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Medical History: NLM Attains Millionth Page Milestone for the Medical Heritage Library
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
|From the National Library of Medicine: The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, reached a benchmark at the conclusion of NLM’s 175th anniversary year, 2011, when it scanned its one millionth page for the Medical Heritage Library Project. NLM is contributing Medicine in […]
UPDATE: The plan that’s described in the post and primary document below was approved last night (February 27, 2012) by the Toronto Public Library Board. via Torontoist: At its meeting tonight, the TPL board will consider a proposal to create an advertising policy for Toronto’s libraries. The reason such a policy doesn’t already exist is […]
From the The San Francisco Examiner: A man set fire to a stack of pamphlets in San Francisco’s main library branch in the unit block of Grove Street on Sunday, damaging cassette tapes, chairs and computers, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said. The fire alarm was triggered at 3:37 p.m. The fire was set in the […]
From The Indianapolis Star: During the first full year of reduced hours at Indianapolis library branches, visits nose-dived 22 percent. Patrons checked out 12 percent fewer books and other items. But new Indianapolis Public Library CEO Jackie Nytes aims to reverse last year’s drops — in large part by restoring about two-thirds of cuts made […]
Florida: West Palm Beach Public Library Foundation Receives $5 Million Grant
Awards, Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries
|From The Palm Beach Post: The West Palm Beach library foundation is receiving a $5 million grant from The Mandel Foundation, a Cleveland-based foundation whose primary priority funding areas include leadership, management of nonprofits, higher education, Jewish education and continuity, and urban neighborhood renewal. The library will be renamed the Mandel Public Library of West […]
Public Libraries: Contra Costa Libraries on Overdrive Trying to Meet Demands for e-Books
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Reports
|We posted an article from The Washington Post about five weeks ago that reported delays in ebook demand outstripping supply at several metro DC area libraries. Today, something similar from Contra Costa County, California. As the year moves forward (and as we noted in January) expect to see more of these reports from around libraryland […]
Fashion Institute of Technology and NYPL to Unveil Online Fashion Information and Image Portal
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From a METRO* Announcement: An event and formal launched is scheduled to take place next week in NYC. Details here. Background This digitized collection of 5,415 fashion drawings and sketches produced by André Fashion Studios between 1930 and 1941 is the result of a partnership between the Picture Collection of The New York Public Library […]
One Year Later, HarperCollins Sticking to 26-Loan Cap, and Some Librarians Rethink Opposition
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From an Article by Michael Kelley at Library Journal: Librarians’ passionate advocacy of our titles is vital to our efforts and we remain committed to keeping our ebooks available in the library channel,” said Josh Marwell, Harper’s president of sales. Marwell said that the 26-loan cap remains a work in progress, but no other business […]
Canadian Public Libraries Looking For Viable "Canadian Alternative" to OverDrive
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Journal Articles, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From Quill and Quire: In the past year, library groups such as CULC [Canadian Urban Libraries Council] have met several times with the Association of Canadian Publishers and the Canadian Publishers’ Council, expressing the urgency of finding “easier ways for our patrons to discover and borrow books, and [have] access to more content,” says de […]
From the LoHud.com: A former Yonkers library worker agreed Thursday to serve one to three years in state prison for stealing $163,582 out of the public library system over seven years. Margo Reed, 54, pleaded guilty in Westchester County court to second-degree grand larceny and filing a false tax return, both felonies. The plea satisfied […]