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Jan.22.2011
These all outdo any "library" I ever had. Mind you, I once had a glass-fronted, shelved cabinet liberated from an aunt's larder. As a child I was fascinated by the spice smells and plates of cookies. And at university I used to sit in the tall, red, wing-backed chairs in the library room...
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Jan.08.2011
Larsson, Gilbert Top OverDrive's Most Downloaded Library E-Books List
As ALA Midwinter kicks off in San Diego, e-book, audiobook, music, and video digital distributor OverDrive, which provides digital distribution services for more than 13,000 libraries, retailers, and schools, has...
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Nov.23.2010
Libraries in literature
Libraries are facing widespread cuts and closures as councils try to save money following government funding cuts. But not only are libraries a crucial part of the book world, they also play an integral role within literature. Test your knowledge with our quiz
by Benedicte...
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Nov.03.2010
A few of months ago I blogged about how 9 copies of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History made its way to the various branches of the LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY. This figure compliments the 2 additions in the ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY chain. What I didn’t know - this trend was taking place...
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Nov.01.2010
Open University makes e-books available on iTunesGood news for expats interested in distance learning: the Open University (OU) has become one of the first universities in the world to make e-books for its courses available on iTunes.
By Leah Hyslop
Expats abroad can download distance learning...
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Oct.15.2010
It's not just books that need preserving Photo: Alamy
Our libraries must branch out into a world of tweets and blogs Much of the content of early websites has already been lost, warns Lynne Brindley.
A great national library is the mind and memory of a nation. It does not simply sit, inert...
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Sep.24.2010
I've been blessed in many ways. I do something for a living that I love--and sometimes it puts me in the company of some pretty fantastic people.
This past week I spent time with four wonderful women. Although we'd never met face-to-face, two of them--Jane Smiley (Private Life) and Eileen Goudge...
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Sep.21.2010
Libraries Will Survive!
From the blog, Reading Teen, check out this super funny and inspiring link. As most of you know, I am a big fan and advocate of using the library. Go support yours now!
Reading Teen: "Libraries Will Survive" Hilarious Video by Librar...: "These ain't your...
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Sep.20.2010
How did Google post an embargoed book? Why can’t you get library books on the Kindle? Why free speech isn’t free when you pull a crazy Koran burning stunt. Plus, the real reasons why you were rejected. And 12 people who are changing publishing. These and other writing and publishing headlines...
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Sep.11.2010
PD James fights to save Public Lending Right scheme from chop
Crime writer and Society of Authors president urges Jeremy Hunt to maintain funding writers receive when libraries loan out their books
by Alison Flood
Letter of the law ... 'PLR is a legal right rather than a grant or subsidy,'...
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