All but one of Herefordshire’s main libraries are marked for closure or self service under the local authorities latest proposals. The Hereford Times has reported that community libraries would have to find their own funding for administration and support services in the Herefordshire Council plan, which goes further than the savings proposed for libraries in 2013. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Lincolnshire looks set to axe 32 libraries in a bid to save £2m from the county council... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The coalition of librarians, archivists, and historians is using the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to try to raise money to save the historic papers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A survey of 2,000 library staff by union UNISON has revealed claims of major cuts to schools... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UK, authors are paid by the government when their physical books are borrowed (around 6p per loan), but digital titles are not yet a part of that agreement. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade publishers contacted by the Society of Authors over the issue of ebook lending are using a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New! For the July 1, 2013 issue (reservation deadline June 17, 2013): Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection”; but whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect black culture is a part of a librarian’s job, and we wanted to hear... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has warned that authors may be losing out twice over on ebook loans, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven libraries look set to close in Sefton in Merseyside after councillors approved plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Arts Council England’s Envisioning the Library of the Future project has concluded that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports.A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six libraries in Manchester are set to close on 29th June despite opposition from the public. A... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England’s new director for libraries has said he would like to “change... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, the last holdout among America's "big six" publishers, will make its full ebook catalog available to nonprofit public libraries and school libraries across the nation on May 8th. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The implications of Open Access for libraries will be debated in Westminster at an event hosted... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're still balking at the cost of download-to-own ebooks, and would rather stick to the tried-and-true library lending system, then this Hachette news is for you. Come next Wednesday, the entirety of Hachette's ebook catalog -- over 5,000 titles -- will be made available to nonprofit... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brian Ashley, formerly Nottingham City Council's director of culture, will take on the role... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Croydon's Upper Norwood Library is set to lose nearly a third of its workforce as its opening... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wholesaler Bertrams has bought Blackwell's academic library services contracts for £2.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. In a letter to Prim ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University shows what can happen when you marry a library with cutting-edge technology and interesting design--plus an automated librarian. In a digital age where many commentators tolled the death knell for the book-bound library, we’ve... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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