Macmillan employees banned from attending DBW conference over ebook embargo
Digital Book World (DBW) has banned Macmillan employees from attending its 2020 conference in solidarity with the American Library Association’s (ALA) campaign against the publisher's restrictions on new release ebooks....
Makkai, Laymon win 2019 ALA Andrew Carnegie Medals
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals. The fiction prize was awarded to Rebecca Makkai for The Great Believers (Fleet) and the nonfiction...
Eight winners announced for ALA’s public relations award
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced eight winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, which recognises marketing and public relations excellence by libraries. The eight winners...
ALA Youth Media Awards 2018: Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Stonewall
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe (HarperCollins) was...
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Ebook pricing discussed at American library conferenceEbook pricing was a key issue discussed at the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference, which ran from 25-30 June in San Francisco, reports...
Andrew Carnegie Medals 2014 winners announced
The American Library Association has announced the winners of the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals. Donna Tartt won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for The Goldfinch (Abacus) and...
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New president elected for American Library Association Sari Feldman has been elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2015-16 term, said the ALA in a statement. Feldman...
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ALA names top 10 most ‘challenged’ books in US libraries for 2013The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of the top 10 most ‘challenged’ books in US libraries in 2013. The most challenged...
Newbery, Caldecott, Printz winners announced; Zusak wins lifetime contribution award
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its 2014 awards for children’s and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery, Printz and Morris awards. The Caldecott Medal for a children’s...
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Volunteers to run Lincolnshire’s libraries in the UK Lincolnshire is the latest country in Britain to approve plans to give control of local libraries to community volunteers, reports the Bookseller....
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US librarians support Google book-scanning case verdict In the US, a number of library associations have publicly welcomed Judge Denny Chin’s decision to rule in favour of Google in the...
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Iranian and German libraries sign memorandum to restore rare manuscripts The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) and the Berlin State Library have signed a memorandum of understanding to...
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American Library Association to open Center for the Future of Libraries In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) will establish a Center for the Future of Libraries with a...
Andrew Carnegie Medals 2013 winners announced
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction at this year’s ALA conference in Chicago. Richard Ford’s Canada (Bloomsbury) has won the...
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ALA launches Authors for Library Ebooks campaign The American Library Association (ALA) has launched a new campaign to improve access to ebooks in libraries at its annual conference in Chicago, reports Publishers...
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Baker & Taylor launches axisReader app for ebook lending Library distributor Baker & Taylor has launched its axisReader app, which allows library patrons to download and read ebooks, reports PaidContent....
ALA announces finalists for 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the six finalists for this year’s Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The titles shortlisted for the fiction category are:...
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Simon & Schuster makes ebooks available to libraries for the first time Simon & Schuster is making its ebooks available to libraries for the first time in a one-year trial...
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American Library Association honours internet activist Aaron Swartz In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has posthumously awarded the 2013 James Madison Award to internet activist Aaron Swartz as...
ALA Midwinter Meeting: ebook lending, Dewey vs genre systems debated
The American Library Association held its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington, from 25-29 January. Patricia Genet, managing director of ALS Library Services, reports on some of the highlights: One of...