A National Libraries Conference, due to take place later this month, aims to ensure the service’s “continued survival” in a digital age, organisers say. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-11 05:47:50 UTC ]
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Among this week’s headlines: The budget deal could be good news for libraries; EFF founder John Perry Barlow has died; and the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting gets underway. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stressing 'the centuries-old interface between the Christian West and the Arab and Islamic world,' this year's PROSE / Hawkins winner is the Arcadian Library Online, an ongoing digitization project of Bloomsbury. The post The 2018 PROSE Awards Are Led by Bloomsbury’s Arcadian Library Online... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury beat out more than 550 books, journals and digital products across 51 subject categories to take home this year's R.R. Hawkins Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Struggling to keep up with the increasing digitization of academia, libraries are purging older volumes to make way for study spaces and coffee shops. The act is a radical shift from when the value of a library was measured by the scope of its books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harrow and Ealing councils have taken their library services back in-house following the collapse of contractor Carillion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackadder actor Tony Robinson has expressed his anger at Bristol councillors over their plans to close 17 of the city's libraries, calling them "stupid bastards" on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America’s National Book Awards will reportedly expand to recognise works in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among this week's headlines: ALA's new diverse books initiative; a look at how libraries can fill the void left by the loss of local newspapers; and a proposed budget cut endangers the University Press of Kentucky. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many in publishing and those disheartened by the xenophobia of the times may cheer the National Book Foundation's decision to add a category for translated literature with what Lisa Lucas calls 'the power to touch us as American readers.' The post The US National Book Award Goes International... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has established a fifth National Book Award, one for translated works of fiction and nonfiction published in the U.S. The new award will be presented at the 69th National Book Awards this November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this special Digiday guide, Digiday editors and reporters walk you through what to expect in the post-Facebook era. The post Download: The publisher’s survival guide for the post-Facebook era appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines this week: ALA names an executive director; Facebook's flawed plan to fix the fake news problem; and check out some of the best pics from the annual library "shelfie" day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Governments need to be convinced that the scourge of piracy is a problem for them and for their countries’ evolving economies," IPA's José Borghino tells the Arab Publishers Association's conference in Tunisia. The post At the Tunis Conference: On Piracy and the Myth of ‘Free Content’ appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifteen libraries in Somerset are under threat of closure with the council under pressure to make up to £520,000 worth of savings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Censorship concerns many in the worldwide book publishing industry today. The Arab Publishers Association conference this month addressed the issue specifically in the Arab world. The post Censorship in the Arab World: Debating Its Impact at a Conference in Tunisia appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among this week's headlines: Why publishers should speak up on net neutrality; the budget battle continues for libraries; and what's holding up the search for the next ALA executive director? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print units in juvenile nonfiction were nearly 8% higher in 2017 than in 2016, while adult nonfiction units saw a 3% increase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founded in 2009, OR was designed to be a new kind of publisher with a new kind of business model. Almost a decade later, that's still mostly true. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries body CILIP has called for a public inquiry to investigate whether the government knowingly issued contracts for the delivery of public services to a failing company following the collapse of Carillion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catherine Eccles reflects on the history of the Eccles British Library Writer's Award and how it supports authors' careers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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