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ALA is working with the tech giant to make resources available to librarians in an effort to make exploring code as easy for kids as exploring a book at the library. Libraries have always been important places to learn, especially for kids—and they’ve never been exclusively about books. MORE
Communications Director , Urban Libraries Council – Urban Libraries Council (ULC) is seeking a dynamic, collaborative and results-oriented senior-level communications leader to guide and implement strategic communications and outreach efforts. MORE
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With financial support from a federal agency, the Internet Archive is launching a program for libraries around the country to archive community websites in much the same way the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine does. MORE
While many of my friends and coworkers spent childhood days on the field engaging in some sort of team sport, it will come as a shock to absolutely no one that my days were spent in the school library. At every available moment, I would sneak into the stacks, thumb through the collection of books, The post #ASAE17 session: Choose your own adventure. appeared first on YourMembership. Industry News & Trends ASAE MORE
To promote the importance of open access, the Electrochemical Society is allowing everyone to access its digital library. The post Scientific Society Opens Its Digital Library for Open Access Week appeared first on Associations Now MORE
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Early in 2014, a series of articles revealed some eyebrow raising activities on the part of the CEO of the Queens Borough Public Library and other senior executives at the library. Excuse me; why does the CEO of a public library need a private bath and shower in the first place.). They found more: the CEO worked as a consultant for another city agency all on library time, failed to disclose his connections to several other businesses, and more. MORE
Meetings & Conventions magazine has a great library of checklists that will help you in planning a wide range of events. The M&E library isn’t easy to find, but it includes 15 pages of lists including the following that I found very interesting: 1. MORE
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I love decks related to libraries. Content strategy workshop for LACONI, an association of 150 Chicago-area libraries, given September 20, 2013. Content strategy for library websites from Content Company. I feel like they are totally relevant to associations. MORE
For example, a customer may ask a question about a product in your community discussion forums or visit product documentation in your file library. Did you know that 80 percent of your future revenue will come from only 20 percent of your current customers ? MORE
The Obama Center, planned for Chicago’s South Side, could have a positive impact on the surrounding community—and a coalition aims to create a nonprofit to ensure the neighborhood gets an economic boost from the presidential library. MORE
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The American Library Association supports eliminating overdue charges, calling them a “barrier to library services.” ” Meanwhile, its state counterpart in Wisconsin has endorsed legislation empowering libraries to use collection agencies to gather up unpaid late fees. MORE
Through the Corporate Committee for Library Investment, organizations and businesses are banding together to help protect and secure federal funding for America’s libraries. CCLI contends that libraries play an essential role in the U.S. MORE
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