Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 17/10/2011 - 10:14 Camden library campaigners have become the latest group to apply for judicial review over library closures. The Camden Public Library User Group has instructed solicitors Bindmans to lodge an application for judicial review,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 17/10/2011 - 14:25 Literary agent Geraldine Cook is calling on members of the book trade with links to Brent to join demonstrators in their vigils outside the north London borough's closed libraries. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 14/10/2011 - 09:27 read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 16:12 Around 50 demonstrators, including women with children, are gathering outside Kensal Rise library in Brent this afternoon (13th October) as workmen prepare to board up the door and windows. The library was closed this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
While many libraries are now checking out ebooks and digital audiobooks in addition to physical media, the Eau Claire library is taking things a step further by lending out iPads themselves. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 08:57 Library campaigners have expressed intense disappointment with the Arts Council (ACE)'s first strategy document on libraries. with one claiming it is not "devised to meet people's needs". read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 21/09/2011 - 09:03 Libraries in Seattle have started testing the feature that allows readers to borrow books using their Kindle. Amazon signed a deal with Overdrive earlier this year to provide the service, which the retailer said will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has launched its long-promised library lending program for its Kindle e-reader, and says more than 11,000 libraries are participating. E-book competitors -- like Barnes & Nobles' Nook, and Sony's Reader -- already offer something comparable. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 21/09/2011 - 12:30 Campaigners against library closures in Somerset have reached its initial target in fundraising for the forthcoming legal review. Earlier this year, 11 closures in the region were announced with six to shut in October and five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last April, Amazon announced the Kindle Library Lending program would let Kindle users borrow books from more than 11,000 U.S. libraries. Today, the program officially launched at all participating libraries. Users can search their local library's website, and when they find a book, they can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 15:38 Author Philip Pullman will speak at an October day conference for library user groups, hosted by The Library Campaign in association with Voices for the Library. The organisers said the day would be "a chance for users to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 15/09/2011 - 08:55 Arts Council England (ACE) has released a document outlining its approach to library strategy. Culture, Knowledge and Understanding: Great Museums and Libraries for Everyone is said by ACE to be designed to provide certainty... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of content, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:22 Supporters of New Cross library have claimed the council is demanding £24,000 in annual rent to reopen the library. It is due to reopen tomorrow (13th August) as New Cross People's Library, in a trial venture run by local... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:08 The British Library has launched its E-book Treasures series for the iPad, with ancient manuscripts now available for download on the Apple iBookstore. The first manuscripts to be available are Leonardo da Vinci's Codex... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:45 The Women's Institute has expressed "disappointment" with the newly published Future Libraries Programme, the government backed report that made recommendations like putting libraries in the hands of community groups. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 09:57 Libraries in the hands of community groups, private sector funding and self-service borrowing points in shops and village halls are the way forward for the public library service, according to the report from the Future... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 12:43 The Women's Institute has launched an e-petition in support of public libraries. The petition calls for the value of libraries to be recognised at both local and national levels and asks the government "to honour both its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 08:40 The government's lack of coherent support for school libraries is one of a number of factors contributing to the fall in children's literacy, according to a report by an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education. The report... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 03/08/2011 - 14:05 The British Library has launched an iPad app allowing subscribers to browse 45,000 books from its 19th century historical collection. Subscription costs £1.99 per month and users can explore books from the likes of classic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]