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Ohio shows highest U.S. library use, strong economic contribution of libraries
A new report from the Ohio Library Council, highlighted in the Columbus Dispatch, highlights the strength, and benefits, of public library usage in the Buckeye State. And judging by the data, provided...
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Can we trust latest UK government library usage figures?
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the government body responsible for libraries in England and Wales, has issued a “statistical release” in partnership with the UK Arts Council, “Taking...
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ALA issues practical advice to help libraries become 3D printing centers
The American Library Association (ALA) has just issued some fascinating advice to librarians on how to implement 3D printers in libraries. The new “Practical Advice” report, entitled “Progress in the...
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Canadians protest planned mass library closures in Newfoundland
The Canadian Library Association, provincial library associations, and communities across Canada are protesting against mass library closures planned in Newfoundland and Labrador. As the CLA statement...
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Are libraries squeezing Kindle users out of ebook services by dropping...
Some disconcerting reports on the KBoards and Amazon forums point to an unsettling trend among U.S. and other public libraries. Posters and respondents report multiple instances of local libraries...
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Reinventing brick-and-mortar libraries for the e-book era: Intriguing clues...
How to reinvent brick-and-mortar libraries for the e-book era—when you can download library books at home? For clues, we might look to Vancouver. Planners want to leverage the library’s role as a...
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Steve Potash, OverDrive CEO and library e-book pioneer: A TeleRead interview
Steve Potash started digitizing books long before it was cool. Now in his 60s, the CEO of OverDrive began digitizing law books in the 1970s, thinking this was the next big step in the publishing world....
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Adobe DRM: A tip for Kobo e-reader fans and a plea for DRM-control laws
My Amazon Kindles, even the $290 Oasis, won’t do all-text bold regardless of all the pleas from me and others to jeff@amazon.com and friends. So shouldn’t I use my Kobo Aura H2O instead to enjoy...
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UK libraries policy hits peak vindictive stupid as closure costs rise
Remember that story on protests at the Andrew Carnegie legacy library in South London’s Lambeth, due for closure by Lambeth Council to cut costs? Well, it’s just got a whole lot dumber – and nastier....
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Canadian librarians approach accommodations with more publishers over e-book...
The Toronto Star has a piece on Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Book Pricing, the coalition of 29 Canadian public library systems that has been pressing major publishers for better licensing terms...
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