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Society of Authors urges Gibb to make school libraries statutory

The Society of Authors has written to schools minister Nick Gibb urging him to support children... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: library e-lending "disruptive" to high street

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned that e-lending in libraries will put further pressure on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #library e-lending #james daunt #high street


Harry Potter ebooks go into Kindle lending library

The Harry Potter ebooks are to be made available to borrow as part of the Kindle Owners'... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keating to replace Brindley at British Library

One-time "The Late Show" editor Roly Keating has been appointed as the new chief... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #british library #late show


'50 Shades of Grey' won't be coming to some libraries

'We do not collect erotica,' says one staff member at a library where the books will not be stocked. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DCMS consults over transfer of PLR to British Library

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on plans to transfer the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dcms consults #british library


Google wants authors group out of library case

Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force authors and photographers to individually fight the online search-engine... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #foreign governments #american society


Google asks judge for library suit to be dismissed

The Authors Guild says Google doesn't have permission to reproduce portions of books for their digital library. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #authors guild #digital library


Judge quashes Surrey Council library move

Surrey County Council's decision to remove paid staff from 10 of its libraries has been... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cutback threat to London's Women's Library

A petition calling on education secretary Michael Gove to prevent severe cutbacks to the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library workers strike in Greenwich

Close to 100 Greenwich library workers are on strike over plans to privatise the borough's... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tor drops DRM from ebook library

Science fiction publisher Tor UK decides to drop anti-piracy restrictions from its electronic books. Continue reading at 'BBC World'

[ BBC World | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebook library #electronic books


3M launches its Cloud Library ebook lending service, hardware and apps in tow

Almost a year after it was first announced 3M's Cloud Library ebook lending service is getting a proper rollout. Introduced today at a beta site in St. Paul, the system is now ready for its kiosks, e-readers and apps to hit the hands and eyes of library patrons. The touch-based Discovery... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mobile device #android device #library systems


Townsend and Trollope praise Notts libraries

Authors Sue Townsend and Joanna Trollope have welcomed Nottinghamshire County Council’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #joanna trollope


Vatican, Bodleian Libraries will publish millions of ancient texts online

Works that will be available for perusal will include Gutenberg's Bible, believed to be the first text ever printed. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bodleian libraries


10 most challenged books on the American Library Association's 2011 list

The 'ttyl' series by Lauren Myracle and 'The Color of Earth' by Kim Dong Hwa top the 2011 rankings of most challenged books. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #challenged books #lauren myracle


SCL to propose library ebook licensing

The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) is to have meetings with individual publishers over e-... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #individual publishers


Judgement on Surrey Libraries due today

Judgement in the High Court judicial review into Surrey county's council's plans to hand... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surrey residents win library challenge

Surrey residents have won their High Court judicial review challenge against council plans to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #council plans


Coates blasts UK library service as Bilbary launches in the US

Tim Coates, founder of online e-lending service Bilbary, has pledged to raise money to donate to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tim coates #raise money