Representatives from seven publishers were greeted by a room packed with librarians eager to hear the big books of 2014. The session was the first of two installments of AAP's "Annual Librarian Book Buzz" session. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six library ebook vendors, one stage, 50 minutes: as you might expect, not exactly the forum to forge a new understanding between libraries and publishers Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unlike the dominant “one copy one user” analog era ebook lending model in libraries, Hoopla’s ebook service is based on a “transactional” model. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingram announced that it has added content from Hachette Book Group, O'Reilly Media and Kensington Publishing to MyiLibrary, its ebook platform for academic and public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Community groups in Nottinghamshire are being invited to come forward to discuss running... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
ALA executive director Keith Fiels told PW the event was designed to help "get in front of things that might affect libraries in the long term.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Going to the library frequently is the same as getting a pay rise of £1,359 a year,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Around the turn of the 20th century—a golden age for libraries in America—the Snead Bookshelf Company of Louisville, Ky., developed a new system for large-stack library shelving. Snead’s multifloor stack systems can still be seen in many important libraries built in that era, for instance at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past few years, there’s been an explosion in attendance and enthusiasm for comic book conventions around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shadow culture minister has condemned library cuts in Lincolnshire, branding the plans as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Friends of Kensal Rise Library look set to be running a community library on the ground floor... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
On March 13, the Pew Research Center published a “typology” that profiled Americans’ information- and tech-oriented behaviors, and their associated library use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners and librarians' representatives have told an independent review of the state of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A full judicial review into Lincolnshire's library cuts has been given the go ahead by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cupcake Digital, a developer of enhanced ebook apps sold through the major app distributors, has purchased zuuka, developer of the iStorytime library app featuring narrated children’s storybooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners are planning to picket the re-opening of the Women's Library tonight (12th March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it was first proposed, the Digital Public Library of America—a visionary project that aims to make discoverable and accessible online the gems of local library collections nationwide—drew many questions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The collection will debut with 40,000 titles, powered by Findaway World, including offerings from every major publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has spoken out in defence of school libraries, saying it is "very important... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Under the new partnership the publisher will provide ebooks directly to the Douglas County Libraries at a flat discount, which will then own, and host the content on its own proprietary system for ebook lending. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]