Category «Libraries»

Public Libraries and Internet Access

The Institute of Museum and Library Services commissioned a recently published study from the Information Institute at Florida State University, Public Libraries and the Internet 2002: Internet Connectivity and Networked Services, (PDF) to evaluate the extent of Internet connectivity in U.S. public libraries. The results, gleaned from 1,100 respondents, indicate that almost all public libraries …

Subjects: Censorship, Freedom of Information, Internet, Libraries

Librarians and the Patriot Act

For librarians around the country, concerns about the Patriot Act and patron privacy rights have only increased in the wake of recent news about the administration’s proposed Patriot II legislative initiative. From Sunday’s Ohio Toledo Blade, this article, Libraries fear loss of privacy as FBI searches for terrorists, illustrates the conflicting positions at issue involving …

Subjects: Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

National Digital Information Plan Approved

Congress has approved a far reaching preservation program which will allow the Library of Congress to collect and provide access to a potentially vast database of digital content. The Librarian of Congress issued a press release on February 14 detailing the background and goals of this pioneering $99.8 million project, Preserving Our Digital Heritage: Plan …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Internet, Libraries

New Service on Events for Librarians and Info Pros

Stuart Urwin has launched a new online service for librarians and information professionals that provides a fully searchable current awareness database of association meetings, exhibitions and trade shows, book fairs, and training courses. The site is called Library Events, and also offers a free monthly newsletter update.

Subjects: Libraries

The Long, Slow Work of Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg was established in 1971 as a volunteer effort to make important texts freely available in electronic form to readers around the world. To date, the collection comprises 6,267 e-books. See Any Text. Anytime. Anywhere. (Any Volunteers?) for background on this well known project and the challanges it faces.

Subjects: Libraries