by Compendium News Staff | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
The application process for the 2015 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (Aug. 9-13, Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Illinois) is now open, with applications accepted through April 8, 2015. Building on the success of the 2013 and 2014 ALA Leadership Institutes,...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 2, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults, including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards, at its Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. Check them out!
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Broadband, Data, E-Rate, Resources of Interest
A study by John Horrigan and Jason Llorenz for WifiForward finds that public libraries are the most common public Wi-Fi access points for African Americans and Latinos. Read more about the impact of Wi-Fi on the District Dispatch site.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 11, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
ALA is offering several archived webinars on copyright: CopyTalk series: “Introducing the Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections Containing Orphan Works of Libraries, Archives and Other Memory Institutions” The webinar was hosted in December 2014 by...