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UPDATE 3 (1/21) Libraries May Reduce Staff (via Harvard Crimson) UPDATE 2 (1/20) Transcript: Library Town Hall Presentation, January 19, 2012 Comments From Mary Lee Kennedy, Senior Associate Provost and Helen Shenton, Executive Director UPDATE: Harvard U. Spokesperson Shares Comment with Library Journal, Details Below At the end of September we posted, “Libraries Announce New […]
As Demand For e-books Soars, Libraries Struggle to Stock Their Virtual Shelves
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Public Libraries, Publishing
|The Washington Post has a look at an issue we’re going to be reading more about throughtout the country and something we said was likely to happen. From the Article: Want to take out the new John Grisham? Get in line. As of Friday morning, 288 people were ahead of you in the Fairfax County […]
Library of Congress: Roberta Shaffer Appointed Associate Librarian for Library Services
Government Libraries, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|Roberta Shaffer is replacing Deanna Marcum as Associate Librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress. In December, we learned that Marcum was leaving LC to become Managing Director, Ithaka S+R. From the LC Announcement: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Roberta I. Shaffer as associate librarian for Library Services. The appointment […]
UPDATE (January 4, 2012): Here’s the Official LC News Release (w/ Bio) Announcing David Mao’s Appointment From an In Custodia Legis Blog Post by Andrew Weber: Today is a big day for the Law Library of Congress. David Mao is taking over as the Law Librarian of Congress from Roberta Shaffer. It wasn’t that long […]
Video: A Brief Look at the Apple Collection, Part of the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford
Archives and Special Collections, Interviews, Jobs, Libraries, News, Profiles
|The AP video runs 2:23. Direct to Video See Also: Record of Steve Jobs’ early career lies boxed in Stanford University’s Silicon Valley Archives (via SU News) Includes another video (runs 2:33) direct from Staford. The Stanford Silicon Valley Archives’ Apple collection provides a unique window onto the early years of the Apple epoch. The […]
Europe: Open Data: Turning Government Data into Gold
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Jobs, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Reports
|From EUROPA: The Commission has launched an Open Data Strategy for Europe, which is expected to deliver a €40 billion boost to the EU’s economy each year. Europe’s public administrations are sitting on a goldmine of unrealised economic potential: the large volumes of information collected by numerous public authorities and services. Member States such as […]
The Toronto Public Library is the busiest urban library system in the world and the largest public library system in Canada (98 branches). From The Globe and Mail: Facing demands from Mayor Rob Ford to slash a further 4.3 per cent from her budget, Toronto’s chief librarian is proposing new fines and a slate of […]
From The Statesman Journal (Salem, OR): The hiring of Oregon’s new state librarian has unraveled with the resignation of a library official selected to move into the leadership post Jan. 1. Robert Hulshof-Schmidt, manager of the library’s Government Research Services division, was selected in October to succeed Jim Scheppke, who has said he plans to […]
Ten Facts about Mobile Broadband Mobile broadband is reshaping society, communications, and the global economy. With smart phone usage surpassing that of personal computers, there has been a sea change in the way consumers access and share information.Powerful mobile devices and sophisticated digital applications enable users to build businesses, access financial and health care records, […]
From PC World: The exhibit, titled “Steve Jobs: From Garage to World’s Most Valuable Company,” features photos and descriptions of objects from the museum’s permanent collection, as well as vintage Steve Jobs video footage. Particularly interesting is a 22-minute 1980 video of Jobs talking about the early days of Apple. At one point during the […]