House Bill 5614 (An Act Cocerning Ebooks and Libraries) passes Connecticut House of Representatives. Bill now heads to Senate. From the AP: The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday 143-0 to pass a bill requiring the commissioner of consumer protection to report to the General Assembly on the issue by Feb 1. The bill, which [...]
Connecticut House of Representatives Unanimously Passes Bill to Study Library Access to Ebooks, Legislation Now Moves to State Senate
By on May 14, 2013
Nebraska: Columbus Library Board Rejects Challenge of Batman Graphic Novel
By on May 14, 2013
From the Columbus Telegram: The Columbus Public Library Board received its second materials challenge in five months and again rejected the protest. This time a patron objected to the book “Batman: The Killing Joke” by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. [Clip] It is currently located in the young adult area of the library, but cataloged [...]
Report: “Cengage CEO Seeking Restructuring, May File Bankruptcy”
By on May 10, 2013
Update May 14: More on This Story in a New Library Journal Article by Meredith Schwartz From Bloomberg: Cengage Learning Inc., the educational publisher owned by Apax Partners LLP, said it’s seeking to negotiate with creditors on a restructuring plan and may need to file bankruptcy as part of its turnaround efforts. “We will seek [...]
Utah: Ogden School District Cutting 20 Librarian Positions
By on April 27, 2013
Odgen, UT is located about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City. From Fox 13 Salt Lake City: The twenty Library Media Specialists were called to a mandatory meeting on Friday morning where they were told that their contracts won’t be renewed and their positions will no longer exist starting July 1. According to the [...]
Texas: Work Begins On BiblioTech Facility that Will Be Home to First All-Digital (Bookless) Public Library System in U.S.
By on April 12, 2013
Here’s a brief update on the all-digital, bookless library system now under construction in Bexar County, Texas (San Antoni0) that infoDOCKET and many others first posted about in early January. From the San Antonio Express-News: Construction is underway on the system’s 5,000-square-foot base of operations at 3505 Pleasanton Road. County Judge Nelson Wolff, Precinct 1 Commissioner Sergio [...]
Upcoming Webcast: “Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library: A Study of YOUmedia’s Progress”
By on April 12, 2013
The live webcast along with a live is scheduled for April 18, 2013 at 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific. It’s being organized by Connected Learning. Blurb An in-depth look at YOUmedia’s strengths as a space for connected learning, and broader considerations for application in other environments. Speaker Info Penny Bender Sebring is a founding co-director of the [...]
Wisconsin: Public Schools Receive $30 Million in Library Aid
By on April 12, 2013
From Madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin public schools have received $30.1 million from a state trust fund to help purchase materials for their libraries. School districts can spend the money awarded Monday on books, newspapers, periodicals, and some digital materials. A state trust fund set by the constitution uses loan interests generated on public lands to [...]
Publishing: Peter Workman, Founder of Workman Press, Has Died
By on April 9, 2013
Mr. Workman passed away on Sunday. He was 74. Here’s a roundup of coverage. Announcement from Workman Publishing Blog He was the founder, president and CEO of Workman Publishing Company, one of the largest independent publishers of nonfiction trade books and calendars. In addition to the Workman imprint, the company consists of Algonquin Books of [...]
“Wikipedia Editors Object to University of Toronto Student Contributions”
By on April 9, 2013
From The Canadian Press: A recent dust-up between Wikipedia and Canada’s largest university raises questions about how collaborative the popular website that bills itself as “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” truly is. The online information portal recently took a professor from the University of Toronto to task for one of his classroom assignments. [...]
Amazon.com Will Acquire Goodreads
By on March 28, 2013
Update: Read What Goodreads CEO, Otis Chandler has to say about the Amazon acquisition. From the Blog Post: It’s important to be clear that Goodreads and the awesome team behind it are not going away. Goodreads will continue to be the wonderful community that we all cherish. We plan to continue offering you everything that [...]
Brooklyn: “Kids’ iPads at Park Slope Library Get Cool Reception from Parents”
By on March 26, 2013
A library branch in Park Slope, Brooklyn, boasts a fleet of iPads, but some local parents aren’t all that enthused. For his three-year-old, parent Josh Skaller says, “there’s an immense opportunity to discover new things to read, and anything that’s pulling her away from that gets in the way of the purpose of the trip to the library.”
CA High School Students to Create 3-D Archive of Mission Santa Ines
By on March 22, 2013
Students at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School will participate in a 3-D scanning of Mission Santa Ines, part of the “El Camino Real” project to scan all of California’s 21 Spanish missions, four presidios and three pueblos over the next two to three years.
Smithsonian Institution Partnering with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
By on March 21, 2013
Note: At the bottom of this post, after today’s DPLA news, make sure to look at a brief overview of the Smithsonian Collections Database. This searchable and browsable resource comes direct from the SI and is available today (free). From the DPLA Announcement: The Smithsonian Institution will join with the Digital Public Library of America [...]
Virginia: Arlington County Public Library Begins Lending American Girl Dolls
By on March 18, 2013
From The Washington Post: Saving for an American Girl doll might take months or even a year. But now there’s a way for local kids to bring one home without paying the $110 price tag. Beginning this month, anyone with an Arlington County library card can sign up to borrow one of eight dolls for [...]
So Long and Goodbye: Google Will Discontinue Google Reader This Summer
By on March 13, 2013
INFOdocket: Top Resources for K–12
By on November 12, 2012
