how many committees does it take to come up with an ebook strategy for public libraries? It seems you can’t have too many.
Too Many Ebook Cooks: Ineffectual Committees Aren’t Fast Enough To Ensure Robust Access | Editorial
By on August 13, 2012 2 Comments
ALA Picks Chicago for Three More Years; BEA Moves One Week Earlier
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ALA Renews Full Accreditation for Three Schools; Grants Two Conditional Status
By on July 6, 2012 1 Comment
The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) granted continued accreditation status to Indiana University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi’s library and information science masters programs. All three universities are scheduled for their new comprehensive review in 2019. Conditional accreditation status was granted to the University at Buffalo, [...]
ALTAFF To Support Itself; Changes Name to United for Libraries
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The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), is losing its $56,000 subsidy from ALA. The subsidy currently makes up more than 10 percent of ALTAFF’s approximately $450,000 budget. However, before it ends in fiscal year 2015, Sally Reed, ALTAFF executive director, hopes the organization will have become self-supporting. “I am feeling pretty [...]
Library Associations Defend Right to Lend Books Printed Abroad in Supreme Court Filing
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The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today filed a friend of the court brief in the case of John Wiley & Sons v. Supap Kirtsaeng, which raises the issue of whether the first sale doctrine applies to books printed overseas and imported into the U.S. The LCA argues that, if the Supreme Court were to confirm that the first sale doctrine does not apply to books printed overseas, it would prevent libraries from lending major parts of their collections.
Florida County Pulls Fifty Shades of Grey From Shelves
By on May 11, 2012
This post has been edited to remove Orange County, FL, from the list of those that have declined to collect the book. Brevard County Public Libraries garnered widespread national media attention when library services director Catherine Schweinsberg pulled the system’s copies of the bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey from circulation. “It didn’t meet our [...]
Blind Patrons Sue Philly Library for Loaning Inaccessible Nooks
By on May 8, 2012
Four blind patrons of the Free Library of Philadelphia, with the assistance of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), filed suit against the Library in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 2 because of a program that loans Nook Simple Touch ereaders to patrons over 50. Unlike some [...]
Stripling Wins 2013-14 ALA Presidency
By on May 4, 2012
“I am both honored and humbled to have the opportunity to lead ALA at this critical and exciting time for our nation’s libraries,” Stripling said. “As we make our association more inclusive, diverse and collaborative, we can support our members’ efforts to transform their libraries into virtual and face-to-face community centers of conversation, equitable access to information, lifelong learning and civic engagement.”
Are You Being Watched? | From the Bell Tower
By on May 3, 2012
