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Information Today September 10, 2012 |
OCLC's WebJunction Receives Operating Grant From The Gates Foundation OCLC received a $4.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support 5 years of ongoing operations of WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. |
Information Today February 19, 2009 |
WebJunction Offers Guide to Library Management Competencies WebJunction, the online learning community for librarians and library staff, has released Library Management Competencies, to help library managers be more successful in their work. |
Information Today August 18, 2008 |
WebJunction Launches New Social Learning Site OCLC announced that WebJunction, the online learning community for librarians and library staff, has launched a new social and learning experience |
Information Today July 22, 2014 |
OCLC Gets Grant to Promote Early Literacy in Public Libraries OCLC's project will increase libraries' awareness of the new service model and help library staff members and administrators support their early literacy services. |
Information Today April 19, 2012 |
New Multimedia Tools Help Museums, Libraries Support 21st Century Skills The Institute of Museum and Library Services revamped the webpage for its Museums, Libraries, and 21 st Century Skills initiative. Museums and libraries visiting the page will now be able organize 21 st-century skills workshops in their communities. |
Information Today November 2000 |
Libraries Receive Grants to Digitize Resources The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency that lends support to the nation's museums and libraries, has announced the recipients of its Library Preservation and Digitization Grants... |
Information Today March 27, 2014 |
Upcoming Meetings Discuss IMLS Funding IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) will host a series of daylong meetings with library stakeholders to discuss IMLS' funding strategies |
Information Today February 5, 2007 |
WebJunction Offers Web Conferencing Service for Libraries Live Space combines robust and feature-rich, yet easy-to-use, technology with the training and support to use the Web conferencing service successfully. |
Information Today June 21, 2010 |
IMLS Launches National Campaign to Promote Community Engagement The national campaign, Making the Learning Connection, is intended to help communities assess their needs and contribute to a shared vision for 21st century learning. |
Information Today July 23, 2013 |
IMLS and ALA Offer Health Insurance Resources The Institute of Museum and Library Services teamed up with the American Library Association to offer resources on health insurance issues for libraries before enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins on Oct. 1, 2013. |
Information Today December 22, 2008 |
Pilot Grant Program to Improve Internet Connections in Public Libraries The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a pilot initiative designed to help public libraries in seven states secure faster internet connections so more people can access a full range of online applications and opportunities. |
Information Today March 19, 2007 |
OCLC Acquires TechAtlas Tech Planning Software OCLC has acquired TechAtlas technology planning software and begin an intensive round of design and development work to extend its features. |
Information Today May 10, 2010 |
Project Compass Helps Libraries Help Unemployed Patrons Find Work Project Compass, launched by OCLC WebJunction and the State Library of North Carolina, features four regional summits where state library officers are sharing best practices on meeting the workforce needs of their communities. |
Information Today April 18, 2013 |
New OCLC Registry Service Shines a Spotlight on Libraries OCLC announced that libraries can increase their visibility on the web by registering basic local information with the OCLC Library Spotlight program, a free service that works with popular web services to promote libraries. |
Information Today August 26, 2010 |
"Geek the Library" Campaign Now Available to All U.S. Libraries The campaign is designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today's challenging economic environment and to increase local library support. |
Information Today October 10, 2011 |
OCLC's Geek the Library Campaign Receives Additional Funding OCLC's Geek the Library community awareness campaign, piloted in 2009 and 2010 and now available to all U.S. public libraries, received an additional grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. |
Information Today March 17, 2015 |
DPLA Moves Forward With Public Library Partnership Project The Minnesota Digital Library received a grant -- as one of the Digital Public Library of America's four service hubs to get an award -- to work on the Public Library Partnership Project |
Information Today July 23, 2015 |
Innovative Publishes Report on Libraries and the Web Innovative released a survey report of 4,000-plus academic library users in the U.K. |
Information Today January 9, 2012 Barbie E. Kaiser |
New IMLS Strategic Plan 2012-2016 Every 5 years, federal government agencies create a roadmap for themselves, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services is no exception. |
Information Today August 3, 2009 |
IMLS Preservation Grant Guidelines Available Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. |
Information Today September 15, 2015 |
Innovative Lays Out Strategic Goals Innovative released a set of strategic goals for the following areas: library success, employee success, product leadership, and library partnership. |
Information Today July 9, 2012 Paula J. Hane |
The Challenging Landscape of Ebooks in Libraries The overall growth in digital content of all kinds, and in particular, the growing importance and acceptance of ebooks, has clearly presented great opportunities for libraries, as well as plenty of challenges. |
Information Today July 29, 2014 |
ALA Survey Reveals Statistics on Technology in Libraries The survey found that almost 100% of U.S. public libraries provide workforce development training programs, online resources for finding jobs, and other technology skills training. |
D-Lib April 2006 Bonita Wilson |
Change and the Need for Innovation Numerous challenges face libraries and other information organizations in this time of rapid change in both technology and culture. |
Information Today April 14, 2011 |
