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Presents news briefs related to libraries in Europe as of June 2006. Political leaders who supported France's call for the creation of a digital library; Response of French National Library President Jean-Noël Jeanneney to the announcement of Google that it would make books from the collections of major research libraries available online.

The article reports on libraries in the U.S. hosting antiques appraisal events. Topics discussed include highlights of the Wilkes County Public Library's (WCPL) annual antique appraisals hosted by the Wilkes Friends of the Library (WFL) in North Carolina, information on the antiques appraisals event hosted by Hinsdale Public Library (HPL) in Illinois in May 2022, and description on a virtual antiques appraisal hosted by Dover Public Library (DPL) in North Hampshire in March 2021.

The article focuses on the age of COVID-19 has architects merge future facing innovations with present-day needs. Topics include light of the COVID-19 pandemic have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance being more digitally connected than ever, the institutions emerge from months of shutdowns, and design experts seek to meet health, and the safety challenges as well as safeguard these community spaces against an uncertain future.

The article provides updates on issues and trends in the U.S. library industry as of April 2, 2020. Topics covered include the challenges to library materials and programs addressing issues of concern to members of the gay community, the chronic and arbitrary censorship of reading materials and information resources in prisons, and the 2018 Order by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to eliminate network neutrality protections.

The article discusses the disappointment of the American Library Assocation (ALA) of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request released by U.S. President Barack Obama. It states that the budget shows no changes from the FY2016 funding for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It mentions that the ALA stressed the negative effects of the budget on children, families, and small businesses.

The article focuses on library collection size and growth and determining how much library size is needed for its collection. It presents a list of items which should be considered and included when estimating space for future library growth, including vertical files, microfilm readers, and materials for cleaning and preparing resources. It considers potential change factors when planning spaces to accommodate collections, including publication format changes, donations, and user preferences.

The article discusses several announcements including Elaine Bleisch joined Lied Scottsbluff (Nebr.) Public Library as teen librarian and children's assistant in November, 2020; Jonathan O . Cain became associate university librarian for research and learning at Columbia University Libraries in New York City; and Kyle DeCicco-Carey joined Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, as director October 19.

The article reflects on the roles libraries and librarians play in the society. The author notes how the emergence of computing has heavily impacted library service as supported by research from the Information Institute on public libraries and the Internet. She asserts the fact that the Internet is embedded into the daily lives of people with more and more being accustomed to the use of search engines. The only thing neglected by these people is considering the library as an information resource online.

The article presents an update related to libraries in the U.S. as of February 2006. Results of survey on fair use and fair expression has been released by the New York University's Brennan Center for Justice. The Redwood Library and Athenaeum in Newport, Rhode Island has been reopened after its renovation. John Doe has been granted the an award by the faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Presents news briefs related to the American Library Association as of August 2005. Extension of the deadline for contributions to the cultural Communities Fund; Collaboration of the association and Florida State University on the Public Library Geographic Database mapping project; Establishment of the Sophie Brody Medal by Arthur Brody and the Brodart Foundation.

Offers a look at the preliminary program of the American Library Association annual conference in June 2004. Conference highlights; Overview of issues and topics that will be discussed during the event; Exhibition events.

Discusses the divisions of the American Library Association (ALA). American Association of School Librarians; Publications; Committees.

Provides information on the structure and governance at the American Library Association (ALA). Charter of ALA; Mission and membership; Officers and executive board.

Provides information about the Association For Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Consideration of the organizational and personal membership in 2000; Role of the Board of Directors and the executive committee; Selection of annual recipients for various service awards within the field of library science; Responsibility of the association to the facilitation and knowledge of library techniques; Web sites.

Provides observations with regard to the policy manual of the American Library Association (ALA). Consideration of the organization and operational policies of the ALA; Rules of membership and service policies; Requirements for committee service; How ALA resources are used to address organizational support goals; Implementation of Council Actions and Resolutions; Responsibilities of the ALA to its chapters.

Offers news briefs related to libraries in the United States as of November 1, 2000. Countywide strike which employees of the County of Los Angeles Public Library joined; Budget increase for the Miami-Dade Public Library System; Selection of Julie Cummins of the New York Public Library for the position of editor-in-chief of the periodical 'School Library Journal;' Arrest of a man suspected of stabbing a police officer at the Brainerd (Minn.) Public Library; Former librarian Regina Seltzer, who was voted to be the Representative in New York.

Comments on what the author calls ignorance about the value and capability of libraries. The impact of technology and the abundance of information retrieved from the Internet by library patrons; Consumer expectations from library computer systems. INSET: Practical Advice for the Treatment of..., by C. Curran & D....

Presents information on how the Nashville State Tech Library in Tennessee added Internet resource links to their home page to allow users greater access to materials. Their decision to use WebCat and make their catalog accessible at remote locations; Problems with their use of InterCat; Items added at the request of professors, students and library staff.

An excerpt from the fourth edition of the book "Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff," by John J. Burke is presented.

The offers information on how the Brooklyn Public Library in New York responded to the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by working with organizations and institutions to maintain services. It includes making sites easier to find by posting about resources on community Facebook pages and parenting discussion lists, and encouraging residents to sign up for e-cards so those without active library cards can still access the library's digital collections.

