It’s largely accepted as a truism that libraries connect and work together—interlibrary loan, consortia, union catalogs. However, working together and connecting is not a simple task. Add in different histories, cultures, languages, political systems and you begin to get a sense of what connecting libraries across Europe is like. This is the challenge this week’s guest, Ilona Kisch, has taken on with Public Libraries 2030, a nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of libraries to support “a democratic, socially engaged, and digitally inclusive” Europe. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The growing use of libraries by children and young readers has once again been emphasised by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1948 some 70,000 books were looted from Palestinian libraries by the state of Israel. A new documentary considers their fate and the implications of intellectual occupation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A library in north London which was occupied by squatters will now be run by volunteers from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool City Council is considering closing half its libraries as it looks to make another... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Government's official response to the Culture, Media and Sport's Select Committee... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has admitted that libraries "must do more with less... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil's is demanding that every school in the country house a library by 2020. To meet that goal, 128,020 libraries will have to be built—or 39 per day—if the goal it to be met. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association has created a scorecard that asks library workers to grade publishers on the way that they are offering ebooks for lending. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City of York Council has been given £100,000 by the cabinet office to help it form a mutual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding ebook lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use. Sure enough, we're now seeing the middle road.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advance Publications, parent company of Condé Nast, has stepped up its efforts on two fronts with the acquisition of digital marketing agency, POP. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some volunteers working in a Lewisham Library are there under the “workfare” scheme... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are 'important' to their communities, say 91 percent of Americans in a Pew survey, but they need more ebooks and more programs for children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pew report assures us that, even in the digital age, libraries continue to serve a variety of functions.Perhaps the most groundbreaking aspect of “Library Services in the Digital Age,” the report released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project is how... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HONOLULU/LIHUE – Oahu Publications, Inc. (OPI) and Kauai Publishing Co. announced today that OPI has purchased The Garden Island newspaper from Lee Enterprises, of Davenport, Iowa. The expected closing date is February 11, 2013. Financial ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The $1.5-million San Antonio library – which will have computers, tablets, and e-readers, but no paper books – will be like 'an Apple store.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smiths News has moved to further increase Bertrams' library sales to Northern Europe and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Try finding Harper's Magazine when you Google "magazines that publish essays" or "magazines that publish short stories" -- it isn't easy." No, Rick, no it's not. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The staff of Westminster libraries have written an open letter to their council bosses, urging... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new library in Texas appears to be normal, until you realize it doesn’t have any books in it. In Bexar County, Texas, the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area’s breakneck growth, a population boom has left some residents without adequate library access. A new initiative will fill... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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