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Librarians’ Concerns Linger

16 hours ago ago from Open Book Alliance

On Tuesday, three national library associations sent a letter to the Department of Justice expressing their concern over Google’s pricing power should the GBS be approved. In their opinion, entrusting a single entity with the exclusive rights to digitized books would, “make libraries particularly vulnerable to profit maximizing pricing.” The group had previously expressed these concerns in a July 2009 letter, writing: In the ...

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Library groups urge the Justice Dept to step in on GoogleBS

11 hours ago ago from MOBYLIVES

Three major American library associations have asked the U.S. Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, according to a Reuters wire story . The American Library Association , the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries say there is unlikely to be an effective competitor to Google's ...

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YALSA top reads

21 hours ago ago from Misadventures of the Monster Farmer-Librarian

Since I am on my all-things-libraries-kick, here is some more: According to the American Library Association , "CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, which honors the best nonfiction books written for young adults between Nov. 1, 2008 and Oct. 31, 2009. This is the first time the awards have been announced. YALSA will name the ...

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Cheers to those who inspire lifelong readers

17 hours ago ago from Book by Book

The National Book Foundation is again sponsoring a competition recognizing those who have gone to great lengths to inspire people to become lifelong readers. I know there must be some Innovation in Reading contenders  in our midst at libraries, schools, book clubs, booksellers, community groups. Line up and send those applications to the National Book Foundatio n. The prize is  given in six categories: Education & Community ...

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News: Eye on Google - Inside Higher Ed

7 hours ago ago from Home - Inside Higher Ed

View mobile edition Get Daily E-mail About Us Contact Us Login/Sign Up December 18, 2009 Home News Views BlogU Audio The Lists Career Advice Job Seekers Employers Skip to main content Search News Browse Archives News Eye on Google December 18, 2009 Share This Story Related Stories A Gladiator of Letters December 16, 2009 Open Access Encyclopedias December 14, 2009 'The ...

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Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product

18 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three library associations have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, the groups said on Thursday. The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries said that there was unlikely to be an effective competitor to Google's ...

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NC Community Colleges Notify Patrons of Library Server Security Breach

6 hours ago ago from Media General - WSPA.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This NC Community Colleges Notify Patrons of Library Server Security Breach NC Community College System Published: December 18, 2009 News Release From NC Community College System Raleigh, N.C. The NC Community College System Office began ...

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