via OCLC: Geek the Library, OCLC’s community awareness campaign designed to highlight the value of public libraries, has received $1,924,883 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to extend participation in the program to 1,000 additional libraries through June 2015. The funding allows increased emphasis on library staff planning and implementation of the program, and […]
OCLC Receives Nearly $2 Million in Gates Foundation Funding for “Geek the Library” Campaign
By on October 4, 2012
Update: Association of American Publishers and Google Announce Settlement Agreement
By on October 4, 2012
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and publisher plaintiffs McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, Penguin, John Wiley & Sons, and Simon & Schuster, settled their long-running litigation with Google today. The lawsuit, over Google’s scanning of library books, was first filed in 2005. As a result of the settlement, publishers can choose to make their books available […]
3M Cloud Library Releases App for NOOK, Wireless Downloads Now Available
By on October 3, 2012
From 3M: The 3M Cloud Library App is now available in Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Apps store, making it easier for owners of NOOK tablets to borrow eBooks from local libraries. Anyone with a NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color can download the 3M Cloud Library App directly from the NOOK Apps storefront, […]
OverDrive Releases New Media Console App for NOOK, Over-the-Air Borrowing Now Available
By on October 2, 2012
From an OverDrive Announcement: OverDrive [is announcing] the release of the free OverDrive Media Console app for NOOK, making it even easier for users to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from libraries and schools. With the new OverDrive app, users of NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color can wirelessly borrow eBooks and MP3 […]
Washington: Yakima County Libraries Begin Filtering Out Adult Websites
By on September 28, 2012
From KAPP-TV: 18 libraries in Yakima County adopt a new internet policy that restricts users from accessing adult content — and many library goers are happy it is finally happening. [Clip] The Yakima Valley Regional Library Board voted to restrict online content earlier this week. Read the Complete Article Video Report From KNDO/KNDU Primary Documents […]
ALA President Talks to Publishers at AAP Event in NYC
By on September 27, 2012
American Library Association President Maureen Sullivan spoke to about 100 publishers this week during an Association of American Publishers event in New York. The presentation struck a more placatory tone than Sullivan’s open letter to publishers regarding the current state of ebook access in libraries. Sent just days earlier, it began by arguing that “it’s […]
New York Public Library Board of Trustees Approves Construction of Additional Book Storage at Landmark 42nd Street Building
By on September 19, 2012
From the NYPL: The New York Public Library’s Board of Trustees today approved the development of 30,000 square feet of additional collections storage at its landmark 42nd Street building, creating a space that can properly preserve approximately 1.5 million volumes. Thanks to a generous gift of $8 million from Library Trustee Abby S. Milstein and […]
DPLA Announces Inaugural Board of Directors
By on September 11, 2012
From a DPLA Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of five members to the inaugural DPLA Board of Directors. The inaugural Board will support the DPLA’s goal of creating and maintaining a free, open, and sustainable national digital library resource. The inaugural DPLA Board is […]
