In a short, but deeply-sourced policy paper released this week, the American Library Association pushes back against a key talking point in the recent bid to make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child's Night School (Bantam) tops the LibScan lending chart for the year to date, with a whopping 17,537 loans between January and July. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade union Unison is challenging Derby City Council's decision to stop running 10 libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is to investigate the reduction of Barnet Council's library provision following complaints and protests from campaigners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners are jubilant after the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged £40,000 to help reopen Cricklewood Library after it was closed by Brent Council in 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children’s author will do free events at libraries throughout the UK this summer after revealing how they “changed his life”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Accreditations for significant library supply contracts worth millions of pounds have been awarded, with Blackwell’s, Dawson and the JS Group among the winners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chief executive of the Libraries Taskforce, Kathy Settle, has waded into the debate about desk space rentals, saying it is a "business opportunity" for the sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A government move to offer library supply contracts to foreign firms has spelled the end for the 27-year-old Open Book Company, with six roles affected and the wider trade outraged. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Forest Hill Library in Lewisham has started renting out desk space at the cost of £200 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury and Pottermore will publish two new books this autumn for the British Library exhibition “Harry Potter: A History of Magic”, opening on 20th October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ALA Digital Content Working Group is ending, but the conversation about ebooks in libraries is not. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A look at some ongoing federal, state, and local librarian-led campaigns to demonstrate the value of libraries in the community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore will make J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ebook available to UK library users over a two-week period to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The public libraries of New York, Brooklyn, and Queens have teamed up with the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Transit Wireless to launch Subway Library, which offers free ebook downloads in subway stations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world. The post A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
British Library officials say the Hay Archive comprises its largest acquisition of literary recordings. And Cengage announces new anti-piracy efforts. The post Industry Notes: Hay Festival Archive to British Library; Cengage Fights Counterfeit Course Materials appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Public libraries aren't just for books anymore. These days, you can grab an ebook, movie or video game (not to mention learn how to code) at your local branch with nothing more than a free library card. Libraries are also the last bastion of interne... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Historical author Philippa Gregory is to open a newly launched community library in North Yorkshire later this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The president's latest budget proposal once again seeks to terminate the NEH, NEA, and virtually all federal library funding. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]