Is the Covid-19 Crisis a Watershed Moment for Library E-books?
Why the rapid shift to digital library services necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis could help chart a new, more productive course for the digital library market long term. more...and more.
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Reclaiming Our Virtue
Author and professor R. David Lankes on why, in this time of crisis, librarians, authors, publishers, and educators are committing to systemic change.
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OverDrive to Acquire KKR-Owned RBmedia's Library Business
Combining OverDrive's market-leading platform with RBmedia's exclusive content represents a major new wrinkle in the digital library market: RBmedia is one of the largest producer of audiobooks in the world.
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Reading Is Only a Step on the Path to Anti-Racism
Anti-racist reading lists are trending, but becoming anti-racist requires action, writes librarian Nicole A. Cooke.
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Putting a Value on Author Events at the Library
No question, librarians are expert book marketers in their communities. But where too many librarians come up short is in communicating the impact and value of their efforts back to publishers.
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University of California, Springer Nature Sign Groundbreaking Open Access Deal
The University of California announced a groundbreaking open access publishing agreement with leading academic publisher Springer Nature, the largest open access agreement in North America to date, and the first for Springer Nature in the U.S.
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All By Ourselves
As states push to reopen, many libraries are having to figure out their own way forward.
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PW Talks with ALA Executive Director Tracie D. Hall
PW caught up with Hall in mid-May to talk about guiding the ALA’s necessary, complex transformation.
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ALA Offers Members Free, or Reduced, Registration for 2020 Virtual Annual Conference
Thanks to a select group of sponsors, the fee for ALA members is just $60, and registration is free for any library professional who has been furloughed, laid off, or has had a reduction in hours. Registration closes on Wednesday, June 17, at noon (CT).
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Changes Loom as Public Libraries Begin to Reopen
Observers in recent years have argued that if public libraries didn’t already exist in America, we wouldn’t be able to invent them. In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the question now is: Can we reinvent them?
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BookExpo Declares Its Virtual ‘Library Day’ a Success
BookExpo officials told PW there have been more than 20,000 views of BookExpo Online's library programming alone and that engagement in the comments section has been "overwhelmingly positive."
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