Author Ann Cleeves has described herself as "furious" over Newcastle City Council's... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Former culture minister Ed Vaizey and CILIP c.e.o. Nick Poole have engaged in a Twitter row about the former’s perceived lack of leadership over library policy and "very soft" actions while in the role of libraries minister. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has given a handsome new look to the classics list it bought in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines: Carla Hayden is confirmed as librarian of Congress; New York libraries land a historic budget increase; NYPL opens its new 53rd St. branch; and two significant developments in the open-access movement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A spokesperson for Pearson UK has said the company is "80% of the way there and ahead of plan" on its latest job-cutting restructure, as the wider company looks to make £250m annualised cost savings globally this year plus a further £100m in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries will be affected by changes to Arts Council England’s (ACE) three funding streams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swindon Council’s plans to close 11 libraries “will cause long-term damage" to the futures of constituents, Nick Poole c.e.o. of libraries body CILIP has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association of Ireland has launched a manifesto calling for the Irish government to reconsider its controversial national library tender scheme due to commence in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes has toppled clean eating behemoth Joe Wicks, as After You (Penguin), the sequel to bestseller Me Before You (Michael Joseph), sold 53,867 copies for £214,008 to hit the Official UK Top 50 number one spot, according to Nielsen BookScan’s TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leicestershire county council is to transfer 26 libraries to community groups in order to help make £800,000 worth of savings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Pearson, executive director of The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, will retire December 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attendance at the International Christian Retail Show, held June 26-29 in Cincinnati, fell 29.5% from last year, but the CBA president revealed a new merchandising plan to help boost Christian retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declaring that 'the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,' the chief of the Europe's research libraries organization speaks out against "neighboring rights,' related rights, for publishers. The post European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In early April, Medium, the platform founded by Ev Williams, made a pitch to the publishing community: come to Medium, and we'll help you make money. There's not a publisher these days that isn't looking for new revenue streams, so it's not surprising that nearly 400 publishers have applied to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown has donated €300,000 (£237,000) to a library in Amsterdam to help make texts on alchemy and mysticism which inspired his novels to be viewable online by the public. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A petition against Haringey Council’s proposals to move the library on Muswell Hill to a different site has garnered the support of more than 2,000 signatures in three days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EveryLibrary is the only national political action committee fighting for libraries at the local level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted to recommend that the full Senate approve President Obama's nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. If approved she will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Libraries Taskforce needs to get its act together and produce a plan to re-invigorate the library network, says Desmond Clarke. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How independent booksellers and libraries are collaborating on programs to benefit kids and help out the bottom line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An annual study of institutional libraries' budget forecasts shows participating libraries in the Middle East and Africa forecasting the largest increases; Europe the only region forecasting a (slight) decrease. The post International Institutional Library Budgets Forecast to Increase 1.4... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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