The American Library Association’s Digital Content and Libraries Working Group (DCWG) has begun exploring an idea that could help publishers better understand the powerful impact that libraries can have for their authors and their bottom line.
PLA Gets Grant to Build Digital Literacy Resource for Libraries
By on September 14, 2012
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $291,178 grant to the Public Library Association (PLA) to develop an online collection of digital literacy resources. The two year grant, which was given via the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, will help PLA partner with the American Library Association (ALA)’s Office for Information [...]
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The Great Library Roadshow Has Arrived!
By on March 14, 2012
The Roadshow’s First Stops
By on March 13, 2012
So far, The Great Library Roadshow has visited Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (see the interview, travelog and video narrative); the High Point Public and University Libraries; and more, spurring reflections on Data Driven Libraries and Augmented Reality on the way to PLA. Check back here at LJ‘s PLA channel for daily summaries of its progress, or [...]
On the Road to PLA
By on March 12, 2012
While the rest of the library world gets ready to attend the PLA conference, LJ’s own Josh Hadro and two fellow librarians are already headed there by the scenic route. The Great Library Roadshow chronicles Josh and fellow travelers Lisa Carlucci Thomas and Patrick “PC” Sweeney as they take an OCLC-sponsored road trip from Charlotte, [...]
Don’t Miss Danish Library Director Rolf Hapel at PLA
By on March 9, 2012
Scandinavian libraries have long been in the lead in shaping their institutions for the digital age. Rolf Hapel, director of Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark, will take attendees on a visual tour of the community-based process that helped design the new main library and the initiatives being adopted to transform libraries. Join him on Friday, March [...]
PLA Conference Preview 2012: Great Expectations | Philadelphia, March 13–17
By on February 27, 2012
Expectations are very optimistic for attendance at the Public Library Association (PLA) biennial conference in Philadelphia, March 13–17. Preregistrations at this writing were already coming in at a rate even with or a bit ahead of the attendance in 2010; with librarians and exhibitors, total attendance might exceed 8000.
Gale Offers Scholarships for Small and Rural Library Staffs to Attend PLA Conference
By on December 21, 2011
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 [...]
