The link below is to an article that takes a look at Australia’s libraries and how users use them and ebooks.
For more visit:
http://theconversation.com/we-like-e-readers-but-library-users-are-still-borrowing-books-28247
Category Archives: Libraries
How Important Are Library Sales to the University Press? One Case Study
The World Digital Library
The link below is to an article that looks at ‘The World Digital Library.’
For more visit:
http://publishingperspectives.com/2014/05/is-the-world-digital-library-finally-coming/
Libraries That Changed the World
The link below is to an article that lists 20 libraries that have had a major impact on the world.
For more visit:
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/25-libraries-that-changed-the-world/
50 Beautiful Libraries
The link below is to a great article featuring 50 of the most beautiful libraries in the world.
For more visit:
http://www.bestvalueschools.com/50-most-beautiful-libraries-in-the-world/
6 Abandoned Libraries
The link below is to an article that takes a look at six abandoned libraries from around the world.
For more visit:
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/6-abandoned-libraries/
British library: Adopt a Book
The link below is to an article that looks at the British library’s ‘Adopt a Book’ programme.
For more visit:
http://support.bl.uk/Page/Adopt-a-book
University of Adelaide Library: Adopt a Book
The link below is to an article on the adopt a book programme at Australia’s University of Adelaide Library.
For more visit:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/adoptabook/
Are Public Libraries Obsolete?
What are libraries for? To the generations that have grown up with free access to local public libraries, this may seem like a stupid question. The recent library closures in UK have generated heated debate. Should we forget about libraries now that we have the iPad and Amazon Kindle? Should we force our children to look things up in printed encyclopaedias when it’s so much easier to search for things on the Internet? Should we continue to pay for a building full of books?
According to author and motivational speaker Seth Godin, libraries were initially just “warehouses for books worth sharing“. This at a time when books cost “about as much as a small house”. We’ve come a long way from that. Books have been accessible priced, widely available and part of our everyday lives for centuries. There are, of course, regions of the world where books are…
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Anne Frank Books Vandalized in Japan
The link below is to an article reporting on the deliberate vandalism of Anne Frank books in Japanese libraries. What is going on here?
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/21/anne-frank-books-vandal-attacks-tokyo-libraries
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