MORE POSTS FROM 2015
From The Canberra Times: Some of Canberra’s cash-strapped cultural institutions are scrambling to cope after being hit with a 3 per cent “efficiency dividend” cut to their budgets this week by the federal government. Most of the money saved will then go to Hollywood studios to help them film blockbusters in Sydney. [Clip] After recording […]
From The Washington Post: “Used bookstores, with their quintessential quirkiness, eclectic inventory and cheap prices, find themselves in the catbird seat as the pendulum eases back toward print. In many cities, that’s a de facto position: They’re the only book outlets left.” [Clip] “It gets better and better every year,” said Susan Burwell, the co-owner […]
From ArkansasOnline: The new year will bring a new radio show for the Central Arkansas Library System, set to air on KABF-FM, 88.3 in January. The weekly show — to be broadcast every Friday noon- 2 p.m. — will start Jan. 8. The library system underwrote the block of programming with a $20,000 grant from […]
From the KU News Service: A research project at the University of Kansas will create a digital archive of World War I poetry that captures the wide-ranging sentiments of American immigrants, including those who found themselves living in a country headed to war with their homeland. For the past six months, KU students have been […]
North Carolina: The N.C. Cardinal Program Helps Libraries Throughout States Share Materials
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|From The News and Observer: The State Library of North Carolina launched N.C. Cardinal at a few test sites in 2011, and it’s now grown to 35 counties across the state. Libraries in Johnston County, with the exception of Clayton, are planning to join the system next year. The program is a boost for smaller […]
From the U.S. Census and Other Sources $1.2 billion The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from China between January and September 2015. China was the leading country of origin for such items. Similarly, China was the leading foreign source of artificial Christmas trees shipped to the United States ($163.3 million worth) during […]
The 118th report (120 pages; PDF) was released by the Federal Communications Commission on December 23, 2015. It contains many charts and tables. From the Introduction of the Report: Mobile wireless services are an essential part of Americans’ daily lives. Mobile handsets are no longer used only for voice communication, email, social networking, and web […]
Reference Resource: FAA Publishes State and Local Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) Laws Fact Sheet
|From the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new fact sheet on state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provides information for states and municipalities considering laws or regulations addressing UAS use. The document outlines FAA’s safety reasons for federal oversight of aviation and airspace, and explains federal responsibility in […]
From the Korea Herald: In the second floor of an old building in Dongdaemun-gu, eastern Seoul, children sit scattered around the floor of a small library, reading. Behind them are walls of bookshelves filled with colorful books. In the next room, others play board games, while in the third room a small group of children […]
From the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM): New manuscripts digitized by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) have just been added to our searchable collection. These include 10 manuscripts from the National Library of Greece (NLG) in Athens, the site of our ongoing ddigitization project for 2015–16. […]