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California: Fewer Schools Keep Librarians on Staff
Academic Libraries, Funding, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Special Libraries
|Unfortunately, we don’t think these stats will come as a big surprise to many. However, that doesn’t mean it this sad trend needs to continue. If there was ever a need for a clear and well executed marketing plan in the library community this is it. It’s sad that it needs to happen in the […]
Listen Online: A One Hour Discussion About Digital Public Library of America Airs On Public Radio
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Direct to Audio Stream Today’s Kojo Namdi Show that broadcasts/streams on WAMU from Washington DC aired a one hour discussion (54:44 to be precise) about the Digital Public Library of America today. The program is now archived and available online. Kojo’s guests were: Maura Marx Director, Digital Public Library of America Secretariat, Berkman Center, Harvard […]
A local angle to a story that LJ first reported on in October. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Warner Home Video recently announced it will no longer distribute theatrical released movies to public libraries or home video rental stores until 28 days after the movies have been on sale in retail stores. Nearly three weeks […]
From the Announcement (PDF): Following the launch of Publishing Technology plc in China last August, [the company] is partnering with the China National Publications Import and Export Corporation (CNPIEC) to deliver the first ever digital publishing platform to supply content to Chinese libraries. As the largest company fully licensed by the Chinese government to import […]
From the Press of Atlantic City: The Atlantic City Free Public Library doesn’t open its doors until 9:30 a.m., but there’s almost always a group of people waiting at the entrance at least 15 minutes before opening. Most days, nearly all the library’s 43 computers are in use five minutes after the doors are unlocked. […]
From an OCLC Announcement: OCLC has added more than 1.2 million brief bibliographic records to WorldCat.org for materials held by Arab libraries, records that represent the complete catalog of the Arabic Union Catalog (AUC) maintained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Each record from the AUC in WorldCat.org contains brief bibliographic information for items held by AUC […]
From a Panlibu Blog Post Overview by Mark Travis: In this issue we look at shared services in detail and consider what the path to a successful library shared service will look like (p. 4-5). The groundbreaking tri-borough plan between three London councils (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the London Borough of Hammersmith & […]
From the Columbus Dispatch: Today’s public libraries have a lot in common with retail bookstores, featuring special displays, coffee kiosks and gift shops. It’s a way to keep libraries relevant, boost circulation and compete for the public’s dollar at a time when public funding is being cut, experts say. Soft chairs flank a display of […]
An editorial from the London Free Press. From that Editorial: And so, for London Public Library, the balancing act continues. Caught between pressure from city hall to keep porn off library computers and its own mandate to provide unfettered access to information, the library walks a fine line. The library board this week opted to […]
From Quill and Quire: At a meeting that stretched over five hours and saw more than 100 community members in overflow seating, the library board discussed its options for attaining a 4.3 per cent cut to its 2012 operating budget in order to reach the 10 per cent total reduction demanded by Mayor Rob Ford. […]