CILIP member Andy Richardson has called on the organisation to oppose the “amateurisation” of public library services. Richardson said that allowing library services to be run by volunteers in the local community with little or no funding for professional or paid library staff, proposed by many local authorities throughout the country, including Southampton and Birmingham, would result in its 'amateurisation'. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Reading Agency and Pan Macmillan are launching a new scheme to introduce library users to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensal Rise Library will be sold for flats, after its owner, All Souls College, Oxford, decided... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An advertising-funded library e-lending system was among the topics discussed at a Libraries All... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Individual Kindle users already have Whispernet, and Amazon has now announced another free service designed to make Kindles easier to manage for large organizations. Dubbed Whispercast, the service will let schools, businesses and other groups both distribute and manage the Kindles themselves... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo has spoken out in defence of libraries, calling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Friends of Manchester Central Library are celebrating what they hail "a u-turn" by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Select Committee Report into library closures will not be released until the end of October... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Mollet, the c.e.o. of the Publishers Association, has told Channel 4 News that library e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YUDU Media is to make a push into the education market with the launch of YUDU Education, a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protestors hoping to prevent The Women's Library from moving from its East End home are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maria Miller, the newly-appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has continued... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture secretary Ed Vaizey has said that inquiries into library closures cannot be called... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson has spoken out in support of libraries, arguing that it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Zadie Smith has spoken out about the importance of libraries, saying she owes her "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community groups in West Yorkshire are banding together in an attempt to take over libraries... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson will be showing her support for libraries and independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are having to engage in new discussions with publishers and booksellers over electronic books, similar to those already settled in the printed-book world and with loans of CDs and DVDs, says Association of Public Library Managers chair Ian Littleworth. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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