Rachael Jolley, editor of global freedom of expression magazine, Index on Censorship, has spoken out about the growing importance of public libraries for freedom of expression saying "at the heart of any library is the idea of a freedom to think and discover”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A library in Canada will include a virtual reality storytelling project, Inanimate Alice, in its youth program to encourage literacy through digital media. The post Canada’s Fraser Valley Regional Library Announces VR Partnership for ‘Inanimate Alice’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Tor’s decision to embargo new ebook releases in libraries is a wake-up call for librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A High Court has ruled that Northamptonshire County Council's bid to close 21 libraries was unlawful. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Simon & Schuster prepares to release new political books, the Authors Guild condemns Trump's assaults on the news media. The post Political Publishing in the US: Forthcoming Titles and an Authors Guild Statement on First Amendment Freedoms appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominate your local librarian for a 2018 'I Love My Librarian' award; How librarians find that elusive book you can't quite recall; And Facebook removes a purveyor of hate speech, but Twitter hedges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an era when memberships in social clubs and church attendance are down, and critics say social media appears to be fracturing rather than knitting society together, libraries are stepping in as so-called third places where people can meet and socialize. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among this week’s headlines, Susan Orlean’s forthcoming ‘love letter’ to libraries; Tor officials brush off librarian concerns over ebook lending; And why it’s never too late to become a reader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book Festival and Scottish literary journal Gutter Magazine have partnered to launch The Freedom Papers, a 164 page supplement in the journal's August issue exploring the concept of freedom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world’s most beautiful libraries are monuments to knowledge. It’s not every day that the internet agrees on something. But last week, it united to defend the humble local library after Forbes published an outrageous article proposing that cities should shut down all libraries and replace... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why librarians should thank Forbes for its misguided (now retracted) anti-library editorial; The Library Publishing Coalition releases an “Ethical Framework for Library Publishing”; And, Facebook faces the music. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US news media company Forbes has removed a controversial article suggesting that Amazon bookshops should replace local libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public libraries should be replaced by Amazon stories, argued Panos Mourdoukoutas in an article published on Forbes’ website Saturday. "At the core, Amazon has provided something better than a local library without the tax fees," wrote Mourdoukoutas, an economics professor at Long Island... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making headlines this week: Library groups respond to Tor's decision to scale back ebook lending; Progress on net neutrality; And, is Amazon really so bad? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tor's ebooks are now being made available to libraries four months after the book's publication as part of a test to see whether "library ebook lending is one of the contributing factors" to declining ebook sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to speak up and champion reading in the face of the erosion of the book stock in England’s public libraries, says Tim Coates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among this week's headlines: The FCC continues to generate controversy; Should "hate groups" get to use the library meeting rooms?; And you know all those new books piling up on your shelves? The Japanese have a word for that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Tree Yard author Louise Doughty gave an impassioned plea to politicians to support copyright and libraries at an event at the House of Commons last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Assn. is under fire for a new policy that will allow hate groups to meet in their facilities. Technically, the library group adopted an interpretation revision to its Library Bill of Rights that states that libraries should allow hate groups to use their facilities for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The librarians are coming! The San Diego Public Library is once again teaming with Comic-Con International to organize the Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians. Here's our select listing of panels for each day of CCEL. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public should be "weaponised" into supporting libraries as part of a shift towards activism, attendees at the annual conference for the library and information association were told. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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