Beginning this Spring of 2025, Lyrasis has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kimberly Jenkins of Artis Solomon to offer Lyrasis members and non-members the opportunity to participate in The Fashion and Race Database (FRD) via institutional subscriptions. Institutional subscriptions to The FRD provide user communities with unlimited access to this versatile and vital resource. The … Read More
Oxford University Press has launched a pilot program to publish open access scholarly books. Libraries have till March 31, 2025, to commit to supporting the program by purchasing one or more frontlist collections, enabling books in those collections to be published OA. Collections Three collections, each with 10 books, are available for libraries to invest in. … Read More
When we survey our members about their service and benefit relationship with Lyrasis, the value of the Lyrasis Outreach team is frequently mentioned. In addition to member benefits like electronic resource discounts, hosting services, consulting expertise, free Lyrasis Learning classes and opportunities to create impact through the annual Lyrasis Catalyst Fund, Lyrasis members also have … Read More
Dear Lyrasis Community, On behalf of the Lyrasis Board of Directors, we encourage your nominations of outstanding colleagues for seats on the Lyrasis Board of Directors. In the next few weeks, the Lyrasis Nominating Committee will review nominations and contact prospective candidates, including those submitted by our members and community. As you know, Lyrasis now … Read More
Our February Instructor Spotlights are Amanda McClendon and Lauren DuBois. Amanda and Lauren are leading Cleaning Up from A to Z: How One Library Tackled Its Database List on Tuesday, February 25 from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. In this session, they will share how Rice University’s Fondren Library has been looking at improving its … Read More
Dr. Lydia Tang, Senior Outreach and Engagement Coordinator at Lyrasis, will be leading a session on Accessibility in Archives and Special Collections on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. Before Lyrasis, Dr. Tang held archivist positions with Michigan State University, Library of Congress and held numerous graduate positions at the University of … Read More
January 9, 2025 — LA Referencia and Lyrasis collaborate to enhance the management of DSpace repositories in Latin America and Spain LA Referencia and Lyrasis are proud to announce the launch of a joint project starting on January 1, 2025, focused on improving the capacity, accessibility and management of open-source platforms across Latin America and … Read More
Our January Instructor Spotlight is John Chrastka. John will be leading the 2025 – 2026 Legislative Landscape webinar on Wednesday, January 15 from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. John Chrastka is the Founder and Executive Director of EveryLibrary, the national political action committee (PAC) for libraries. He is a former partner in AssociaDirect, a Chicago-based … Read More
December 9, 2024 — OAPEN and Lyrasis build greater access to digital content using the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS) standard to create interoperability between content providers and reading applications. OAPEN and Lyrasis are happy to announce the implementation and integration of the OAPEN Library collection with The Palace Project. Through this joint effort, more … Read More
Lyrasis Outreach Representative and recent Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies and Digital Curation graduate Laura Sinhur interned with Lyrasis Consulting during the summer of 2023, with Program Leader Katy Klettlinger as her practicum advisor. Laura focused her research on cultural sensitivity statements and the impact such statements could have on our communities and our understanding … Read More