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Creators of Digital WarRoom, the First Comprehensive Desktop E-Discovery Software, Respond to the Call for Professional Standards Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 17, 2011 Gallivan Gallivan & O'Melia, creators of the Digital WarRoom platform for accessible, affordable e-discovery, announced today that they have joined The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) as an Affiliate Member. Several members of the Digital WarRoom team have earned the CEDS credential since the exam...

Students in elementary school through college can now access hundreds of high-quality books on the subjects they're studying through a new Web-based e-books service available to schools and libraries from Britannica Digital Learning. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 09, 2011 Students in elementary school through college can easily access hundreds of high-quality books on the subjects they're studying through a new Web-based e-books service available to schools and libraries from Britannica...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and Library Journal magazine today announced that King County Library System in Issaquah, Washington has been named the 2011 Library of the Year. Each year this prestigious recognition goes to the public library in the United States that most profoundly demonstrates service to community, creativity, leadership...

Library Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Commemorate Always Dream Foundation Partnership and Funding of Ten Bookcase Libraries in Bay Area SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bring Me A Book (BMAB) will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Franklin McKinley School District's Daniel Lairon Elementary School to celebrate the generous donation of $10,000 by ice skating champion and Bay Area resident Kristi Yamaguchi and her Always Dream Foundation to Bring Me A Book. The...

DENVER, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Obama administration's vision of giving rural communities better access to computers and high-speed Internet is becoming a reality in Colorado. On May 9, Colorado State Library and Sadler & Dorchester (S&D), a Denver-based marketing firm, launched a public awareness campaign to draw rural residents into local computing centers - and the many worlds they can reach through the Internet. The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, passed in...

NEW YORK, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - September 15th Deadline for Grants to Promote Research in the Developing World The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2011 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program. Providing grants to libraries in the developing world the program aims to improve access to scientific, technical and medical information through innovative systems and services. During the past five years 25 grants have...

GRAND RIVERS, Ky., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of Vulcan Materials Company's Grand Rivers Quarry near Paducah, Ky., today announced that the company is making a $10,000 donation to the Livingston County Friends of the Library, Inc. An anonymous donor is matching Vulcan's contribution. The funds will be used to buy books for the community's new library. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090710/CL44887LOGO ) The Livingston County Friends of the Library, Inc. is a...

GERMANTOWN, Md., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI) has announced that Ron Dubberly became President of the company in April 2011. As President, he oversees all public and federal library contract operations. Dubberly also leads the company's innovation initiatives for the design and implementation of new outsourcing offerings. Frank Pezzanite, LSSI's Executive Chairman, commented, "Since LSSI began the Riverside County library management contract in...

Results consistent from studies in 22 states and 1 Canadian provinceIt is an article of faith among many critics of public schools that there is no correlation between spending and learning outcomes. But it's not so"”at least where library spending is concerned.When support for school libraries rises, reading scores go up and learning by other measures increases also. That's what researchers at Mansfield University in Mansfield, PA found when they examined and summarized the results of 23...

CLEVELAND, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people do not realize the extent to which their Janitor safeguards their health, but the Cleveland Public Library does. During its 15th annual Custodial Recognition Day, Library management staff acknowledged that a clean building allows the Library to fulfill its mission to be the best urban library system in the country. During the 15th Annual Custodial Recognition Day, Myron Scruggs, the Library's property management administrator, and Jerry...