Library campaigners are braced for a further round of cuts as the Government unveils the latest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Welsh council leader has warned that entire local authority library departments could be at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
This Kickstarter tries to answer the question of why--in a world of digital media--kids in the developing world don’t have access to books. When Rebecca McDonald moved to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, she wasn’t a career humanitarian. Her most recent job was overseeing construction... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lincolnshire looks set to axe 32 libraries in a bid to save £2m from the county council... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey of 2,000 library staff by union UNISON has revealed claims of major cuts to schools... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the UK, authors are paid by the government when their physical books are borrowed (around 6p per loan), but digital titles are not yet a part of that agreement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade publishers contacted by the Society of Authors over the issue of ebook lending are using a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports.A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six libraries in Manchester are set to close on 29th June despite opposition from the public. A... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brian Ashley, formerly Nottingham City Council's director of culture, will take on the role... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Croydon's Upper Norwood Library is set to lose nearly a third of its workforce as its opening... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wholesaler Bertrams has bought Blackwell's academic library services contracts for £2.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University shows what can happen when you marry a library with cutting-edge technology and interesting design--plus an automated librarian. In a digital age where many commentators tolled the death knell for the book-bound library, we’ve... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries across the country are taking part in a high-tech treasure based on Simon Mayo’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Proposed cuts to Sheffield’s libraries will be debated in the city after 10,000 people... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A library in south London has been hit by a fire, with more than 100 firefighters tackling the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingram MyiLibrary is offering a new credits-based 'Access Purchase Model' for ebook lending that it promises will be equitable to both publishers and clients alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers have condemned the decision by a Scottish council to close seven of its 15 libraries and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Finally, a way to browse the Kindle Lending Library in your browser. As an avid reader, and an especially big fan of ebooks, I thought subscribing to Amazon Prime seemed like a good idea. After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]