MyStrands Hires Ex-Muzers

Beile named 2010 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - Penny Minton Beile, interim department head for reference services and department head of the Curriculum Materials Center at the University ... P&G Tries an Online Learning Lab (AdWeek)
Dissatisfied with its volume of Internet sales, Procter & Gamble is taking matters into its own hands -- launching its own e-commerce site, which it w... Macmillan books coming back to Amazon (AP)
AP - After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and other books published by Macmillan are a... Men At Work slam rip-off ruling
Men at Work's Colin Hay has issued an angry statement calling the Down Under plagiarism case 'opportunistic greed'....... Fight between Amazon and publisher may be ending (AP)
AP - A standoff between Amazon.com and a leading publisher that has limited the availability of Andrew Young's "The Politician" and a wide range of ot... U.P.S. Profit Rises Sharply on Strong Holiday Shipping
Growth in online retail sales at sites like Amazon.com and BestBuy.com helped domestic results. ...... Open Video Alliance Wireside Chat with Lawrencea Lessig
On Febuary 25th the Open Video Alliance will be hosting a wireside chat with CC founding board member Lawrence Lessig to discuss copyright, fair use, ... CA Free Digital Textbook Initiative Launches Phasea 2
Many of you have heard about California’s Free Digital Textbook Initiative that launched last spring, which called for submissions of free digit... Updated measures of service quality for today's libraries (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - ALA Editions , the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of " Assessing Service Quality: Satisfying ... Decline in One-Time Costs Lifts Gannett
The publishing company, which earned $133.6 million in the last quarter, said lower costs helped it beat estimates of Wall Street analysts. ...... Drop in One-Time Costs Lifts Gannett Past Analysts' Forecasts
The publishing company, which earned $133.6 million in the last quarter, said lower costs helped it beat estimates of Wall Street analysts. ...... Amazon Agrees To Bump Up Prices On E-Books
Online bookseller Amazon.com has capitulated in a fight with a major publisher. After a standoff with MacMillan, Amazon has agreed to raise the prices... Books pulled from Amazon.com in pricing dispute (AP)
AP - Books published by Macmillan are unavailable on Amazon.com, apparently the biggest rift yet in the ongoing dispute over e-book prices....... Books pulled from Amazon in pricing dispute (AP)
AP - New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," Andrew Young's "The Politician" and other books published by Macmillan were unavailable Saturday on Am... Amazon, Microsoft Announce Profits
Two leading technology companies reported big increases in sales and earnings for the most recent quarter Thursday. Amazon.com said it made record pro... New Tool for K-12 Libraries: Foursquare (All Points Blog)
The Library and Information Technology Association's (LITA) Top Tech Trends panel was held at the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeti... Library adds 'I Believe' DVDs (The Seymour Tribune)
Jackson County Public Library recently added a new DVD series to the Seymour Library collection. Library Director Julia Aker won the $2,000 "I Believe... LITA's Top Tech Trends Advice to K-12 Libraries: Think Small (School Library Journal)
Small and mighty may have been the takeaway from the Library and Information Technology Association's Top Tech Trends panel held at the American Libra... Libraries Face Perfect Storm:a More Need, Less Funds (School Library Journal)
The demand on public libraries is only increasing, even as state and federal budget cuts squeeze both services and staff across the country, according... Mount Holyoke to Host Harry Potter's World (Newswise)
The Williston Library at Mount Holyoke College will present Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine Jan. 28 through Feb. 26. Th...