New libraries minister Rob Wilson has said his existing role as minister for civil society "overlaps" with his new libraries brief, both in the aim of encouraging volunteering and community action and in developing new governance models including mutuals, trusts and co-operatives. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3M has sold its North American and global library businesses—including 3M Cloud Library, 3M’s upstart ebook lending service—to global library solutions company Bibliotheca. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Tsutaya Bookstores partnered with the Takeo Library, the result was a stunning building that left only enough money to stock it with cast off books. The post In Japan, a Gorgeous Library Leads to Garbage Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries have a "major" role to play in welcoming refugees following the government’s announcement that 20,000 will be arrive in the country over the next five years. In a blog post, CILIP outlined that libraries are an "important" source of information and "key" to signposting refugees to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's Town Hall Q&As - where Facebook users around the world get to ask Mark Zuckerberg questions - aren't typically emotional events. This changed Sunday during a special Q&A Zuckerberg held with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kirklees Council has approved plans to close two libraries and cut 88 jobs, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner has reported. The council’s cabinet members have “reluctantly” agreed to a “huge cost-cutting shake-up” which will see only eight of its current 26 libraries fully controlled and opening... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many public sector workers, including 74 library staff, have agreed to take voluntary redundancy as Hampshire County Council looks to save £98m. Around £2.7m worth of savings across a range of departments at the council will be made after employees have chosen to take redundancy, reported... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guy Garvey, singer and guitarist with rock band Elbow, has helped launch a new fundraising scheme for Manchester Central Library by becoming the first member of the new "Central Library Lovers" initiative. The membership-fee based scheme is a new initiative from the Manchester Central Library... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a Pew survey released today, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new survey finds a growing number of people think libraries should swap out print for pixels. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 1,000 people, publishers and booksellers have donated to the 'Jungle Library' at the Calais migrant camp, which is now raising money for supplies. The post Donations Pour Into Calais Migrant “Jungle Camp” Library appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kathy Settle, chief executive of the Leadership for Libraries Taskforce, has argued for the need to “break the negative narrative” around the discussion of libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP member Andy Richardson has called on the organisation to oppose the “amateurisation” of public library services. Richardson said that allowing library services to be run by volunteers in the local community with little or no funding for professional or paid library staff, proposed by many... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookstores in the US have thrived and there's no secret to their success: it is about creating experiences, building community, and connecting. The post Resurgence of Indie Bookstores Fueled by Connection, Community appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Bryant, shadow culture secretary, condemns apparent reappointment of Brooks as News UK chief a year after she was cleared of phone-hacking chargesThe return of Rebekah Brooks to run Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper operation has been described as “two fingers up to the British public” by the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A snapshot of today’s educational ebook market, and where influencers think it is heading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Before it was a TV show and video game, The Walking Dead was a comic book from publisher Image Comics. It's a great series and if you're interested in catching up on the source material for the TV show, you might be in luck. The public library app,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southampton Labour Council's plans to axe six libraries in the area have been halted due to opposition from Tory councillors, reported the Southern Daily Echo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Janice Galloway has called on Creative Scotland to “to do something drastic” to stop the nation’s writers from struggling. According to the Scotsman, Galloway, author of The Trick is to Keep Breathing (Vintage Classics), has warned that most of Scotland’s writers are being left to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The peer-review site for budding authors, which generated publishing contracts for some of its members, is to close at the end of SeptemberAuthors are mourning the closure of Authonomy, the online community for would-be writers set up by HarperCollins seven years ago as a way to source new... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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