The Public Library’s New Role As Community Center (KNPR)
International Library News:
National Library facing insolvency unless jobs are slashed with ‘financial fragility a major risk’ to future (Wales Online)
The British Library Outlines Plan to Create a National Radio Archive (Infodocket)
Patrons’ data not kept in U.S.: Regina Public Library head (Leader-Post)
Banned Books Roundup:
Yes, We Still Need Banned Book Week (The Digital Reader)
I’m a librarian who banned a book. Here’s why. (The Conversation)
Band Books Week 2015! (Library Journal)
How do libraries get away with banning books? (The Conversation)
Policy and Privacy:
Privacy is doomed, warns incoming university librarian (Berkeley News)
Google Will Target Ads Using Email Addresses (WSJ)
Copyright:
Open Licensing Policy Toolkit (DRAFT) (Creative Commons)
Reference and Statistics:
New corporate spending database (Politico)
NLM Releases New Research Resource for Domestic Violence (NIH)
Digital Collections:
The Guggenheim Puts Online 1600 Great Works of Modern Art from 575 Artists (Open Culture)
Open Library of Humanities Officially Launched (OLH)
About once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about digital collections available online. I also post other links of interest about the digital life daily on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.