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LibrariesALA Midwinter 2014: Pew Previews Library User Typology
At the ALA Midwinter Conference this past Sunday, Lee Rainie discussed the latest Pew Research Center Library survey and announced plans to develop a widget that will provide librarians with community-specific data.
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Content / e-books
ALA Midwinter 2014: Abrams Gets in the E-book Game
Digital versions will be available simultaneously with the release of print editions. Libraries can license the titles for a one-year period.
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Libraries
The User Is (Still) Not Broken
Revisiting "The User Is Not Broken: A Meme Masquerading as a Manifesto" eight years after it was first published.
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Content / e-books
ALA Midwinter 2014: On E-books, Librarians Urged to Think Bigger (and Smaller)
At ALA Midwinter 2014, librarians were urged not to be satisfied by recent e-book developments, and to look more deeply at their digital future.
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Conferences
ALA Midwinter 2014: A Cold, Quiet Start in Philadelphia
Fresh on the heels of a major snowstorm and with temperatures lingering in the teens, travel snarls contributed to a lightly attended opening night reception on the exhibit floor.
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Content / e-books
Duke Univ. Press Announces New Platform for E-books
The new site, read.dukeupress.edu, is powered by the Folio eBooks solution, developed by Stanford University’s HighWire Press.
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Content / e-books
3M Cloud Library Expands to Canada
3M Library Systems has announced that Cloud Library eBook Lending System will now launch in Canada—3M’s first international expansion.
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Content / e-books
Appeals Court Issues Temporary Stay of Apple’s Monitor
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted Apple a temporary “administrative” stay while it reviews Judge Cote’s decision to deny Apple a stay of its external monitor.
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Publisher News
The Future of Reading: 10 Trends for 2014 and Beyond
The Internet has been disrupting the businesses of publishing and bookselling for the past two decades.
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Conferences
Digital Book World 2014: An Industry Transformed
The fifth installment of Digital Book World, the annual New York City conference on digital publishing, was held last week.
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Copyright
Congress Advances Public Access Mandate for Federal Research
With passage of the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Congress has advanced a 2013 Presidential directive requiring public access to taxpayer funded research.
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Industry News
Questioning the Common Core: A Children's Literary Salon Panel
The first Children's Literary Salon event of 2014 took place on January 4 at the main branch of the New York Public Library, with a discussion on the who, what, when, where, and why of the Common Core State Standards.
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Libraries
Simon & Schuster Expands Library E-Book Program
After entering the library e-book market last April with a pilot, Simon & Schuster is expanding its program to more libraries, and adding OverDrive as a vendor.
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Content / e-books
CCC, ALPSP Launch Open Access Resource Center
The non-profit Copyright Clearance Center announced this week that is has launched an Open Access Resource Center in partnership with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).
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Content / e-books
Pew: E-Reading Surges, But Print Is Hanging On
E-books are rising in popularity, but according to the Pew Research Center, print remains the foundation of Americans’ reading habits.
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Content / e-books
DoJ: Apple Waging 'Character Assassination' Campaign
The parties will be in court today, with DoJ attorneys accusing Apple of blatantly obstructing the work of the court’s External Compliance Monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Content / e-books
Judge Denies Stay; Orders Apple to Cooperate with Monitor
Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay of its external monitor provision, and ordered the company to cooperate fully with the external compliance monitor she appointed last fall following her ruling in Apple’s e-book price-fixing case.
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Libraries
Cut to the Core: Better Luck Next Year
Fall 2013 will be remembered as the season that the Common Core State Standards began to take effect—and it was a rocky rollout indeed. As the calendar marks a new year, we pause now to reflect upon what has been a bumpy first few months.
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Libraries
Check it Out with Michael Kelley: ALA's Code of Conduct
Does the American Library Association have an issue with harassment at its conferences?
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Content / e-books
Apple Asks Court to Fire Its External Monitor
In a letter filed yesterday, Apple attorneys asked Judge Denise Cote to fire its external monitor, Michael Bromwich. The request comes after Bromwich filed a declaration in which he detailed Apple’s resistance to his work.
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