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Report: Strengthening DataCite Infrastructure for DSpace Communities: Welcoming PCG Academia as a New Registered Service Provider

PCG Academia and DataCite are pleased to announce that PCG Academia is now a DataCite Registered Service Provider, strengthening DataCite infrastructure among DSpace communities and users. The DataCite Registered Service Providers (RSP) Program strengthens the global research ecosystem by enabling trusted partners to deliver DataCite services locally and at scale. DataCite RSPs help institutions adopt […]

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Report: Digitizing Antiquities: A 3D Photogrammetry Placement at the Institute of Classical Studies

Editors’ Summary: This post reports on the authors’ experience during their placement in the Senate House MakerSpace, University of London in April and May 2026. They focused on the 3D digitization and documentation of antiquities held by the Hellenic and Roman Library at the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS). This post discusses applying computational methods […]

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Report: Save Our Signs: Preserving Censored Histories in America’s Largest Outdoor Classroom

To combat recent censorship of national parks in the United States, we have pulled on the resources of the library world to tap into the deep public affection for the National Parks and preserve these targeted materials. We brought together librarians and public historians with data and geospatial experts to create Save Our Signs (SOS), […]

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Report: To Go Far, Go Together: Lessons from FORCE2026 and DataCite Connect Singapore

Editors’ Summary: This article reviews the FORCE2026 conference held earlier this month at Singapore Management University. The conference focused on how to improve scholarly communications to encourage scholarly collaborations. A key component of the conference was engagement with DataCite, an organization, like Crossref, that provides persistent identifiers for research publications. This article recounts how various […]

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Review: The Sounds of Emergency in Amberspire

Editors’ Summary: In this review, Brandon Walsh explores how the sci-fi city builder Amberspire subverts traditional gaming tropes to reflect on the ongoing climate crisis. Unlike typical genre entries that favor endless growth and high-tension soundtracks, Amberspire pairs a brutal mechanics-of-decay system with a calm, ambient score composed by Paul Kilduff-Taylor. Walsh argues that this […]

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Report: 5,000 Restaurant Menus, Years 1880-1920

Editors’ Summary: In this interactive visualization, the project team considers how a curated archive of 5,000 historic menus from the New York Public Library’s Buttolph Collection (1880–1920) can reveal the early evolution of the modern restaurant. By demonstrating how visual data mapping allows users to pan, zoom, and explore individual artifacts like an 1897 menu […]

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Report: Full Circle: Library Collaboration Leads to Significant DNA Data Storage Milestone

The following post was authored by Vincent Coltellino from the Library of Congress. Vincent leads the Library’s synthetic DNA data storage initiative, which investigates the feasibility of synthetic DNA as a high-density, scalable, and durable medium for storing the Library’s digital collections. During his first year at the Library, he established a contract with the […]

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Report: The World in an Archive: Preserving the Websites of Geographers, Cartographers, and Map Enthusiasts

The Geographic and Cartographic Professional Societies and Organizations Web Archive preserves the websites of groups shaping our understanding of the world. In this interview, Carissa Pastuch discusses how the collection was built, what it includes and why preserving born-digital content is increasingly important for documenting the field of geography and cartography. See full post.