ALA officials are urging library advocates in every congressional district to ask their representatives to cosign letters in support of critical library programs. With an abbreviated process this year, the House deadline for signatures is March 20. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Library campaigners have called government plans to scrap equalities assessments and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newcastle City Council has announced plans to close 10 of its 18 libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK libraries are under pressure to deliver ebooks, but evolving technology standards, limited budgets and low demand mean general uncertainty clouds its future. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Yinnon Ezra MBE as a part-time advisor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Daunt has said Waterstones booksellers must work harder to meet customers’ needs... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The third National Libraries Day will run on Saturday 9th February 2013. A proposal to shift... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A leading retail m.d. has said the government must "address the Amazon problem" in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Philip Pullman, childrens laureate Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman and Meg Rosoff... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Arts Council England libraries director Nicky Morgan has said it is not the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and library suppliers say the UK academic library market is faring better than... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners hoping to save Kensal Rise Library from being turned into flats are staging a protest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today (31st October) is the closing date for booking a place at the Speak Up for Libraries event... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency and Pan Macmillan are launching a new scheme to introduce library users to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensal Rise Library will be sold for flats, after its owner, All Souls College, Oxford, decided... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An advertising-funded library e-lending system was among the topics discussed at a Libraries All... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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