Monthly archives for September, 2011
WSU previews largest collection of in...
WSU previews largest collection of internment photosKPLU News for Seattle and the NorthwestWSU Libraries held a Sneak Preview to allow the public to see many of the rare photographs this morning in the Terrell Library Atrium. Patti Hirahara also plans to donate her family's photos to the Oregon Historical Society and to the Oregon N [...]
Statehouse Live: Kan-ed services slas...
KNSS
Statehouse Live: Kan-ed services slashed as its future under considerationLawrence Journal WorldBy Scott Rothschild Topeka
NYC Tip: Using The New York Public Li...
First Coast News
NYC Tip: Using The New York Public LibraryNYU LocalIn case all you college kids have forgotten that libraries were invented for reading books and not for voluntary exile due to finals-induced agony, remember that there are 35 public libraries in …Jacksonville Public Libraries Face $3.5 Million in CutsFirst Coast New [...]
Ads in Gwinnett Libraries? Probably &...
Ads in Gwinnett Libraries? ProbablyPatch.comAdvertising in libraries and business marketing initiatives are part of the GCPL's effort to make up funding cuts by reaching out to the private sector. Philip Saxton, chairman of the Gwinnett library system, said Monday that he hopes the library can …and more »
Writers sue US university libraries f...
The Guardian
Writers sue US university libraries for copyright infringementThe GuardianHathiTrust is a partnership of more than 50 libraries and research institutions, which has digitised over 9.5m books, of which it estimates that 27% are in the public domain. Executive director John Wilkin told the New York Times that the project was &# [...]
E-books coming to Rusk County librari...
E-books coming to Rusk County librariesLongview News-JournalRusk County residents will have the opportunity to read e-books through their libraries beginning this fall. The library system is subscribing to a system called Overdrive, which will allow anyone with a library card to access e-books through the …and more »
The Future of Libraries – Teleg...
Telegraph.co.uk
The Future of LibrariesTelegraph.co.ukThe future of libraries, says Tim Martin, lies in their past, as they learn how to exploit their enormous resources digitally. By Tim Martin This afternoon, without leaving my desk, I've paged through the illustrated manuscript of Alice's Adventures …
Beyond the Book: Libraries in the 21s...
Beyond the Book: Libraries in the 21st CenturyWestport NowWestport Public Library Director Maxine Bleiweis launched a high power discussion of the future of US libraries with the understated words
Knox bans registered sex offenders fr...
Knox bans registered sex offenders from county librariesKnoxville News SentinelPeople listed on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry are banned from visiting county libraries under an executive order issued Monday by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett . He said they can still use the county library system's online …Knox Co. Public [...]
Service cuts just 'scrape the su...
CTV.ca
Service cuts just 'scrape the surface,' Ford saysCBC.caA report released Monday asks city hall staff to consider about $100 million worth of wide-ranging cuts