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Roundup: What's the Mainstream Press Writing About the HarperCollins Story?
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing, Roundup
UPDATED (Saturday, March 4, 2011): + “Publisher puts new limits on library e-books” (via Chicago Tribune) “This strikes at the heart of what we do,” said Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, who described electronic media as the new virtual library. “With limited financial resources affecting all libraries across America, people are asking, ‘Why would […]
Archivist of the United States Announces Agency Restructuring and New Appointments
| Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, News
From a NARA Announcement: Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero recently announced several key appointments to begin a major transformation of the National Archives and Records Administration. The new appointments follow an internal report, A Charter for Change: Charting the Course, which recommended changes to the organizational structure and culture of the National […]
Webcast Now Available: "FDsys Helps GPO Provide Access to Federal Digital Publications"
| Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing
From a National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program/Library of Congress Announcement: “It’s like an all-you-can eat buffet, but all the options are healthy for you,” said Kate Zwaard, the Government Printing Office’s Lead Program Planner for Digital Preservation, in a visit to the Library of Congress on November 16, 2010. Zwaard was talking about […]
Congratulations to Karen Coyle! Recipient of 2011 ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
| Associations and Organizations, Awards, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation, Reports
UPDATE: The full text of the report mentioned below is available online (free). Direct to: Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata (January, 2010) Congrats and Kudos to Karen! From an ALA Announcement: The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Outstanding Publication Award recipient for 2011 is Karen Coyle for her “Understanding the […]
Research Paper: "Digital Technology Innovation in Scholarly Communication and University Engagement"
| Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing
From a Recently Published Paper From the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing: Authors: Rowland Lorimer (Simon Fraser University), Johanne Provençal (Simon Fraser University), Brian Owen (Simon Fraser University), Rea Devakos (University of Toronto), David Phipps (York University), and Richard Smith (Simon Fraser University). Canada has earned worldwide attention for its general level of digital […]
The E-Book User's Bill of Rights
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Publishing
The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any […]
Clearwater High program putting Kindles in students' hands attracts national attention — and Shirl offers some commentary
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries, School Libraries
Clearwater High program putting Kindles in students’ hands attracts national attention As experiments go, Clearwater High School’s pilot program to put a Kindle e-reader in the hands of every student, with the hope of replacing textbooks entirely, was a bold one. At stake: Can kids learn as well as they play on digital devices? Will […]
From an IGI Global News Release (via E-Mail): IGI Global, an international publishing company specializing in high-quality research publications on all aspects of information technology management, is proud to announce the launch of its Advances in Library Information Science (ALIS) Newsletter. To be updated on a quarterly basis, the newsletter will draw attention to high-quality, […]
Archives: European Film Gateway Project Publishes Report About Copyright Issues
| Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, News
From an EU Screen Blog Post: In order to bring archival materials held in film archives online and giving access to them, rights clearing is a central topic in the framework of the EFG project. EYE Film Institute, one of EFG’s project partners, has established a report on Guidelines for Copyright Clearance and IPR Management. […]
From a Research Information Network Announcement: This guide has been produced by the International Centre for Guidance Studies, and aims to provide the information needed to make an informed decision about using social media and select from the vast range of tools that are available. One of the most important things that researchers do is […]
