Nominations for 2013 Service Quality Evaluation Academy called for - September 13, 2012
The 2013 Service Quality Evaluation Academy, co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), is now accepting participant nominations, with a deadline of December 14, 2012. The event is scheduled for March 11–15, 2013, at New Orleans, Louisiana.… Read More
Reference and User Services Association seeks webinar proposals for 2013 online learning offerings - September 13, 2012
E-books, library programming and outreach, reference services, collection marketing and leading a book group are some of the webinar topics sought by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for spring 2013. Proposals can be submitted via online form through December 1, 2012. RUSA webinars… Read More
OCLC receives $4.1 million grant to support ongoing operations of WebJunction for five years - September 10, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, has received a $4.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support five years of ongoing operations of WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. Built with grant funding from the Gates Foundation and launched in 2003, OCLC's… Read More
US federal judge approves DoJ’s e-book settlement with three publishers - September 10, 2012
US Federal Judge Denise Cote has approved the Department of Justice (DoJ)'s controversial settlement with three major publishers - Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster - in a 45-page decision. The settlement requires the publishers to allow e-book retailers to sell their books at any price,… Read More
NFAIS webinar to examine new products and services from Google - September 7, 2012
The US' National Federation for Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a 90 minute webinar to provide an update on the Google landscape on September 26, 2012. John Blossom, President of Shore Communications, Inc, will offer insights on the new approaches and directions he is observing… Read More
British Library welcomes UK govt. response on Non-Print Legal Deposit regulations - September 7, 2012
The British Library has welcomed the UK government's commitment to proceed with introducing the Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-print works) Regulations in April 2013. The statement by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (September 5, 2012) follows a public consultation which closed in May 2012. … Read More
