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Report Homepage Title: The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age (478 pages; PDF) Authors: Steven Waldman and the Working Group on Information Needs of Communities A 2 Page Chapter is Devoted to Libraries (Chapter 18, Page 216 of the PDF). Plus, many mentions of libraries throughout the report. Chapter […]
From a Summary: In early June of 2011, a joint Poudre River Public, Front Range Community College, and Colorado State University libraries committee released a report on the state of eBooks and eReaders. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of this rapidly-developing topic, and to make recommendations aimed at serving […]
Gale and Library Journal Name King County (WA) Library System 2011 Library of the Year
Awards, Gale, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing
|Exciting news from the Pacific Northwest! Congratulations to the Entire KCLS Team. From an Gale/Cengage and Library Journal News Release: Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and Library Journal magazine today announced that King County Library System in Issaquah, Washington has been […]
From the Chicago Tribune: Dozens of Illinois libraries and community colleges are recipients of state grants to expand broadband Internet access to education, employment and reading services. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced Monday that 41 public libraries and community colleges will share nearly $1 million. [Clip] White says the grants will […]
CLIR/DLF Receives Mellon Foundation Funding for Digital Public Library of America Prototype
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Resources
|From a CLIR/DLF Announcement: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded CLIR/DLF [ Council on Library and Information Resources/Digital Library Federation] a $46,000 planning grant to develop a prototype for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The prototype will be submitted to the DPLA “beta sprint,” which seeks “ideas, models, prototypes, technical tools, [or] […]
New Publication From ALA: Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries
Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From an ALA Announcement: The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) today released the first publication of “OITP Perspectives”– a new publication series created to complement OITP Policy Briefs. The publication, “Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries,” was written by Gwen Glazer, staff writer/editor and social media coordinator at Cornell University, who served as the Google […]
"China to Promote Building of National Digital Library Network"
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Resources
|From Xinhua (State Run News Agency) China will launch a national project to promote the building of a digital library network in the next five years. The project aims to build a nationwide digital library network with the National Digital Library of China at the center, integrating local libraries, said a statement jointly issued by […]
A Public Library In Indiana Adds Microsoft Tags To About 20,000 Bibliographic Records
Digital Preservation, Interviews, Libraries, Profiles, Public Libraries, Publishing
|The tagging was done at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library using Microsoft Tags (similar to QR codes). Here’s one small portion of an email interview by Microsoft’s Holly Richmond with EVPL Library Webmaster Josh Weiland and Community Relations & Development Officer Amy Mangold. The interview appears on the Microsoft Tag Blog. Tag (Holly Richmond): It […]
TeleRead editor Paul Biba was in attendance and posted a detailed report on his site. Panelists: Robin Nesbitt, Technical Services Director, Columbus Metropolitan Library Michael Colford, Director Resource Services and IT, Boston Public Library Michael Santangelo, Electronic Resources Analyst, Brooklyn Public Library Katie Bunneback Consultant to East Central Library Services, Moderator: Josh Hadro, Library Journal
Video: Short Interviews Recorded at the Digital Public Library of America Working Group Meeting
Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Interviews, Libraries, Profiles, Public Libraries, Resources
|The Harvard Library Innovation Lab (HLIL) blog has been updated during the past few days with several brief video interviews recorded at the Digital Public Library of America Working Group meeting that took place about a week ago in Amsterdam. David Weinberger, co-director of HLIL conducts the interviews. 1. Interviews (Post 1) Interviews with Jonathan […]