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Amazon faces little risk from taxation: analysts (Market Watch)
Amazon.com is nervous about the issue of collecting sales tax, but the e-commerce giant would still do well even if it had to tax sales at the same ra... West Bend librarians and community activists share censorship stories at ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - Meet the librarians and community members who are fighting to keep library materials on the shelves in West Bend, Wis. at this year's Americ... Office for Intellectual Freedom to host memorial for Judith F. Krug at ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
The library world lost a great leader in April with the death of Judith Fingeret Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's (A... Ohio Senate spares libraries further cuts (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - The Ohio Senate has decided for the time being to remove the state's libraries from the chopping block. The Senate passed a continuing resol... Sweet desserts, sweeter auction items at ASCLA/COSLA reception (American Library Association)
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) invites you for a swe... Longtime library friend (Westminster Community Times)
David Goldsmith, of Reisterstown, served on the Baltimore County Board of Library Trustees from 1995 - 2008 and is a board member of the Foundation fo... Amazon.com ends commission program in RI (AP)
AP - Amazon.com has cut ties with Rhode Island Web sites that make referrals to the online retailer because a law designed to collect sales taxes on t... Volunteers to Support Chicago School Libraries During ALA Annual (School Library Journal)
More than 100 American Library Association volunteers from across the country will help reorganize, catalog, clean, and weed and shelve books at nine ... New ALA Web site helps library job seekers succeed (American Library Association)
A new American Library Association (ALA) Web site -- Get a Job! , http://getajob.ala.org -- offers library-job seekers advice, resources, links, best ... ACRL announces Frequent Learner Program (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the launch of a new e-Learning Frequent Learner Program to help academic ... IMLS Director and Staff Participate in American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, July 9-15, 2009 (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Mary Chute, Deputy Director for Libraries, and other Institu... LC Makes Cataloging Service Bulletin Free Online (Information Today)
The Library of Congress is making available to the worldwide library community free online access to the entire 31 years of the Cataloging Service Bul... LC Makes Cataloging Service Bulletin Free Online
The Library of Congress is making available to the worldwide library community free online access to the entire 31 years of the Cataloging Service Bul... Amazon.com ends commission program in NC (AP)
AP - Amazon.com said Friday it has pulled the plug on commissions for North Carolina Web sites that make referrals to the online retailer because a la... ALA volunteers to support Chicago school libraries (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - American Library Association (ALA) volunteers from across the United States will gather Friday, July 10 at McCormick Place for "Libraries Bu... Annual conference program to feature diverse literary voices (American Library Association)
Chicago - The American Library Association (ALA) will showcase the diverse voices of our world at the Many Voices, One Nation program, an evening of l... Conference Opening Session to feature advocate Christie Hefner (American Library Association)
CHICAGO—Christie Hefner, a passionate advocate of freedom of expression, social justice, equal rights and opportunities for women, will highlight th... ALTAFF executive director discusses new ALA division (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - This year, Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) and the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) joined forces to become the As... Roles of public library technology in supporting E-government highlighted in new issues brief (American Library Association)
CHICAGO - In the fourth of a series of reports regarding technology access in U.S. public libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for... ALA president Jim Rettig releases statement on proposed Ohio library budget cuts (American Library Association)
CHICAGO -Since January 2009, Ohio public libraries have lost approximately 20 percent of their state funding. Currently Governor Ted Strickland has pr...