LAUSD Doubts that Seasoned Teacher-Librarians Can Teach
“There’s no better use of limited funds than paying attorneys to harass educators who’ve devoted their lives to helping our children,” Bennett Tramer of Santa Monica, California, said in a letter...
View ArticleThis Just In: ALA Decries Hachette’s 104% Library Ebook Price Increase...
November / December 2012Responding in no uncertain terms to reports that the Hachette Book Group will hike the price of backlist ebooks to the library market by 104% starting October 1, ALA President...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to America’s Publishers
The following open letter was released by ALA President Maureen Sullivan regarding the refusal of Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin to provide access to their ebooks in US libraries:read more
View ArticleRegister for the June 6 Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM13)
For Immediate Release May 10, 2013Contact: Ron Jankowski<p><span>CHICAGO - ALA President Maureen Sullivan, Executive Director Keith Michael </span>Fiels<span>, and the...
View ArticleRegister for June 6 Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM13)
June 6 - ALA Virtual Membership Meeting 2013CHICAGO - ALA President Maureen Sullivan, Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels, and the Committee on Membership Meetings (COMM) invite all ALA personal...
View ArticleTen libraries selected to receive advocacy training as part of Neal-Schuman...
PHILADELPHIA - United for Libraries has selected 10 libraries to receive expert advocacy training in cycle one of the Citizens-Save-Libraries program, funded by the Neal-Schuman Foundation.read more
View ArticleDefining “Transformation”
May 2013 Keith Michael Fiels The very nature of what we do and how we do it is undergoing fundamental changesLibraries of all types are currently undergoing changes that most agree are transformative...
View ArticleColorado Association of Libraries wins ALA President’s Award for Advocacy,...
PHILADELPHIA - The Colorado Association of Libraries is the recipient of the 2013 ALA President’s Award for Advocacy, sponsored by United for Libraries.read more
View ArticleSee ALA at BEA
By Alan S. Inouye Going to Book Expo America, May 29–June 1 in New York? If so, come join ALA President Maureen Sullivan at two events:read more
View ArticleSteve Jobs, in the E-Library, with the Dollar Sign?
By Christopher Harris A recently released email from Steve Jobs to James Murdoch of News Corporation, which owns HarperCollins, shows just how involved the late Apple executive was in developing the...
View ArticleRandom House Library Sampler
This summer, Random House is reaching out to libraries with an ebook preview sampler that offers chapters from nine books by new authors. This is wonderful recognition of the vital role that libraries...
View ArticleLibraries as Content Creators
May 2013 David Lee King and Michael Porter Offer new tools to engage with and serve your customersContent creation may seem like a novel function for libraries, but it’s nothing new. If you think back...
View ArticleDCWG Big Six Matrix for Ebook License Comparisons
By Rob Maier The Digital Content and Libraries Working Group continues to explore issues related to the Big Six publishers and library purchasing, licensing, and lending of their ebooks. Even for...
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