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Some books will be put in storage. Many will be recycled.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

At the University of Wollongong (UOW) Library, we created a vision for digital transformation through the Future-Ready Library Strategy (University of Wollongong Library, 2018). This was a conscious commitment to becoming a ‘digital-first’ library and with a strategic and disruption-ready mindset already in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to apply and accelerate many of our planned initiatives. At the start of the crisis, the library leadership team adopted a busine...

A years-long attack on their status is bad for all of us.

OverDrive Academic reports growth in fiction and nonfiction genres across the board; comics and manga drive largest gains.

As part of this year’s general election, voters in New Mexico will have a number of bond issues to consider as they peruse the ballot including GO Bond 2 or the library bond. GO Bond 2 will provide approximately $19 million including $6 million each for...

Mount Allison University will welcome Dr. Rachel Rubin as its dean of libraries and archives this summer. Her appointment begins on Aug. 1. 

The collection of political documents held by the Oman Library reflects a watershed moment in Yemeni history, at a time when Yemen underwent substantial social and political reform as a result of Yemeni unification in May 1990, which merged North and South Yemen.

In this session, Cindy Kristof will present the results of a fall 2020 survey of ARL libraries’ ILL departments regarding their use of, or departure from, CONTU Guidelines or “Rule of Five” to comply with Section 108 of the Copyright Law.

Library Furniture Market Likely to Boost Future Growth by 2027 | Haworth, Knoll, Metalliform, Virco