using the BERTopic algorithm in place of LDA. Two subcorpora are analysed from the webarchive developed by Indig et al. (2019).Item Making News Usage Tangible: A Exploratory Analysis of Usage Patterns in the Texas Digital Newspaper Program(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Phillips, Mark E.; Phillips, Kristy K.; Krahmer, AnaUniversity of North Texas Libraries have been collecting, digitizing, and making accessible newspapers from around the State of Texas since 2009 and using them to build the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP). As the largest collection on The Portal to Texas History, these 980,000 newspaper issues comprise nearly half of the Portal's 2 million publicly-available items. This paper presents the outcome of an exploratory analysis of usage data for the TDNP collection, spanning 2009 to present and representing over 48 million total use events.Item Kitchen Gadgets: Newspaper Recipe Data and AI(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Jerome, Melissa; Tew, SarahRecetas de las Américas [https://recetas.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/] is a bilingual web project where users can view, browse, filter, and print recipes published between 1954 and 1960 in the newspaper, Diario las Américas (Miami, FL, USA). Launched in October 2022, the project is currently undergoing an expansion to include more than 300 recipes, all from Diario las Américas and which are available through Chronicling America, a newspaper database managed by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., USA. Recetas is a valuable project that calls attention to communities and contributors who have been historically underrepresented by traditional historical narratives, namely the Latin American immigrant community in Florida, particularly the Latina community, and women editors who were excluded from the newsroom and relegated to so-called “soft news” sections including “Del Hogar” where these recipes were published. The lightweight and mostly free and open-source technical infrastructures for data manipulation and website generation in the original version of Recetas follow minimal computing principles and have the potential to help facilitate multilingual digital publishing by underrepresented and under-resourced communities on historically marginalized topics. In scaling up the project, however, we are forced to confront AI’s potential to perpetuate existing inequalities and create new avenues for exclusion and elision from the historical record. In this paper, we discuss experimenting with AI tools to directly restructure, clean, and translate recipe text as well as to write Python code to perform these actions using traditional natural language processing resources. We will also present the findings and outputs from explorations of AI tools to generate PDF recipe cards and images of the recipes.Item High Fidelity Web Archiving of News Sites and New Media with Browsertrix(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Walsh, Tessa; Wilkinson, Henry; Kreymer, IlyaThis paper discusses how Webrecorder’s free and open source browser-based web archiving tools such as Browsertrix can and have been used by libraries and archives to create and provide access to high fidelity web archives of online news sites, social media, digital publications, digital humanities projects, and other historically difficult to preserve forms of online news media. Emphasis is placed on recently developed assistive quality assurance (QA) tools implemented in Browsertrix that allow users to assess the quality of captured content with the assistance of automatically calculated metrics such as screenshot and text comparison between the site as visited by a browser during crawling and its replay from the captured archive. This exciting new development builds on existing features which differentiate Webrecorder’s browser-based crawling from alternative web archiving methods, such as the use of browser profiles to archive material behind log-ins and on personalized social media feeds, ad and cookie blocking features, and a suite of extendable behaviors that drive the browser during capture, allowing for autoscroll as well as automated navigation of certain social media sites. The paper discusses how these features enable librarians to easily and effectively preserve and provide access to news media, referencing several recent collaborations between Webrecorder, libraries, journalists, and others invested in high fidelity archiving of important and often complex online content.Item Minutes of Meeting: News Media Section, 8 February 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-02-08) Mutev, ViktorNews Media Section's standing committee meeting minutes from February 08, 2024Item ICIPE's Contribution to Global Openness: Capacity Building and Information Literacy Initiatives(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-06-20) Ngure, Mary; Nyagah, Boniface; Otieno, VivianIn the ever-evolving landscape of scholarly communication, open access, open science and open publishing have emerged as a transformative force, revolutionizing the way knowledge is disseminated and accessed worldwide. Information professionals play a pivotal role in advocating for, facilitating, and shaping the growth of global openness of knowledge at academic and research institutions worldwide. Founded in 1970, The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) stands at the forefront of innovative research aimed at addressing global challenges related to human, animal, plant and environmental health. The institution is a champion of open access initiatives rooted in its belief in the democratization of knowledge. According to Web of Science core collection and Dimensions database publication metrics, over 75% of the indexed institutions’ research is published in OA (2019-2024). The information professionals at icipe are at the forefront of promoting open access publishing in reputable journals through capacity building initiatives and information literacy (IL) training aimed at raising awareness on benefits of OA which include increased visibility, citation impact, and global reach. In addition, icipe’s notable contribution to OA is archiving of research outputs and datasets through Open Access Repository (OAR) and online databases. The OAR serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, educators, and the public, facilitating access of scientific information without barriers. icipe has a publication and OA policy in place that advocates for researchers to take OA publishing route whenever research funding to cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) is available. Making scientific research freely accessible is particularly important in resource-constrained settings and developing countries where access to subscription-based journals is limited as this inclusivity fosters scientific capacity development and promotes equitable participation in global research endeavors and sustainable development goals. By freely sharing knowledge and expertise, icipe contributes to evidence-based decision-making, policy formulation, and implementation at local, national, and international levels. Whether it's combating agricultural pests or promoting insects for food and feed, and environmental conservation among others, icipe's open