When libraries help people in cold weather, they become a critical service for teens, the elderly, and unsheltered people. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-07 11:35:59 UTC ]
Darlington Borough Council will pay £2.9m to keep one of its libraries open after abandoning plans to close it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-05 21:59:32 UTC ]
Some Linux gamers who are using Wine to play Battlefield V are finding themselves permanently banned from the game. Player using the DXVK package are falling foul of Electronic Arts' anti-cheat system, seemingly because the DXVK Direct3D DLLs -- used to render 3D scenes in Wine -- are detected,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2020-01-04 10:03:20 UTC ]
Plans for Essex libraries by the county council have sent “alarm bells ringing” about increased commercialisation of the service, a campaign group has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 02:02:07 UTC ]
The head of Essex's libraries has branded the county's current library IT system "clunky and out of date", as she hails the opportunity to invest in the service. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 00:45:10 UTC ]
The best way to end the e-book standoff between publishers and libraries is to use data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
A daily roundup of the most interesting and awesome bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-18 11:30:11 UTC ]
Library association CILIP says the library service needs up to £250m investment and has called for action from Boris Johnson’s government to secure its own future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 08:39:06 UTC ]
Bedbugs in public libraries are becoming routine. Luckily, there are a few things that librarians can do to stop them...starting with preparation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-17 11:32:47 UTC ]
Libraries Connected is using a £150,000 Arts Council England grant for a training and mentoring programme helping services develop funding strategies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 04:51:52 UTC ]
One reader takes a trip through their neighborhood of East Rogers Park in Chicago and explores the Little Free Libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-14 11:33:25 UTC ]
L.A. city officials cancel library fines, which some believe discourage working families from taking advantage of books and other library offerings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-13 18:32:41 UTC ]
If the recent Chrome Dev Summit was evidence of what Google thinks is hot in web development, then frameworks were one of the clear winners. More specifically, client-side frameworks and libraries like Angular, Vue and React, and larger web frameworks like Next.js. We spoke to Tim Neutkens, lead... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-12-13 14:35:38 UTC ]
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez argues that everyone would benefit from a collaborative, good-faith, and transparent effort to effectively measure the impact of libraries on book discovery, author brand development, and consumer sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
As librarians gather in Philadelphia for the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the future of digital content in libraries remains uncertain. Librarians must stay engaged. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
In our digital age, libraries are spaces for community and connection. The new State Library Victoria proves libaries have an exciting future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-12-08 18:49:50 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-03 11:30:46 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-29 11:30:56 UTC ]
In a press conference in London earlier today, embattled-but-unbowed leader of the British Labour Party, lifelong democratic socialist, and absolute boy Jeremy Corbyn revealed a dossier proving that the US is demanding that Britain’s National Health Service (a remarkable civic institution born... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-27 16:43:19 UTC ]
By 2025, industry analyst firm IDC predicts that 30 percent of all data will be real-time. The avalanche of streaming data frameworks, libraries and processing engines has created a massive learning curve for developers. We spoke with Craig Blitz, product director of cloud native application... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-11-27 10:04:35 UTC ]