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Book Released Alert: No Shelf Required 2: Use and Management of Electronic Books", Edited by Sue Polanka
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing, School Libraries
|Congratulations to our friend and colleague, Sue Polanka (Wright St. University), on the release of No Shelf Required 2: Use and Management of Electronic Books.” from ALA Editions. Sue was also editor of the first NSR book and is the editor of the award-winning No Shelf Required blog. The book includes: Guidelines for performing traditional library […]
Here’s a new app that might be of interest. It’s free to download and use. The iPhone app is available today with apps for Blackberry and Android to come. From the Telenav Announcement: [Scout is] the first daily personal navigator that will be seamlessly accessible across the web, smartphones, and in-car systems – offering users […]
New from the Council on Library Resources: CLIR Issues (#84)
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Funding, Libraries, Maps, Public Libraries, Scholarly Communications
|Direct to Full Text Articles Include: + Mapping a New Partnership An emerging partnership between Stanford University Libraries (SUL) and private map collectors to digitize collectors’ holdings is making unique and interesting maps available for broad viewing online. + DPLA Workstreams Underway CLIR’s DLF Program is coordinating and cochairing the Content & Scope Workstream for […]
"The C-SPAN Campaign: How Online Video Archives Are Changing the Game in 2012"
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Libraries, News, Video Recordings
|The article includes a mention of one of the most important, useful, and interesting research tools on the Internet, the award winning C-SPAN Video Library. It contains just about EVERYTHING that has ever aired on C-SPAN. One note, while the C-SPAN archive is focused on U.S. politics, you’ll also so much more. Also, the online […]
From the well-known job information site. Introductory Blog Post Direct to Complete 2012 Top 50 List Top 5 1. Bain & Company, 2. McKinsey & Company 3. Facebook 4. MITRE 5. Google Learn More About the List Past Winners 2011 Employees’ Choice Award Winners – 50 Best Places to Work 2010 Employees’ Choice Award […]
Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award Winners Announced
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|Congrats to the winners and those nominated! From ALA: Yesterday, 10 librarians were recognized for service to their communities, schools and campuses as winners of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. More than 1,700 library patrons nationwide nominated a librarian. The 10 award recipients are: Venetia V. Demson […]
Chicago Film Archives Joins Internet Archive
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From Chicagoist: …were excited to see that the Chicago Film Archives is joining the collections of moving images at the Internet Archive, where they can be either streamed or downloaded and where they are sure to find a wider audience. Only a handful of titles have been included in the archive so far, but who […]
Amazon.com's Publishing Arm is Acquiring More Than 450 Children's Titles From Marshall Cavendish
Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Publishing
|From the News Release: Amazon.com, Inc. and Marshall Cavendish, one of the world’s leading educational and consumer book publishers and classroom digital solutions providers, today announced that Amazon has signed a deal to acquire over 450 titles of its US Children’s trade books business, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books (MCCB).“Under the guidance of Margery Cuyler, the […]
UK: National Archives Awards Catalouging Grants To "Open Up" Valuable Collections
Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Resources
|From a National Archives Announcement: Access to 12 archive collections is set to be transformed by a series of grants announced today. The National Cataloguing Grants Programme 2011 has awarded £420,000 to archives across the UK to help make these vitally important collections fully accessible for the first time. [Clip] Melinda Haunton, Programmes Manager at […]
Laurie D. Borman Named New Editor and Publisher of American Libraries
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
|From ALA: Don Chatham, associate executive director for ALA Publishing, has announced that Laurie D. Borman will be the new editor and publisher of American Libraries publications, effective Dec. 5, 2011. Borman has a degree in journalism from Indiana University and brings to the position more than 20 years’ experience in print and online publishing, […]