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 [...]
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RADFORD — To say that Andrew Patton is comfortable spending time at the Radford Public Library is an understatement. “It’s like a home away from home,” said the 12-year-old. Turns out, others his age and older also feel a sense of coziness thanks to a new young adult area in the library’s new building addition. [...] Patrons of the Charles & Ona B. Free Memorial Library are worried about their cat. The Pulaski County Library Board might want to take Belle away. Make no mistake; Belle is the patrons’ cat, not the library’s. The gray puss belongs in spirit to the people who donate money to cover her expenses, who bring [...] The CPSC is left cleaning up the House Speaker’s messy child-safety law. Now, confusion over how the rules affect children’s books has led some libraries to rope off kids’ sections. Read Entire Article at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123837358752967989.html 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 [...] CHICAGO – New online materials and products are available to help libraries reach out to their communities during National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009) from the ALA Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries. Materials are available in both English and Spanish, focusing on the 2009 National Library Week theme, “Worlds connect @ [...] Look carefully as you walk around McConnell Library at Radford University. That student you see slumped over a desk, standing in corner or sprawled on the floor may not be a person at all. The library is once again pleased to host an exhibition of “Library People” produced by students in Professor Charles Brouwer’s Art [...] Participation Marks New Chapter in Digital Scholarship Emory University Libraries and The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University have entered a cooperative partnership on Zotero, the free, open-source bibliographic manager. A team of librarians, information technologists and faculty members led by Connie Moon Sehat, Emory Libraries’ new director of digital scholarship initiatives, [...] By WILLIAM GRIMES (New York Times) Studs Terkel, a Pulitzer prize-winning author whose searching interviews with ordinary Americans helped establish oral history as an important historical genre, and who for nearly half a century was the voluble host of a radio show in Chicago, died Friday at his home in Chicago. He was 96. His death [...] |
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