Publishing: Association of American Publishers (AAP) Releases May 2024 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 10.9% for Month of May, and Up 5.5% Year-To-Date
From AAP: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for May 2024 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Religious Presses, Higher Education Course Materials, PreK-12 Instructional Materials and Professional Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for May 2024 were up 10.9% as compared to May [...]
Journal Article: “Framing Access: Digital Navigators and Libraries”
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Information Policy. Title Framing Access: Digital Navigators and Libraries Authors Sharon StroverUniversity of Texas Whitney NelsonUniversity of Texas Sheila LalwaniUniversity of Texas Source Journal of Information Policy (2024) DOI: 10.5325/jinfopoli.14.2024.0007 Abstract To explore the expanding role of libraries in providing [...]
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From the Library of Congress: The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress today recognized two of its cooperating libraries in Maryland and Michigan for their outstanding service to readers with visual, physical or print disabilities. The Maryland State Library for the Blind [...]
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