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US military ordered to pull books on diversity, gender issues
US military ordered to pull books on diversity, gender issues
The Pentagon ordered military educational institutions to pull and review any books that promote what it called "divisive concepts and gender ideology" on Friday, in the latest move from President Donald Trump's administration against diversity, equity and inclusion.
·reuters.com·
US military ordered to pull books on diversity, gender issues
Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.
·apnews.com·
Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Trump Fires Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office
Trump Fires Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office
From Politico: President Donald Trump continued a firing spree at the Library of Congress on Saturday when he dismissed the top copyright official in the nation — a position traditionally overseen by the legislative branch. The White House contacted Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter Saturday afternoon informing her that her job leading the U.S. Copyright […]
·infodocket.com·
Trump Fires Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office
AP: “President Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House Continues Purge of Perceived Trump Opponents”
AP: “President Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House Continues Purge of Perceived Trump Opponents”
Ed. Note: We will update this report with additional media coverage and statements as they become available Recent Additions (Last Update 5:30pm; May 12) ALISE Statement On the Dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) strongly condemns this unprecedented action. Dr. Hayden, the first woman […]
·infodocket.com·
AP: “President Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House Continues Purge of Perceived Trump Opponents”
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
·apnews.com·
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress
States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."
·npr.org·
States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
Libraries across Montana await grant confirmation amid turmoil at federal agencies
Libraries across Montana await grant confirmation amid turmoil at federal agencies
Montana State Library officials are cautiously optimistic that an annual grant that benefits public libraries across the state will be fully funded amid turmoil at the federal agency that distributes the money.
·montanafreepress.org·
Libraries across Montana await grant confirmation amid turmoil at federal agencies
Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
In a March 24 letter, the National Museum and Library Services Board laid out the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ statutory obligations for its acting director, Keith Sonderling, as supporters continued to speak out on behalf of the embattled federal agency.
·publishersweekly.com·
Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Through clever usage of APIs, the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School has created an archive of Data.gov, home to 311,000 public datasets
·spectrum.ieee.org·
Can We Trust Our Government to Safeguard Vital Research Data? Meet the Digital Archivists Battling to Keep Information Accessible!
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
·npr.org·
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
On Friday night, March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order that called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other agencies. In FY24, the IMLS budget was $294.8 million, of which more than $211 million was dedicated to library services through the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA), the leading source of federal funding for America’s libraries. According to a statement from the American Library Association (ALA), “Libraries translate .003 percent of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people each year.”
·libraryjournal.com·
What Happens to Libraries if IMLS Goes Away?
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting (DEI) programs.
·hklaw.com·
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries.
·ala.org·
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
The White House has ordered thousands of government web pages to be taken down over the past month, leaving virtually no trace of some federal agencies’ policies regarding critical topics such as sexual orientation, January 6 cases and discrimination.
·cnn.com·
The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down | CNN Business
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
More than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from data.gov since Trump was inaugurated. But analyzing exactly what happened and where it went is going to take some time.
·404media.co·
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov