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The Future of the Book in the Digital Age (an excerpt from College Services...

Editor’s Note: Published quarterly by the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), College Services magazine is one of the most intelligently-produced trade publications you’ve...

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GoodReads Under Assault by Time Travelling Book Reviewers

Late last year I told you about Bloomberg and the time machine they used to report on an event before it happened.See it on Scoop.it, via Libraries and Readers

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Who Inherits Your iTunes Library? - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Wall Street Journal (blog)Who Inherits Your iTunes Library?See it on Scoop.it, via Libraries and Readers

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The Top Five Reasons Why Your Readers Aren’t Sharing Your Content

Sometimes trying to get people to share your content feels like pulling teeth.   If you’re finding that your content isn’t being shared, these are most likely the reasons why:   1. You only talk about...

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The Perception of Your Library

No doubt most Americans are watching the presidential election events pretty closely. Commentators and those involved claim it is the dirtiest and most lie-filled campaign in history.See it on...

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For Fun: Joyce The Librarian | Folkwit Records

Folkwit Records is pleased to announce the signing of Joyce The Librarian. Their new single Follow Me I'm Right Behind You is released on 24 September followed by the release of their debut full album...

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WSJ: Man Gives Up on eBooks Because He Forgets to Charge His Kindle

The new Amazon Kindle and Kindle Fire are expected to be launched a little under 2 weeks from now, and the blogosphere is abuzz with speculation, rumination, and navel gazing.See it on Scoop.it, via...

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The Library Voice is Dead - Huffington Post (blog)

The Library Voice is DeadHuffington Post (blog)It seems like everywhere you turn, someone is on a cell phone. Remember the days when people were absolutely unreachable?See it on Scoop.it, via...

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Beyond Books: Innovative Uses for Existing Library Resources ...

Beyond Access and our member libraries are working hard to demonstrate how public libraries are a tool for the development community not only because they are sustainable institutions, but because...

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Smartphone users rule!

The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has released “A Portrait of Today’s Smartphone User,” providing insight into the developing attitudes and behaviors of today’s smartphone consumer.See it on...

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FAA May Soon Let Us Read E-Books During Take-Off…Or Not

At the moment, taxiing, takeoff, climb, approach, and landing are the parts of an airline flight where readers of traditional books can laugh in the face of e-book users—because those are the times...

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Literacy Programming @ Your Library

The January/February 2013 issue of Public Libraries will focus on Literacy Programming at the Public Library. We’re looking for feature articles and shorter opinion pieces on that subject.See it on...

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Kindle-Only E-Book Downloads, Purchases Top 100 Million

Kindle owners have been busy, purchasing, downloading, or borrowing titles more than 100 million times.See it on Scoop.it, via Libraries and Readers

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Making the Most of Video in the Classroom: These tools let teachers and...

Vialogues home page As a social studies teacher, I’ve always liked using documentary videos and news clips in my classroom. It’s a challenge, however, to give students the time they need to discuss...

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Mobile Tech in Libraries: m-libraries Project Publishes Ten “Pathways To Best...

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Getting More Facebook Clicks – an experiment and some thoughts

My library has been running some experiments and pilot projects on our Facebook Page – some on our own, and some with help from Ben Bizzle (who’s doing some research on Facebook Pages) and so far,...

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The 'M' Word - Marketing Libraries: This Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words

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Buyer beware -- Amazon now Selling Computer Generated Audiobooks

Everyone applauded when Amazon reaffirmed a policy of not allowing junk and worthless public domain ebooks in the Kindle Store earlier this year.See it on Scoop.it, via Libraries and Readers

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Book Banning in U.S. Classrooms and Libraries

Every year concerned parents demand the removal of hundreds of "inappropriate" texts from American classrooms and libraries. Are they strangling free speech -- or just trying to protect our kids?See...

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YALSA » Why Teens Need Libraries

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