MORE 'GOVERNMENT-LIBRARIES' POSTS
A couple of days ago the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) posted an updated edition of the directory of U.S. Federal Government libraries that they compile and maintain with the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. The directory contains information (often with direct links to the library) for more than 1,000 federal […]
Australia: “Government Librarians Urged to Lobby for Jobs in Face of Outsourcing”
| Government Libraries, Jobs, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
From the The Canberra Times: Leaked documents from a post-budget meeting of senior government librarians reveal that many departments’ libraries have been, or may be, outsourced, and that senior librarians are urging each other to lobby to keep their jobs. The Department of the Environment has confirmed its internal library services have been cut. It […]
IMLS Opens Nominations for 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Government Libraries, Libraries, Open Access, Public Libraries, School Libraries
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has just opened nominations for the 2015 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. From the IMLS Call For Nominations For more than 20 years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has recognized museums and libraries that make extraordinary contributions to their communities. The National Medal […]
OverDrive Will Make Transactional Pricing Available With New Streaming Video Content From Warner Brothers
| Awards, Government Libraries, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
OverDrive has announced that transactional pricing (what they call pay-per-checkout) will be available for hundreds of streaming video titles from Warner Brothers. This is the first time that OverDrive has offered content using this pricing model. The deal with Warner Brothers was formally announced yesterday. Other distributors of content to the public library market including Hoopla, Freading, […]
Report Provides an In-Depth Look at U.S. Federal Government Spending on Information Products and Services
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, EBSCO, Elsevier, Government Libraries, Libraries, Maps, News
Recently, a revised edition (April 2014) of the Federal Government Strategic Sourcing Of Information Products And Services report was made available online. A full text copy is also embedded below. The document runs 60 pages and was published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under an agreement with the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK). […]
Canadian Library Association Releases Statement on Federal Government Library Consolidation and Closure
| Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Government Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation, Reports
Here are Several Selected Paragraphs from the Complete CLA Statement (Full Text is Approx 1400 words): The Canadian Library Association (CLA), the national voice for Canada’s library communities, is troubled about budget cuts to Library and Archives Canada and federal government library services. There has been much public debate and discussion about these reductions and […]
Milestones: IMLS Announces 20th Anniversary of National Medal for Museum and Library Service Program
| Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Government Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Public Libraries, School Libraries
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the 20th Anniversary of its National Medal for Museum and Library Service program, the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community. In the last twenty years, the Institute of Museum and […]
Two More Reports on Canadian Government Library Closings (Including List of Closed Libraries)
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Government Libraries, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Reports
Two reports including a list of Canadian government library closings since 2012. Note: This Article Includes a List of Canadian Government Libraries Closed Since 2012 From Post Media News/Canada.com: When Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration library closed its doors in the fall of 2012, head librarian Charlene Elgee wasn’t just worried about the loss of her job. […]
Canada: “Dismantling of Fishery Library ‘Like a Book Burning,’ Say Scientists”
| Archives and Special Collections, Government Libraries, Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Reports
Note: Along with the story (1500+ words) that we highlight below the article also includes a sidebar with info about 13 Canadian government libraries either consolidated or closed during 2012 and 2013. From The Tyee (Published in British Columbia): Last week the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which is closing five of its seven libraries, […]
FEDLINK Announces Winners of 2012 Librarianship Awards
| Academic Libraries, Awards, Government Libraries, Libraries, News
Congrats to all of the winners! The complete LC announcement is here. It includes info about each of the winners. The Winners Library/Info Centers Large Library/Information Center (with a staff of 11 or more federal and/or contract employees): Research Library, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Small Library/Information Center (with a staff of 10 […]
