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Library inquiry to hear oral evidence

The Culture, Media and Sport select committee inquiry into library closures will begin hearing... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Jarvis presses Vaizey on library closures

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has repeated his assertion that secretary of state Jeremy Hunt will... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]

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National Geographic to Launch Content Archive for Library Use

National Geographic will debut its version of the content archive this spring. Positioned as a resource for libraries and researchers, the National Geographic Magazine Archive will includes every issue of the publication from 1888 to 1994 (such as the June 1985 issue, pictured). Continue reading >>
[ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Bexley library to bring in membership fees

A library in Bexley is to introduce a paid membership system once it leaves council control this... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Library supporters to unite for 13th March rally

Members of six organisations have announced they will gather to lobby parliament on cuts to... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Library cuts halted in Somerset

A series of funding cuts to libraries in Somerset has been halted, after the High Court found... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Cuts to hit Liverpool library services

Liverpool is the latest city to suffer library cuts as the council announced three locations will... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Brent's Preston library cleared

Library campaigners on watch outside Brent's Preston Library cried "Shame on you"... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Google Books and ActuaLitté launch out-of-copyright library

Google Books and the French online publication ActuaLitté have launched a digital library... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Callow donates books to Westminster Reference Library

Actor Simon Callow has donated 1,000 of his own books to the Westminster Reference Library. Most... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Closure confirmed for Herts School Library Service

Hertfordshire county council has voted through the closure of its school library service. The... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Brent library campaigners lose appeal

The court of appeal has rejected the Brent library campaigners' appeal against the closure of... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Library Alternative

In November, when Penguin abruptly announced it was pulling its frontlist ebooks from library lending programs, the move was widely perceived as a response to Amazon—and a warning that, whatever the outcome of this latest struggle over ebooks, libraries are poised to become collateral damage. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Three Minneapolis Presses Unite for Little Free Library Promotion

Three Twin Cities literary presses already renowned for collaborating in unconventional ways to promote books and authors are partnering with a Wisconsin literacy group and a Minneapolis museum to promote literacy, publicize the mission of each of the nonprofit organizations involved, and sell... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Google partners with Bloomsbury Public Library Online

Google is partnering with Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, sponsoring two of the digital... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Library cuts reversed in Somerset

Somerset County Council has confirmed it is reversing its library cuts programme following the... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Letterbox Library seeks £40,000

Letterbox Library, a supplier of multicultural books to schools and early years settings, is... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Pioneering Library-Publisher Relations

Even in tense times, there is far more that unites publishers and libraries than divides them. And if one needs proof that librarians and publishers share common goals and can work together to mutual benefit, they need look no further than the career of Marcia Purcell, Random House’s v-p of... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Penguin withholds new ebooks from UK library suppliers

Penguin UK is now withholding the supply of its new ebook releases to its library suppliers in... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Teeside village turns to tax increase to save library

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 15:15 The Teeside village of Great Ayton is proposing a tax increase in the parish precept in order to save its library, threatened by North Yorkshire county council (NYCC) funding cuts. read more Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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