The reconciled FY2022 budget signed by President Biden last week contained only flat funding for the Library Services and Technology Act—despite the House last summer approving a $9 million increase. “This disappointment is a wake-up call for library advocates," said ALA President Patty Wong. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In what has become an annual rite under the Trump administration, the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Jenkins, the sportswriting great and best-selling author in a career that went from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 89. Texas Christian University athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed Jenkins died Thursday in his hometown of Fort Worth.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press is gearing up to relocate to Cheltenham as it enters an “important phase in growth” with two new hires to start the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice Media is laying off 10 percent of its staff, marking the latest example of digital publishing's struggle to compete with Facebook and Google for advertisers' money.On Friday, Vice confirmed that it would cut around 250 of its 2,500-person work force, a move that was first reported by The... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advocacy, technology, and the future of ALA will be prominent themes at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting, which runs from January 25-29. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When ALA introduced its successful Libraries Transform campaign in 2015, it was meant to build on our foundational principles. What’s more foundational to libraries than books? If we envision 2019 as the year of the book, imagine the transformation we might lead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Creative Industries Federation is calling for political parties to support a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, rather than crashing out without a deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times publisher was reportedly eager to appease the Chinese government because its operation in China was at stake. In her new book Merchants of Truth, former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson claims that the news outlet’s publisher drafted a letter “all but apologizing”... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The House of Representatives on December 19 passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA), paving the way for the Institute of Museum and Library Services to continue distributing federal library funding to the states. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has advised businesses take “practical steps” to prepare for Brexit as best they can despite the “frustrating and challenging” political uncertainty, while the Society of Authors has warned it has “significant concerns” should a no-deal Brexit come to pass ahead of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cond Nast, once the most glamorous and moneyed player among the big magazine publishing houses, is acknowledging that it needs new leadershipand "outside" leadership at that.In a memo to staff this morning, Steve Newhouse and Jonathan Newhouse, scions of the Newhouse clan that controls the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Mohsin Hamid's 'Exit West' the title getting the most nominations this year, the Dublin Literary Award this year features 141 books. The post Dublin Literary Award Names Its 2019 Librarian-Nominated Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 161-year-old newspaper publisher has hired its first-ever national ad sales vp in a bid to boost digital ad revenue. The post How McClatchy plans to pursue national advertisers’ digital budgets appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will use today's Budget to announce a £1.5bn package of support for the High Street, including £900m in business rate relief, according to widespread reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A librarian from Saint Wilfrid’s C of E Academy in Blackburn, Lancashire, has been given this year’s School Librarian of the Year Award by the School Library Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While focusing upon authors and books, Midwest indie booksellers and Great Lakes region indie booksellers also praised the format and logistics of this year's Heartland Fall Forum in Minneapolis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Milner, a former librarian, has won this year’s Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, published a roughly 3,300-word blog post cataloging the steps the company has taken to prevent a repeat of the 2016 manipulation. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four "exciting and innovative" librarians have made it onto to the Honour List for the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarians have been looking at the data and they say Macmillan’s recent claim that library ebook lending is having a “direct and adverse” impact on science fiction publisher Tor’s retail ebook sales appears to be more fiction than science. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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