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CHICAGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA), along with Carnegie Corporation of New York, today announced six books as finalists for the 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, to be awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States. Along with a medal to be awarded at the ALA's annual conference in Anaheim, Calif., on June 24, each winning...
CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, May 17, the American Library Association (ALA), along with Carnegie Corporation of New York, will announce the finalists for the first Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the United States. Along with a medal to be awarded at the ALA's annual conference in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday, June 24, each winning...
"Librarians have historically defended the privacy rights of individuals. It's no surprise that 95 percent of librarians surveyed said government agencies and businesses shouldn’t share personal information with third parties without proper authorization," stated Evelyn Castillo-Bach, founder and CEO of UmeNow, the social network that has banned all tracking and all ads. Pembroke Pines, Fl (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 UmeNow, the social network that has banned all tracking and all...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge powerhouse ProQuest is launching an inventive new research service that provides individuals with access to premium content and cutting edge tools. Instant and on-demand, Udini(TM) bundles an extraordinary range of information, including peer-reviewed and trade journal articles, dissertations, international newswires, newspapers, magazines and more from thousands of publishers in a comprehensive cloud-based workflow management...
$55 million project will create more room for hands-on learning ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Medical School will greatly expand and improve its space and technology for training future physicians, with a $55 million project approved by the U-M Board of Regents today. The project, which will convert and renovate 137,000 square feet of space in the Taubman Health Sciences Library, will allow U-M to better meet the...
ALA releases Top Ten List of Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011 CHICAGO, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Publishers limiting library ebook lending, budget cuts and book challenges are just a few library trends of the past year that are placing free access to information in jeopardy. These trends as well as other are detailed in the 2012 State of America's Libraries Report released today by the American Library Association (ALA) in conjunction with National Library...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest LLC, a global information firm central to research, will release its fourth quarter 2011 financial results (through December 31, 2011) on Monday, March 26, 2012. On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 2 p.m., CEO Kurt Sanford and CFO Phil Evans will host a conference call for both bank and bond investors to discuss the results. Call-in details are available on ProQuest's secure investor exchange. Contact bondinvestor@proquest.com...
~ Easy-to-Use Online Tool is Designed to Meet Libraries’ Online and Promotional Needs and Award Will Celebrate Communities that are LibraryAware ~ Ipswich, MA (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 EBSCO Publishing and the creators of the readers’ advisory service, NoveList® introduce LibraryAware™, a product that will revolutionize the way libraries promote their programs and services. LibraryAware will be available during 2012. In addition, NoveList is also celebrating communities that are...
NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC is hosting and sponsoring "One Simple Goal: Help People Get Jobs!" at the Public Library Association conference in Philadelphia from March 13-17. More and more job seekers are flocking to libraries for help in their hunt for employment. This presentation will show librarians how to work with their library patrons to help them get hired and reach their career goals. The presentation takes place on Friday, March 16th...
CHICAGO, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Winners of two new annual literary prizes--the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction --will be announced in June at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. The awards will be given to the author of the best book for adult readers in two categories--fiction and nonfiction-- each year. Two additional authors will be shortlisted as finalists in each of the categories. Winning...
