Funding for Ontario’s two public library services has been cut in half, a decision the provincial government said it made to help address the province’s $11.7-billion deficit. The heads of the library…

Expressly designed for librarians, LJ’s Day of Dialog again takes place on May 29 at John Jay College in New York.

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 The following article and dataset were published today by Scientific Data. Title A Dataset of Publication Records For Nobel Laureates Authors Jichao LiNational…

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From the Google Blog: Last year on World Heritage Day, CyArk launched Open Heritage on Google Arts & Culture to showcase the technology used for heritage…

Those who once claimed the Internet would eliminate the need for physical libraries had it exactly backward: the demand for public spaces has only become more acute as digital technology enables…

April 2018 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO

Filed by Gary Price on April 14, 2019 From The Spokesman-Review: On Thursday, every librarian in Spokane Public Schools received notice that their jobs will be eliminated next year. Those with less…

Few leaders ever anticipate dealing with a crisis of epic proportions. But as recent events in higher education demonstrate, leaders whose fortitude was formed in such a crucible bring a unique skill…

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 The video of the conference keynote embedded below was recorded at the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference in New York on April 18, 2019. The presentation…

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Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From the Introduction: The RSF Index, which evaluates the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories every year shows that an intense climate of fear…

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From the State of New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has launched a new online tool for historic resource records research. The…

Legislation to force a referendum on the question of an elected Aurora Library Board has passed the Illinois House.

Lowell, MA, is home to the second-highest Cambodian population in the country, many of whom (or their families) settled there after fleeing genocide. The University of Massachusetts Lowell recently…

Sixteen new bestsellers arrive. The Mueller Report will be released today, and will be rushed to the shelves. The Time 100 List features a number of authors.

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From The Guardian: Several schools across Barcelona are considering purging their libraries of stereotypical and sexist children’s books, after one removed around…

The theme of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2019 conference, “Recasting the Narrative,” was in evidence throughout the event. Offerings at the conference, held April 10–13 in…

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From Reuters:

Two of the newest DC Public Library buildings are 2019 honorees of the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC). The West End Library won the 2019 DC Chapter Design award…

Illuminating one of the great love stories of the twentieth century—Tennessee Williams and his longtime partner Frank Merlo—Leading Men is a glittering novel of desire and ambition, set against the…

The Libro de los Epítomes was a catalogue for Hernando Colón’s 16th-century collection, which he intended to be the biggest in the world

Filed by Gary Price on April 18, 2019 From an ARL News Post by Judy Ruttenberg: In a new Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Counties with the largest numeric growth are all located in the south and the west, with counties in Texas taking four out of the top 10 spots according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates…

Filed by Gary Price on April 15, 2019 Ed. Note: Many thanks to SAGE for opening their paywall to infoDOCKET so we can share the full text article linked below at no charge. The article will be…