The Skillset Podcast #2: Angela Craig, Director of the Charleston County (SC) Public Library

In this week's episode, hosts Nicole A. Cooke & R. David Lankes talk with Angela Craig, director of the Charleston County (SC) Public Library about what it’s like to run a library…one week at a time. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Orion creates group publicity department

Orion has created a new group publicity department, to be headed by Helen Richardson, who takes on the role of group publicity and communications director. The new department will comprise of two teams – a non-fiction team led by deputy publicity director Elizabeth Allen, and a fiction team led... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’

Is National Report a menace or a public good? Fake news publishers are taking advantage of how people read and share news. But National Report says its doing good work. The post Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales 'should develop national library service', says report

Wales should seek to develop a nationally coordinated library service as a longterm goal, according to a new report into Welsh libraries. The Welsh Public Libraries Review was commissioned at the end of last year by the culture minister John Griffiths and carried out over the first half of 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midson made Port Eliot festival associate director

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Threats to Barnet library service

Barnet's library service could be reduced to a fraction of its current size if the council go ahead with new proposals. The London authority, home to Friern Barnet library which was occupied by protestors when it was slated for closure, is trying to cut £2.85m from its library budgets in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Picoult Hits #2

'Leaving Time,' the latest from Jodi Picoult, came in at #2 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended October 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two British Library Series to Poisoned Pen

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Dumenco Named Ad Age Editorial Director

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Schwartz Named Editorial Director at Columbia Univ. Press

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check It Out with Michael Kelley: How Libraries Preserve E-books

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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