A library loan, until now, was not a financial transaction with an immediate profit for an author. At best, a loan held out the hope of future sales and royalties. Now, the loans themselves have been monetized, provided Amazon’s neo-library does the lending.
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Judge Gives Brooklyn Public Library a Tongue Lashing
December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Brooklyn Supreme Court justice recently drew inspiration from Mel Brooks in order to better skewer the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and its top administrators. A man named David Rodriguez had filed suit (Rodriguez v. Brooklyn Public Library) in March 2010 against the library, alleging that he had been injured in an April 2009 car [...]
In Tough Times, Million Dollar Gifts Never Hurt
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s fair to say that when writing about library finances most of news is fairly depressing. So, it is good to hear about some bright spots. The Palo Alto Library Foundation (PALF) has been raising money to help properly furnish the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, the Main Library, and the Downtown Library, which [...]
Gale Offers Scholarships for Small and Rural Library Staffs to Attend PLA Conference
December 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Gale/Cengage Learning, in partnership with WebJunction, is offering scholarships that will pay for the library staffs from two small and rural libraries to attend the 2012 Public Library Association (PLA) annual conference in Philadelphia, PA. As part of its Small Library Support Program, Gale will provide travel, lodging registration and all related expenses for library [...]
Library People News: Hires, Promotions, Retirements, and Obituaries 12/16/11
December 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Joanna Bailey has been named Director, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA. She has served as Interim Director for the past two years. Maureen Nicholas Brodar is the new Youth Services Manager, Shaker Heights Public Library (SHPL), OH. She previously was Children’s Librarian at SHPL. Philip Cheney is the new Director, Oconee County Public Library (OCPL), [...]
Salem Press Launches Website to Help Navigate Library Grants
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Salem Press launched The Library Grants Center on November 16. It is a free web tool designed to help librarians search for library grants at national, state, regional, and local levels. The web site focuses on grants available to all types of libraries and from a range of sources—public and private— including professional organizations, large [...]
Out of 173 Majors, Library Science Reportedly Has Fourth Highest Unemployment Rate
November 8, 2011 By 14 Comments
The Wall Street Journal today published a sortable listing of how college majors fare in the job market, based on 2010 Census data. Unfortunately, library science fared as one of the worst majors. Among the 173 majors listed, library science majors had the fourth highest unemployment rate at 15 percent. The median salary of $36,000 [...]
Library People News: Hires, Promotions, Retirements, and Obituaries 11/08/11
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Zahra Baird, Youth Services Librarian, Chappaqua Library, NY, will be leaving after eight years at the library to take a similar position at Yonkers Public Library, NY. Carol Ann Batt is the new COO, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System (BECPLS). A 30-plus-year veteran of BECPLS, she most recently was Assistant Deputy Director of [...]
ACRL Adds Its Voice to Debate With GPO Over Federal Depository Library Program
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The president of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) sent a letter on November 2 to Public Printer William Boarman and Superintendent of Documents Mary Alice Baish to express concern about recent decisions by the Government Printing Office (GPO) that have rejected new multi-state partnerships within the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Joyce L. [...]
Library Journal's Own Digital Shift
November 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re getting our online house in order. Soon, Library Journal will have a proper home for the daily mix of news stories, reviews, features, columns, and research we publish to the web and in our newsletters. In the meantime, you’re going to see LJ content in a couple of different places, all still under the LJ banner.
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