1. Librarians take care of libraries, which are still invaluable today. 2. Not all information is on the internet. 3. Older books still hold great cultural significance. 4. Libraries are still repositories for some of the most valuable works of literature in the world. 5. Even with the internet, the library is still the best [...]
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The Google Book Search Settlement has been much in the news recently, with the Internet Archive, Philip K. Dick’s heirs, consumer groups and Microsoft registering their objections to the search giant’s agreement with authors and publishers. And now Justice Department anti-trust lawyers are meeting with Google about the settlement, raising the possibility of a full-blown [...] Surf over to VLA Region V Committee’s Youtube Channel to see updates from the past year. Brownbag on Music Librarianship with Steven Gerber, George Mason University Libraries. Brownbag on Gaming in Libraries with Chuck Gray, Central Rappahannock Library. Welcome to VLA presentation from the 2008 VLA Annual Conference. VLA Region V developed this session in [...] Join Chuck Gray of Central Rappahannock Regional Library for a talk about gaming culture and how it can be incorporated into library programs. More than simply playing video games, how do lilbrary staff use gaming and its narratives, characters, ideas, and concepts to inspire creativity in children and teens. A single story line from a [...] VLA Region V Committee is proud to host a brown bag presentation: Applications and Implications of Web 2.0 Tool Integration for Higher Education and Public Libraries When: Wednesday, October 1, 12 noon- 1 PM Where: George Mason University Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Library, 2nd Floor (but you must enter through the first floor). Directions and [...] PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In support of National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2008, ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programs with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year. Subsidized by ebrary, [...] Out of some 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials at the Library of Congress, more than 3,000 photos from two of our most popular collections are being made available on our new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known to exist.� The Research Libraries Group, which is known as RLG, represents 150 academic libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations and has about 80 employees. OCLC provides services to some 54,000 libraries in 109 countries and has more than 1,200 employees worldwide.”With all the things we need to do as a community, it really just makes a [...] |
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