ALA Releases 'The State of America's Libraries, 2011' The Great Recession may have come to an end, but hard-pressed Americans continue to turn to their local libraries for help in finding a job or launching their own business. This is one trend listed in the report. |
Information Today May 20, 2014 Barbie E. Keiser |
Give Your Library the Edge The Edge Initiative is a toolkit designed to help public libraries "demonstrate how their work adds value and supports strong outcomes" in the communities they serve. |
Information Today September 5, 2013 |
Grant to Study How Public Libraries, Government Interact The SUNY University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government will be taking a closer look at how public libraries help citizens interact with their local government, thanks to a $99,713 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services |
Information Today June 6, 2011 |
OCLC Web-scale Management Services on Target for July 1 Release In addition to the 32 committed libraries in the U.S., BIBSYS, the Norwegian library consortium signed an agreement with OCLC to base its new library management system on Web-scale Management Services, which will include management tools for more than 100 libraries in Norway. |
Information Today March 28, 2013 |
EveryoneOn Launches to Promote Digital Literacy March 21, 2013 marked the launch of Everyone On -- a national campaign to promote the importance of digital literacy skills and increase access to computer and internet training. |
Information Today January 22, 2015 |
Taylor & Francis Group Wants to Hear Library Voices Taylor & Francis Group will collect libraries' stories as a way to share practices and experiences that can benefit libraries. |
Information Today January 7, 2008 |
Pew Internet Project Issues New Report on Information Searching The report said that recent national survey results challenge the assumption that libraries are losing relevance in the internet age. Here are some statistics from the survey. |
Information Today |
Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations. |
D-Lib Sep/Oct 2014 |
In Brief and In the News Higher education, library groups release Net Neutrality Principles... ALA applauds Congress for passing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act... Finalists announced for the Digital Preservation Awards 2014... |
Information Today December 17, 2009 |
Gale Announces New iPhone Application for Library Research AccessMyLibrary, an advocacy program, is a portal from the internet to libraries, allowing web searchers to find what they need by connecting them to their local libraries. |
Information Today February 11, 2002 Rebecca Lenzini |
Washington's Governor Proposes Closing State Library to Save Money The governor's office in the state of Washington has proposed closing the Washington State Library by this October. This move is part of an effort to reduce overall state spending by more than $500 million to solve a $1.2 billion shortfall in Washington's biennial budget... |
Information Today October 20, 2011 |
Pew Research Center Unveils New Initiative on Libraries in Digital Age The Pew Research Center announced plans to study how the role of public libraries is changing in the digital age and how library patrons' needs and expectations are shifting. |
Information Today August 6, 2009 |
Open Library Environment Project Draft Final Report Available The resulting OLE platform is predicated on service-oriented architecture and a community-source model of development and governance. |
ONLINE July 2000 Mick O'Leary |
NorthStarNet: A Model for Community Information All libraries face a great challenge in the age of the Web: how do you respond when you've lost your monopoly? How do you justify yourself when millions of people have turned to the Web for information they once obtained only from you?... |
D-Lib June 2008 |
A New Website Devoted to Envisioning the Future of Libraries In an information world in which Google apparently offers us everything, what place is there for the traditional, and even the digital, library? |
Information Today December 10, 2013 |
Three Library Associations Shut Down The Communications Group announced the end of its association management division, which manages three national library associations. |
Information Today September 5, 2013 |
Polaris Streamlines ILS Migration Quality assurance and new structure for the implementations team helped Polaris Library Systems streamline its integrated library system migration process. |
Information Today January 14, 2016 |
EBSCO Gives Libraries Incentives to Step Toward Solar EBSCO Information Services created a grant initiative (totaling $150,000) to help libraries adopt solar power. |
Information Today January 6, 2011 |
ARL Announces 'Lib-Value' Website A searchable bibliographic database of library value and ROI literature is now freely available. |
Information Today August 1, 2011 |
Submit Your Ideas on IMLS's Strategic Plan Your input is needed to help it examine all its grant programs, research, and leadership initiatives to assure that it continues to meet the evolving needs of the American public. |
D-Lib Nov/Dec 2015 |
In Brief and In the News OCLC prints last library catalog cards... VRA Core RDF Ontology available for review... ALA awarded IMLS grant for IFLA 2016 Congress Fellowships... |
Information Today September 10, 2007 |
IFLA Receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions announced the receipt of a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries initiative. |
Information Today June 25, 2007 Barbara Quint |
OCLC Gets Sociable: New Social Networking Initiatives OCLC has nonetheless begun adding social networking features to its WorldCat.org site and redesigning WebJunction, its existing outreach and training service to librarians, for greater interactivity. |
Information Today October 31, 2013 |
LPC Debuts Library Publishing Directory The Library Publishing Coalition published the first edition of its Library Publishing Directory, which provides an overview of the publishing activities of 115 academic and research libraries. |
Information Today April 15, 2014 Barbie E. Keiser |
National Library Week 2014: Lives Change @ Your Library The United States has celebrated National Library Week during the second week of April (aka School Library Month) since 1958. This year, it's being celebrated April 13-19, with author Judy Blume serving as honorary chair. |
Information Today February 3, 2015 |
ALA Educates Libraries About the E-rate Program The American Library Association launched the Got E-rate? initiative, which encourages library leaders to apply for internet discounts as part of the E-rate program. |