Reid All About it

DECEMBER 23, 2010

photo source: New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Merry Christmas to all, see you in January!

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AssociationChat

JULY 17, 2020

The book also won the National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction Award, a PEN award, 2007 Gustavus Myers Award, and Nonfiction Award of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Experts have praised its scholarship, accuracy, and insights.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 21, 2018

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation has turned to GoFundMe to raise money to help it pay for a large collection of rare items once owned by the president. The foundation borrowed $23 million to purchase the materials from a private collector more than a decade ago, according to a New York Times article.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

To meet future trends while being mindful of ROI requires meeting planners to think beyond typical, expensive destinations such as New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The Association of College & Research Libraries was drawn to Cleveland’s affordability and accessibility.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The chatbot pulls from a library of information the event organizer has provided and supplies an answer to the user’s question. With each question and user interaction, the chatbot continues to learn and store information in its library to grow its knowledge base.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2011

Like many large national associations, the American Library Association has struggled with a “digital image problem” in the last decade. Will you pay $195 a year to read the New York Times online? The folks at TMG’s Engage blog explain the Times’ new metered approach. Content Alone Is Not Enough.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

20M The number of books currently in the Google Books collection, which the company first launched in 2004 with the help of a number of research facilities and public libraries such as Harvard, Oxford, and the New York Public Library. Google was first sued over the collection in 2005.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The chatbot pulls from a library of information the event organizer has provided and supplies an answer to the user’s question. With each question and user interaction, the chatbot continues to learn and store information in its library to grow its knowledge base.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 19, 2016

They’re not necessarily for universal, public consumption or approval -- it’s for a niche audience who want to share ideas and support each other.Information is consolidated in a readable, easy to skim way -- whether it’s from the New York Times or our HUG consolidated digest. Be creative and relevant to your members.

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Associations Now

JUNE 20, 2017

That’s a question Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was faced with recently—in part, because The New York Times asked him about it. Libraries solve many of the issues in education and employment across the United States. His answer? He sent a tweet. Request for ideas… pic.twitter.com/j6D68mhseL.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The following are just the print publications to which I either subscribe or which I read at the library timed with their publication frequency. Someone recently asked me what media I consume on a monthly basis, so I thought you might find the list interesting. Online reading would be an even longer list.

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Associations Now

JUNE 10, 2013

After pushing the Library of Congress to invalidate a copyright infringement exemption for unlocking cellphones last October, CTIA–The Wireless Association is backing legislation that would legalize the technique. This appears to be a reversal of CTIA’s earlier position on the issue.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2018

But Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times explains why 2017 was the best year in human history. – Wow Your Members with a New eLearning Program in 2018. Learn how to build a content library, get started with an LMS, and motivate your members to join in the program. Wolcott, Quartz ). Host: PCMA. More info/register.

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Association Success

APRIL 26, 2018

In another example of co-creation at work, New York City allocates a million dollars a year to each district for a participatory budgeting program. When the Mayor announced emergency cuts to public services like community pools and libraries, citizens were livid. Like a lot of cities, 2009 was a tough year for Philly.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth. Fedoras for Faireness.

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2013

With Michael Bloomberg finishing up his third term as New York City mayor, the American Institute of Architects is launching its own mayoral platform ahead of the 2013 race in an effort to build upon Bloomberg’s development-friendly policies. It’s a first for the chapter.

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2013

The carts, inspired by New York City’ hot dog carts, and the motorized bookstores are part of Penguin’s push to foster a more engaging relationship with the literary community.

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Associations Now

MAY 11, 2016

In any other part of the journalism world, news that Cornell University’s student newspaper will trim its print distribution to just three days a week likely would have been met with shock and disappointment. It was just the latest of many schools in the Baltimore area to drop their printed yearbook. “I

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

On Monday, the storytelling group’s founder, David Isay, was awarded a $1 million TED prize in honor of his work with the nonprofit, which collects personal stories in audio form and shares them with the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Our mission is to bring StoryCorps to the people,” Isay told The New York Times.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

And while Boston may have had it the worst so far, other places like Chicago, Nashville, and Upstate New York have been dealing with ice, snow, and dangerously cold temperatures. The American Library Association also dealt with bad weather during its Midwinter Meeting a few weeks ago in Chicago.

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Executive Connections

DECEMBER 11, 2008

An op-ed in the  New York Times has stirred up a lot of discussion, and I would love to hear your thoughts.   In "Where Are the New Jobs for Women?", I find it interesting that libraries are brought up briefly but not integrated into the latter part of the op-ed piece that talks about infrastructure.

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Executive Connections

AUGUST 21, 2009

The formation of this unique alliance bringing together SLA with non-profits, library groups, corporations,  and other consumer groups to call for a detailed investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into the Google Books Settlement is being widely reported by the news media today. 

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Associations Now

MAY 12, 2015

But it took the work of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab to do something significant about it. Libraries are in the forever business,” Harvard Library Innovation Lab Director Kim Dulin said in a news release. “We “The link, a URL, points to a resource hosted by a third party,” the authors explained [PDF].

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Newest NSA Critics While the American Library Association (ALA) has not been known in recent years for its advocacy, according to The Hill , a $1 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is changing that.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 14, 2012

In the New York Times article about the move, there was some discussion, as you might expect, about the Britannica/Wikipedia conflict and the role of the Internet in general on this issue, and Gary Marchionini, dean of Library Sciences at UNC, made an interesting point: “There’s more comprehensive material available on the Web,” Mr.

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Executive Connections

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Thanks to SLA member Richard Hulser for pointing out a terrific article in the New York Times this week, Digital Archivists, Now in Demand. This should be a wake up call to the Library Schools to re-do their curricula to suit the changed environment. . | What does it mean for the information profession? » 10 February 2009.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The Harvard Business Review describes how the New York Public Library involved employees from 93 branches in innovation communities —could be a good model for chapters. Her herb-heavy crumb coating was fantastic—it’s my new Milanese recipe. Strategy as currently practiced rarely emphasizes the importance of community.”

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Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2013

The revelations drew strong reactions throughout the media, including a tough editorial by The New York Times.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Don’t Wait for a Class Action to Find Out (webinar & New York, NY). The stats are staggering: We have seen more than 900 complaints filed in district courts around the country since the start of 2018 – and more than 750 in New York alone. Location: online and New York, NY. CLE credit. More info/register.

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Executive Connections

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

I attended the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) Information Industry Summit (IIS) in New York City last week, and I was encouraged by the positive attitudes expressed by leaders in the content industry. « Launching a Special Year With a Great Summit | Main. Whats in a name? » 04 February 2009.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 1, 2012

For a great example of gaming in action, watch this 8-minute video on how the New York Public Library engaged 500 people overnight in writing a book about its collections. And read about specific association examples using gaming in this Storify summary of a recent Association Chat (every Tuesday at 2 p.m.

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