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thelifeguardlibrarian:

Amnesty bringing in fine haul for library

If you’re in Chicago and you (or your friends or family or STUDENTS) have past fines to CPL, get to the library this week and get amnesty!

(via libraryjournal)

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eBook Options for Libraries →

(Source: twitter.com, via calimae)

New ALA report explores challenges of equitable access to digital content →

"Alexis Wiles, OverDrive manager of publisher relations, said the report “confirms the benefits that books and authors in library channels enjoy in terms of exposure and discovery to a highly desirable audience. We’ve seen the popularity of both frontlist and midlist titles soar in the library, building a loyal following not only through the volume of impressions, but also in conjunction with targeted publisher campaigns and the various social and readers’ advisory features included in the library websites."

OverDrive Study On How Readers Use Libraries to Find Books - Publishers Weekly

libraryland:

Hartford Public Library Lets Patrons Design Their Own Library Cards

Interesting!

(via shrinkinglibrarian)

E-book borrowers: we want to hear from you →

pewinternet:

For our next report studying the changing role of public libraries in the digital age, we’re supplementing our usual nationally representative phone surveys with online surveys to draw out the deeper, richer stories behind the data. If you check out or download e-books from your local public library, please take the survey and tell us about your experiences!

http://libraries.pewinternet.org/participate/survey/e-book-borrowers

(via thelifeguardlibrarian)

"Despite e-reading platforms’ emphasis on the social capabilities of pixellated consumption — collaborative marginalia, the ability to broadcast what you’re reading to your friends on Facebook, the belief that, overall, there’s a community in every book — it seems that, for the vast majority of Americans, sharing is still very much an analog thing. Pew’s findings are a nice reminder that books’ dynamism comes from the people who share the books, rather than the platforms that help with the sharing."

“Per the Latest Pew Study, the Most Social Way to Read Is Still in Print” - Megan Garber, the Atlantic

Pew Internet: The rise of e-reading: new report (on a new section of our site!) →

pewinternet:

One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read an e-book in the past year. The rise of e-books in American culture is part of a larger story about a shift from printed to digital material. We’ve got it all in our new report out today.

You’ll notice that the new report is living in a new space - as part of our multi-year study of the changing role of public libraries in the digital age, we felt it was important to give this work a room of its own. Please let us know what you think!

Check it out: libraries.pewinternet.org

D.C. Library Staff Tests iPad Services App - The Digital Shift →