PLA & Pacific Northwest Spotlight: The Library Community Is Getting Together Again

One of the largest ALA divisions (second only to the Association of College and Research Libraries), The PLA conference is one of the most vibrant, popular, and well-attended ALA events, often drawing around 8,000 attendees or more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vatican, Bodleian Libraries will publish millions of ancient texts online

Works that will be available for perusal will include Gutenberg's Bible, believed to be the first text ever printed. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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SCL to propose library ebook licensing

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10 most challenged books on the American Library Association's 2011 list

The 'ttyl' series by Lauren Myracle and 'The Color of Earth' by Kim Dong Hwa top the 2011 rankings of most challenged books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Amazon tax probe in media spotlight

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Judgement on Surrey Libraries due today

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Surrey residents win library challenge

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Coates blasts UK library service as Bilbary launches in the US

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New Monthly Newspaper for UK Nigerian Community

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Vaizey resign, say library campaigners

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Jarvis calls Vaizey "Dr Beeching" of libraries

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Random House drastically raises the price of ebooks for libraries

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Pottermore and OverDrive link on Potter library ebook distribution

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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