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California: "Web Down at Two Libraries For Two Weeks: Staff Working Out Internet Security Wrinkle"
Funding, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|What happens if the computers go offline not for an hour or a day? How about 14 days? At the Santa Cruz [CA} Public Library two branches have been offline for more than two weeks! Question. Should how to prepare and handle technology failures become a topic you see discussed at conferences? Should it become […]
The Globe and Mail: "Mike Shatzkin in Montreal: Libraries Don't Make Sense Anymore"
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing, Special Libraries
|As is usually the case Mike Shatzkin, a well respected person in the publishing world and someone who you should know about and read, spoke in Montreal and during his speech did include some comments about libraries. ***Before sharing a few thoughts what was reported about the speech we realize that a good portion of […]
From an Article in the Des Moines Register: Thousands of dollars in operating and administrative costs could be saved if more public library services in the Des Moines metro area were consolidated, backers of the idea say. Polk County has more than a dozen public library systems with annual budgets that total more than $17 […]
From the AP (via The Idaho Statesman) ‘ Legislation to require library computers to use filtering software to block content deemed offensive to minors has cleared the Idaho Legislature. [Clip] The measure was amended since first introduced in the 2011 session and now gives more libraries flexibility in blocking content and deciding when filters should […]
Audio: Listen Online: NPR Airs Story About the Future of Libraries in the eBook Age
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, National Libraries, Public Libraries, Publishing
|The report by Lynn Neary runs six minutes and aired (or is airing) on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” A text summary is also available. Of course, the big issues coming from HarperCollins/OverDrive (aka #hcod) story are the focus of the story. The report includes comments from: ***Eli Neiberger, Director for IT and Production at the […]
"Ruling Spurs Effort to Form Digital Public Library"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From a New York Times Article by Miguel Helft: The lofty effort, the Digital Public Library of America, counts a long list of heavyweights among its supporters, including librarians from major universities and officials from the National Archives and the Library of Congress. Some of the nation’s largest philanthropic foundations have said they were interested […]
Report from ACRL 2011: "Librarians Talk Google Books, Orphan Works, and What’s Next"
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From a Wired Campus/Chronicle of Higher Ed Post by Jennifer Howard: Librarians are especially keen to figure out what to do about orphan works, which are under copyright but whose rights owners can’t be identified or found. Who gets to make use of those works has been a big issue in the Google case. “Many […]
From the Norwich Bulletin: The threatened elimination of a statewide inter-library delivery service has librarians such as Kate Byroade, director of Cragin Memorial Library in Colchester, concerned. The service, called Connecticar, provides a statewide delivery service to 225 public and academic libraries. If a resident borrows an item from any public or academic library, it […]
New York City: "Three Renowned Research Libraries Join Forces To Better Serve Users"
Academic Libraries, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
|From an NYPL News Release: The New York Public Library and the libraries of Columbia University and New York University—three renowned research institutions all on the island of Manhattan—have launched an initiative to expand collections and better serve their users. The collaboration, dubbed the Manhattan Research Library Initiative, or MaRLI, will help the institutions increase […]
Video: OverDrive Founder and CEO Steve Potash Interviewed on Bloomberg TV
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Public Libraries, Publishing
|Steve Potash appeared on Bloomberg Television earlier today and the nearly four minute is now accessible online. You can watch the segment on the Bloomberg web site It runs about 4 minutes. As you might expect the HarperCollins story is touched on as is GBS. In a nutshell: + “Since Christmas, we’ve seen almost 100 […]