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National Library Week, first celebrated in 1958, is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across.......
National Library Week (April 12-18) was first sponsored by the American Library Association in 1958 as a time to celebrate the contributions of librar...
ARLINGTON, Va.----People with untreated severe mental illnesses may pose a greater risk to the future of America's public libraries than does the inve...
More than ever, the business of books is booming — but not always in traditional directions. From Naples to Fort Myers, authors of fiction and non-f...
China's Communist government yesterday pledged to end the monopoly held by state publishing houses by allowing private companies to produce books lega...
China's Communist government has promised to dilute the state publishing houses' monopoly by allowing private companies to produce books for the first...
If you see groups of people touring the Auburn Public Library or crowding bookstores this week, don't be alarmed. It's a bookworm's convention.......
Authors fear the publishing industry could be crippled by the growth of online book piracy websites.......
Aimee Strittmatter has been named the new Executive Director of the Association of Library Services for Children (ALSC) a division of the American Lib... LC Issues Report on Use of Unpublished Sound Recordings in Libraries
The Library of Congress has released a report outlining the legal status of early sound recordings held by libraries and archives. The 85-page report ...
The e is italic and lower-case. It hovers over the shallow vee of an open book, as if floating up off the middle pages. Smaller than a thumbnail, this...
Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, is delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights to a picture book ...
E-commerce sales at Borders Group Inc. reached $26.4 million in the fourth quarter, equaling 2.4% of Borders' total Q4 sales of $1.08 billion. Because...
B.C.-based publishing houses watching closely as Amazon, Sony and Google shape the rapidly emerging digital book marketplace.........
It might be a book lover's dream, but it could prove a nightmare for the publishing industry: a "YouTube for documents" where you can download, among ...
April 12 through 18 is National Library Week. The American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country encourage you to celebrate with ... CC Thailand Lowers Barriers toa�Sharing
Creative Commons Thailand has adapted Creative Commons licenses to Thai law! The localized licenses, launching April 2 at the Bangkok Art and Culture...
"For generations the publishing industry has worked on a fairly standard schedule, taking nine months to a year after an author delivered a manuscript...
Under normal circumstances, if a group of 11 USAO graduates are together, there must be an Alumni Association event. But this happens everyday at Tate...
NewsFactor - Big Blue has lost some friends in the clouds. This weekend, IBM was in the eye of a storm dealing with companies such as Google, Amazon.c...