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How a Single Gift Gave Old Sound Recordings a New Lease on Life

Associations Now

More details: About the foundation: The NRPF, a public/private collaboration between the Library of Congress and the music industry, was established by Congress in 2000 to help preserve audio for the ages, particularly old recordings but also classic, instantly recognizable sounds (think the NBC chimes). .

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Stronger by Association: Can I get that mop and bucket in cornflower.

AMR Management Services

Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The board heard a proposal from one contractor and approved the bid within minutes. ▼ 2012. (30). Association for Rural and Small Libraries. Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Can I get that mop and bucket in cornflower blue?

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Stronger by Association: AMR Promotes Two, Hires Policy Analyst

AMR Management Services

Tuesday, March 27, 2012. ▼ 2012. (30). Association for Rural and Small Libraries. Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. AMR Promotes Two, Hires Policy Analyst. Ele Moreland. Kristy Brown. LEXINGTON, Ky. ” Brown was recently named Project Coordinator for NASPO.

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FCC to Wireless Group: Unlock Phones Voluntarily, or Else

Associations Now

Bergman encouraged the passage of the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act , a bill which would reverse a 2012 Library of Congress ruling outlawing the practice of cell phone unlocking. The post FCC to Wireless Group: Unlock Phones Voluntarily, or Else appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Executive Connections: "An Historic Vote for a Second Century.

Executive Connections

Today we vote on a proposed new name, the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.    The other said that when he presents his strategic plan on which tradeshows his organization should allocate funds for exhibiting, he never uses Special Libraries Association, but rather “a business information show.”

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Executive Connections: What do you think?

Executive Connections

", writer Linda Hirshman calls for President-elect Obama to expand his proposed public works stimulus program to include jobs for women professionals who “build the most important infrastructure—human capital.”   Her examples are social workers, child care workers, and education, training and library workers. Posted by: L.

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Executive Connections: EPA : The Fight Continues

Executive Connections

Environmental Protection Agency over plans to slash services at its network of regional specialty libraries , the matter was front and center February 6 when the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took up the matter with EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson at a public hearing. . | Mission: Advocacy » 27 February 2007.

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