access initiatives play a pivotal role in addressing pressing global issues and improving livelihoods worldwide. As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, icipe's dedication to open access continues to inspire positive change and drive sustainable development worldwide. This paper will detail the various initiatives and strategies put in place including capacity building and comprehensive IL training programme; and the achieved benefits and lessons learnt.Item Engaging Students with Historical Newspapers in an Environmental Journalism Course(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Feeney, MaryAs the first rough draft of history, historical newspapers can give contemporary researchers a view into past events and how they were reported. As primary sources, the use of newspapers in education can foster inquiry-based learning, a pedagogical approach that can enhance students’ critical thinking skills. As part of a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program grant, the author partnered with a journalism professor to integrate the use of newspapers as primary sources in an environmental journalism course offered to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Arizona. Articles on various environmentally related topics were selected from historical Arizona newspapers, which were shared with the students during a library class session. Students worked in groups to examine the newspaper reporting on different topics of concern in Arizona, such as forest fires, mining, and dams and water issues. Students then engaged in an activity of observing, reflecting, and questioning to analyze the newspaper articles as primary sources. The author created an evaluation worksheet – adapted and expanded from the Library of Congress’ Teacher’s Guide to Analyzing Newspapers – which guided the students in thinking about news content. They were asked to consider the significance of placement of news stories (e.g., above or below the fold, front page or not), who the audience might be, and what else was reported in the newspaper at the same time. Because the course included both journalism and non-journalism science majors, students were encouraged to think not only about how environmental issues were reported, but also how reflecting on historical news coverage can inform their own environmental journalism. This paper describes details of the library class, including the library guide, newspaper articles used in the course, and the evaluation guide, and considers how newspapers as primary sources can be used in education.Item Digital Footprints: Freedom on the Move at the University of Kentucky(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-30) Holden, Vanessa M.; Jones, Reinette F.; Bartlett, Jennifer; Terry, KopanaDuring the late 18th through the mid-19th centuries, the Commonwealth of Kentucky saw significant movement of self-emancipated people seeking freedom from bondage. Often referred to as “runaways” or “fugitive slaves,” in historical texts, self-emancipated people defined freedom in many ways. These migrations were widely documented in newspaper advertisements known as fugitive slave advertisements and runaway ads in local newspapers published throughout the state. Access to these materials (often buried in databases or on microform) has been problematic at best. Enter the Self Emancipated and Enslaved People in Kentucky (SEEK) Project, a partnership between faculty in the University of Kentucky Libraries (UKL) and the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative (CKSI), housed in the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies (CIBS), combining subject expertise and the Libraries’ deep archive of historical Kentucky newspapers to finally bring these ads to light for research and instruction. Building on collaborations with the National Digital Newspaper Project (NDNP) at the Library of Congress and the national Freedom on the Move (FOTM) project based at Cornell University, over the past two years the SEEK team has developed a student-focused evaluation and clipping workflow that has resulted in hundreds of ads seeking self-emancipated people, often called runaway ads, published in Kentucky newspapers being made available for analysis and research. This paper offers an overview of Kentucky’s role in the migrations of self-emancipated people and its documentation in newspapers of the day; archival concerns with digitized and microfilmed historical newspaper collections; best practices for involving undergraduate and graduate students in project development, including metadata organization and a web-based workflow process; and the development of pedagogical opportunities for students and researchers to learn more about this topic and to contribute.Item Open Heritage? A Musical Case Study(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-06-19) Fronty, JérômeWhile Open Access is now common sense for the academic library community – which by no means leaves us without unsolved issues – this discussion may have seemed less crucial in the research libraries field. Various features may explain such a discrepancy, which notably include a different legal environment as far as original unpublished material is concerned. This paper will go further in illustrating the “exotic” nature of OA in the heritage libraries universe, analyzing the constraints and projects of a specialized entity in a large national library: the Music department of Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Such a case study is especially illuminating on the OA discussion placed in a broader context, insofar as music – defined here primarily as written music – is tailored on a pattern that differs starkly from the one fitting printed books/journals, since its business model is based on collecting revenue streams of public performances and broadcasting. This drives usage practices in the reading room as well as rules applying to digitization and more generally the dissemination of content. On the other hand, such a constrained legal environment may seem at odds with the core missions of a national institution like BnF as an educating body servicing both professionals and specialists, but also outreaching to all types of publics. At the end of the day, far from the maddening crowd of specialized OA consortia, we’ll investigate here what is at stake for a music curator in charge of collecting archives; preserving musical manuscripts; acting as a facilitator to the research community; exhibiting rare items; or lecturing on unique scored masterworks – when he or she tries to translate the OA philosophy while abiding to strict laws et making sure original documents are with us forever. Furthermore, we may ask how such a delicate balance between fairness of access and seal of eternity may evolve in a remote access oriented, sustainability conscious, and IA driven environment. This, we will discover, may not be music to all ears, but could ring a bell to librarians wishing to stay in tune with various practices across the profession.Item Marketing strategies used in the College of Librarians of Peru(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-27) Colegio de Bibliotecologos del PeruPresentation by Colegio de Bibliotecologos del Peru at the IFLA Management and Marketing Section Midterm meeting in Lima, Peru on 6 March 2024.