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Content / e-booksLondon Book Fair 2015: 3M Expands Cloud Library to U.K. and Beyond
Already in over 1,000 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, users abroad will soon be able to use 3M to borrow library e-books.
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Conferences
London Book Fair 2015: The Changing Scholarly Publisher
At a London Book Fair discussion, moderator Audrey McCulloch (CEO, ALPSP) asked a pointed question: has open access publishing just made scholarly publishing more complicated?
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Conferences
London Book Fair 2015: At Digital Minds, Publishers Urged to Experiment, and Learn
The seventh annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference kicked off the London Book Fair, with the main exhibits officially opening on Tuesday.
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Content / e-books
Report Looks at New Publishing Business Models
Spain-based Dosdoce.com this week released an English language version of its 2014 report “New Business Models in the Digital Age.”
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Libraries
The Case For Libraries
As the amount of retail shelf space for marketing physical books continues to shrink, libraries have all the tools to pick up the slack.
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Copyright
GSU Lawyers: No Do-Over in Key Copyright Case
In a blistering opposition filing, Georgia State attorneys argue that the publisher plaintiffs should not be allowed a "second go at whole new allegations of infringement."
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Common Core
Cut to the Core: Five Common Core Stories to Watch This Spring
With 2015 in full swing, the Common Core standards continue to stir controversy.
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Copyright
Publishers' Move Could Mean 'Whole New Trial' in GSU Copyright Case
With the case now back at the district court, the three publisher plaintiffs are seeking to introduce new evidence to determine whether the university’s e-reserve policies are infringing.
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Libraries
Check it Out: The Race for ALA Presidency
J.P. Porcaro may not fit the mold of past ALA presidents, but his campaign is rallying a generation of young librarians to participate in ALA.
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Libraries
Books and Browsers: Collaboration Creates New Possibilities for Digital
How a project to address museum catalogues yielded big insights into digital publishing.
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Libraries
EBSCO Buys YBP Library Services from B&T
EBSCO officials called the acquisition of YBP Library Services, a leader in serving academic libraries, a "significant investment."
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Libraries
Youth Movement: Children’s and Teens’ Librarianship
Adult library services get most the profession’s attention, but there's a lot to talk about in children's librarianship.
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Conferences
ALA Midwinter 2015: Amid Winter Storms, ALA Attendance Dips
In all, 10,637attended, the lowest attendance since 2012, when 9,929 gathered in Dallas.
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Libraries
PW Talks to Ferguson Library Director Scott Bonner
'PW' catches up with director Scott Bonner for a wide-ranging talk about life in Ferguson, MO, and the library’s much lauded efforts following the shooting of Michael Brown.
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Content / e-books
ALA Midwinter 2015: BISG and ALA Announce Library Survey
The jointly developed survey will seek to understand library patrons’ use of digital resources and other services offered by public libraries.
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Libraries
Check it Out: Book Banning in America
A new book explores how and why books are challenged in America.
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Conferences
ALA Midwinter Meeting Kicks Off in Chicago
The main conference program kicks off this afternoon with the popular Exhibits Roundtable/Booklist Author Forum, followed by an opening reception in the exhibit hall.
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Content / e-books
Harper CEO Not Testifying in Latest E-book Price-Fixing Case
In a brief brief order this week, Judge Denise Cote ruled that plaintiffs in a second e-book price-fixing case cannot depose HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray.
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Publisher News
Publishers Urge Reversal on Syrian Publishing Ban
In a letter, attorneys for the publishers claim that new sanctions violate federal law and the First Amendment.
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Conferences
DBW Panel : Can Publishers Take Advantage of Reader Data?
Publishers are awash in data about readers' habits. Now: what to do with it all?
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