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Free, fabulous, library event – TDS14: Libraries@the Center
Library Journal and School Library Journal’s 5th annual online conference: The Digital Shift: Libraries @ the Center is scheduled for October 1, 2014. More information is available online at...
View ArticlePortico sponsoring webinar on September 10th about eBook preservation
I made a mistake with my original post, the date is September 10th! Portico is sponsoring a webinar on eBook preservation on September 10th. Info and registration info here: What will it take to...
View ArticleFree webcast on optimizing metadata for the library market
Join Digital Book World on Tuesday, October 21 at 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT / 5:00pm GMT for a free webcast where you will learn how to optimize your metadata for the library market. Authors and...
View Article4th annual Follett Challenge – Empowering Innovation – launched
MCHENRY, Ill., Oct. 2, 2014 – The fourth annual Follett Challenge, which will highlight and reward the most innovative K-12 programs that teach 21st century skills to students, launches its 2014-15...
View ArticleFree webinar: How to Keep K-8 Libraries Relevant for Teachers, Students, Nov....
Register for this free webinar co-sponsored by Rourke Educational Media and School Library Journal. VERO BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2014) –An expert panel of educators will analyze how using technology,...
View ArticleFree webinar on library digital content lending from Jamie LaRue, sponsored...
Webinar, January 14th at 1 p.m. EST. Register here. Library digital content lending has come a long way. Aggregators, authors, libraries, and publishers have all had to adapt to new, and sometimes not...
View ArticleDPLAfest 2015
DPLAfest 2015 — April 17-18, 2015 DPLAfest 2015—our second celebration of all-things DPLA—will take place on April 17-18, 2015 in Indianapolis. The two-day public event, set to coincide with DPLA’s...
View ArticleFree webinar from Credo – Designing Assignments for Information Literacy and...
Register for this free webinar by clicking on the date below. February 05, 2015, Boston, Oxford — Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, is pleased to announce a new webinar for...
View ArticleDPLA events at the upcoming ALA Conference
The American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference is right around the corner, so we here at the DPLA have pulled together a nifty little schedule of talks, panels, and presentations that...
View ArticleEbooks and Digital Content events at the ALA Conference
E-Books and Digital Content events at the upcoming ALA Conference, from the ALA What’s Happening Document: Join a panel of Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and ALA leaders at this year’s Annual...
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New Media Consortium releases 2014 Library Edition Horizon Report
Lyon, France (August 20) –Â Today the New Media Consortium (NMC) in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Chur, the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB),...
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Who will host DPLAfest 2017? Those interested have two weeks left to apply
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has announced that it’s looking for next year’s location for its annual two-day event focused on discussions, workshops, and fun events related to ebooks,...
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Rights & Content in the Digital Age — A Publishing Perspectives event on June 13
Heads up: At this half-day event on June 13th in New York City, experts from various book and media companies — among them HarperCollins, TED, Copyright Clearance Center, Audiam, and Ingenta — will...
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First Annual Indie Author Day to take place October 8, 2016
Mark your calendars. This sounds like a great event in support of those who create and write independently, with libraries and librarians placed right at the center of their communities, where they...
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Info on who is speaking on Indie Author Day (and reminder there is still time...
Since the announcement of the Indie Author Day (set for October 8th), 260 (and counting) libraries have signed up to participate. The event is designed to bring local writing communities together in...
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Program for DPLAfest 2017, to be held in Chicago April 20-21, now available
DPLAfest 2017—the fourth major gathering of the Digital Public Library of America’s community—will take place on April 20-21, 2017 in Chicago at Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library...
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NSR is pleased to announce the upcoming “Understanding Ebooks” Workshop, in...
Understanding E-books: A Guide to Current Challenges and Future Possibilities Workshop A 90-minute workshop Thursday, May 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m. Central/12:30 p.m. Mountain/11:30 a.m....
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Georgia, one of the world’s oldest nations, will be the Guest of Honor at...
Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced next year’s Guest of Honor at the Fair: Georgia. The 2017 Guest of Honor is France. Georgia, one of the world’s oldest nations, will be the Guest of Honor at next...
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Cultural, economical, political
According to a press release NSR received from the 2017 Frankfurter Buchmesse, the world’s largest Book Fair ended yesterday with some positive numbers: 286,425 visitors from over 150 countries 3...
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Spain will be the Guest of Honor at 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurter Buchmesse and Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, in the presence of the Spanish Publishers Association, have signed a joint memorandum of understanding to prepare for...
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