Citing budget concerns, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a $25-billion budget that eliminates almost $900,000 in state funding for its libraries. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Cupcake Digital, a developer of enhanced ebook apps sold through the major app distributors, has purchased zuuka, developer of the iStorytime library app featuring narrated children’s storybooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calling it “the first of its kind” Pew officials said the report, “sheds light on broader issues around the relationship between technology, libraries, and information resources in the U.S.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners are planning to picket the re-opening of the Women's Library tonight (12th March... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it was first proposed, the Digital Public Library of America—a visionary project that aims to make discoverable and accessible online the gems of local library collections nationwide—drew many questions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The collection will debut with 40,000 titles, powered by Findaway World, including offerings from every major publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SXSW Interactive (March 7-11), the annual tech festival, opens today in Austin, Tex. and expect to see a wide range of publishers and publishing-related events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman has spoken out in defence of school libraries, saying it is "very important... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the new partnership the publisher will provide ebooks directly to the Douglas County Libraries at a flat discount, which will then own, and host the content on its own proprietary system for ebook lending. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past year, an increasingly central plank of conservative and Tea Party rhetoric is that constitutional change is needed and that the 17th Amendment in particular, which gives state residents the power to elect senators directly, should be repealed. (Previously, senators were selected by... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEWARK — Gannett Publishing Services will cease printing operations at The Advocate’s plant downtown during 2014, the company told employees Thursday. All production work for The Advocate and numerous other daily and weekly newsp ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry figures have voiced hopes for the latest government-commissioned review into the library... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our definition of success has become narrow, boring, and limited. If we want young people to be creative and innovative, we need to reward them for it. The following is an excerpt from Smart People Should Build Things by Andrew Yang. Copyright 2014 Andrew Yang. Reprinted courtesy of Harper... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheffield City Council has approved plans to slash its library funding and leave only 12 of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into the closure... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection on the state of the library ebook market has recommended no legislative initiatives, instead advocating a “wait and see” approach. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An independent report on the public library service in England has been commissioned by culture... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Novelist Lesley Pearse will talk about saving libraries and why they should not be allowed to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big libraries get all the attention. But in late September of 2013, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued an interesting report on small and rural libraries in the United States. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReadersFirst was born because libraries need to have in-house ebook collections,” explains Rachel Wood of the Arlington Va. Public Library, a member of the Leadership Working Group of ReadersFirst, an international coalition of libraries that have banded together to set down principles,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Live-fire cooking is the ultimate slow-food experience,” says Storey editor Carleen Madigan, talking about Cooking with Fire by Paula Marcoux, a food historian and editor of Edible South Shore, a one of the few women to have written a grilling book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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