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Survey: Institutional Library Spending Up Slightly in North America; Europe Declines
The annual survey, conducted by the Publishers Communication Group (PCG) found that a sputtering global economy is still affecting library budgets.
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Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress
An experienced library leader is exactly what the Library of Congress needs.
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Librarians: Take PW’s Survey on Purchasing Trends in Public Libraries
If you are a public librarian, we want to hear from you. Please take our quick 20-question survey (the survey should take you no more than 10 minutes) and help us get an anecdotal look at what is going on with public library purchasing and spending.
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Jim Neal Elected ALA President for 2017-2018
In a tight three-person race, James G. (Jim) Neal, university librarian emeritus at Columbia University, New York, has been elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) for 2017-2018.
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School & Library Spotlight: Two Librarians Write a Publishing Wishlist
Two librarians interview each other about what kinds of titles their collections could use the most.
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School & Library Spotlight: How to Make Libraries Indispensable
School library expert Suzanna L. Panter shares the latest trends and issues affecting librarians in the field, ahead of the Texas Library Association annual conference.
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School & Library Spotlight: How Publishers Are Helping Librarians
We talk to a number of library marketing departments for details on publisher-made resources created to assist educators and librarians in the classroom.
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Obama Nominates Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress
President Obama has announced Carla Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, as his nominee to become the 14th Librarian of Congress.
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Three Ways Publishers and Libraries Can Work Better Together
There's a lot of room for improvement in the relationship between publishers and libraries. Here's where to start.
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The Next Big Step for E-Books in Libraries
E-Book lending is on the rise in libraries, but is the current market sustainable?
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Why James Billington’s Retirement is a Wake-Up Call for Librarians
In quieter decades, the absence of charismatic, visionary library leaders might not have mattered. But in the Internet age, it is a self-inflicted wound.
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PW's Top 10 Library Stories of 2015
We take a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2015, and a look ahead at what they portend for 2016.
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New Study Finds Low Levels of Digital Library Borrowing
Only 25% of library patrons borrowed an e-book in the past year, according to the latest BISG survey.
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Will Google Cardboard Change Publishing?
Virtual reality and our rapidly evolving visual culture portend a revolution in how we tell our stories. Will today’s publishers be part of it?
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An Inter-Library Loan in Boston
"If I had your job I could walk to work...": Betsy Groban of HMH and Julie Roach at the Cambridge Public Library hatched a scheme one day.
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Lessons from Seattle’s Failed Bid to Rebrand its Public Library
Rebranding efforts in libraries are not uncommon, but a recent, ill-fated bid to rebrand the Seattle Public Library generated a public controversy.
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Check It Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: How the Google Books Case Could Change Fair Use On Campus
Perhaps the biggest question to come from Pierre Leval’s written opinion in the extraordinary case of Google Books, is how it might ripple into the day-to-day application of fair use in higher education.
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3M Sells Library Business to Bibliotheca; ProQuest Buys Ex Libris
3M has sold its North American and global library businesses—including 3M Cloud Library, 3M’s upstart e-book lending service—to global library solutions company Bibliotheca.
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Check It Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: How To Make the Orphan Works Problem Worse
The U.S. Copyright Office is soliciting public comments on a massive 234-page report and legislative proposal dealing with one of copyright’s central problems—orphan works. But with a week left in the comment period, librarians and archivists—groups that once supported orphan works legislation—are lining up against the plan.
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Pew Survey: Traditional Library Visits Dip; Mobile Access Surges
According to a new Pew survey, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012.
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