Today is the end of Penguin books on OverDrive, but perhaps the start of new possibilities. In an announcement yesterday, the publisher gave notice that as of today, Penguin books would no longer be available on OverDrive. This latest escalation follows the
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As cochair of the Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, I was very disappointed to miss the meetings with publishers in New York. But in the end I had the best of both worlds. I read the great report from ALA President Molly Raphael and know that our
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By Sari Feldman
17 hours 59 min ago
Each January, librarians, publishers, parents … and, well, anyone who has an interest in books and reading … awaits the announcement of the Youth Media Awards at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. While awards help us define the criteria for “good
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By Karen Muller
2 days 14 hours ago
This week, ALA leadership met with senior management from Penguin, Macmillan, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Perseus publishing houses to discuss ebooks and libraries. ALA went in with a strong mission statement from ALA Executive Director Keith
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Here’s a first take on the talks held this week between American Library Association leaders and the senior management of several New York–based publishers:
Dear Colleagues:
Here is a brief report on our meeting with publ
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Middle Country Public Library in Centereach, New York continues to advance its facilities for the community with the installation of a dynamic hearing loop system in the Community Room to benefit the hea
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I applaud the hard work of everyone who has tackled the thorny issues confronting libraries in the increasingly hostile ebook environment in which we find ourselves. However, I believe we are missing an essential component in any solution: copyright law
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By Neal Starkey
1 week 1 day ago
In the 1990s, libraries were pioneers in providing access to the internet in their communities. Even today, libraries are the only place some community members can get online. Over the past few years, libraries have begun positioning themselves as the go-to
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By Meredith Farkas
1 week 2 days ago
Forty ALA Student Chapter members were nominated by their schools and were accepted to assist ALA staff during the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. In exchange for working four hours a day (or a total of 16 hours), these students part
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Congratulations, Libraryland! School library boosters hit the 25,000-signature threshold this morning on the White House petition urging that every child in America have access to an effective school library program. (To be exact, there were 25,594 signatures
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