An interview with Alison Mirabella, digital literacy coordinator at Longwood Public Library in Middle Island, New York, is presented. Among the issues she discussed include the Ryze Tello drones that are part of their library's equipment and gadgets collection that cardholders can borrow, how the drones serve the needs of the library, and the main benefits of the drones.

Presents updates on issues and topics related to information technology of interest to libraries in the U.S. as of March 2006. Topics discussed by the RMG panel at the winter meeting of the American Library Association in San Antonio, Texas in January; Upgrade of the congressional interface of LexisNexis; Release of version 2 of the ERM software from Ex Libris.

Discusses a collaboration between the Drain-Jordan Library at West Virginia State College in Institute and the National University of Benin in West Africa. Promotion of shared technology, cultural awareness, and a special collection; Difficulties in collection development at the Benin University; Dependence of West African libraries on foreign sources for library materials; How Benin University purchases books.

Focuses on the job as community services librarian for a subarctic area one-third the size of Canada. How the work entails arctic winter camping; Canada's Northwest Territories Public library Services; 19 public libraries; Logistics of literacy; Northern pride; Most circulated books; Details.

This article offers recommendations for improving negotiations between librarians and serials subscription agencies in the U.S. Serials are an essential library resource. However, they are expensive and they are becoming more expensive. Serial prices are increasing more rapidly than those of other library materials, and more rapidly than library budgets. The pressure of serial prices on library budgets shows no sign of easing. Librarians have implemented several coping strategies. They have cancelled multiple copy orders and infrequently used titles; implemented cooperative collection development agreements; investigated interlibrary lending, photocopying, commercial document delivery, and the provision of online access to full text as alternatives to the purchase of serials; educated administrators and users; and lobbied publishers. To negotiate effectively, library staffers need to be familiar with the dynamics of the subscription agency business. While the focus of the article is on negotiation as a technique for reducing library expenditures, that is not necessarily an inevitable outcome. Most library negotiators seek to achieve a balance between service quality and service cost. Generally, negotiating a service package that meshes smoothly with a library's unique needs may be more rewarding than negotiating spectacular cost reductions. INSET: Recommended reading.

The article announces that American Library Association (ALA) student members are qualified to join SustainRT, a program that provides resources for the libraries to support sustainability, for no fee.

The article presents information on online film and television services for libraries including the Digitalia Film Library at http://digitaliafilmlibrary.com, the nonprofit organization India for Everyone at http://indiaforeveryone.org, and the Criterion Collection imprint of Janus Films at http://alexanderstreet.com/products/criterion-collection.

The article reports that librarians gathered in large numbers at the booth of the American Library Association (ALA) at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) held at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois.

Discusses the role of statistics in the rating of libraries. Articles in `American Libraries,' which have generated controversy; Use of statistics in ranking and comparing libraries; Sources of statistics on libraries. INSET: Where the States Are At.

Focuses on how libraries should make only one political commitment, free access to as many points of view as are available. How the days when librarians could appoint themselves moral arbiters are gone; Characteristics of moral conflicts; Examples; Expanding the discussion; What the American Library Association must recognize.

Presents various news items of interest to library science practitioners as of July 1988. Victory of librarians in New Mexico with the State Board of Education vote against adopting a proscriptive glossary of New Age teaching methods; Extension of credit hours for master's degree by the Columbia University School of Library Service; Millage hike for library operating expenses at the Grosse Pionte Public Library, Michigan.

The article presents commentary on the ongoing debate and negotiations between the five major publishing houses of the United States and the American Library Association (ALA) as of February 2012 in regard to electronic books in library collections. Details are given describing the various stances which publishers such as Penguin, Random House, and Macmillan hold regarding the medium. Issues which the ALA have expressed concern over are also listed and explained.

In this article the authors present guidance for librarians on videogame collection development in libraries, based on the establishment of best practices by Team G of the 2011 class of American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders. They address the rapid change of technology related to video games, the selection of games for purchase, and the role of video games in libraries in relation to other media forms.

This section offers news briefs of interest to the library sector. Raymond Scott, a British antiques dealer, was charged with stealing a £3 million first edition of William Shakespeare's works from Durham University. Kabul University will serve as home to a rare collection of 45,000 papers, newspapers, and other documents that record the past 20 years of Afghan history. An anonymous collector purchased four rare 16th-19th-century books stolen from the National Library of Peru and returned them to the library.

Presents world news briefs related to libraries as of June/July 2002. Statistics related to cultural activities in the European Union, including library visits; Plans of the Chinese government to spend a record amount of money to fund a national digital library that will become the world's largest online repository of Chinese-language information; Protest in Helsinki, Finland of the city's threatened closure of six suburban library branches in order to save money for an expensive roof for the Olympic Stadium; Others.

Presents news items concerning library administration in the United States, as of February 1989. Contracts and agreements between libraries and library suppliers; Library funding; Databases.

The National Library Board of Singapore and the British Library have selected for digitization more than 1,000 items relating to Singapore's multilingual, multiethnic, and cosmopolitan history. The maps, photographs, newspaper [...]