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WEB4 days ago · In today’s digital age, technology plays a vital role in library services. Lea Roselle, the Milford Public Library Director, emphasized the significance of technology. “The technology is what makes our whole business run—I mean, we are an information technology center.”. September 25, 2024 by Blake IT Security in Libraries Public Libraries.
“LibraryTok” is building school-age nostalgia on the internet. Fans …
WEB7 hours ago · Recent Posts. Seattle Public Library to spend $1M on response to ransomware attack September 30, 2024; NotebookLM’s automatically generated podcasts are surprisingly effective September 30, 2024 “LibraryTok” is …
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · About LISNews. LISNews is a collaborative weblog [aka blog] devoted to current events and news in the world of Library and Information Science. A dedicated team of international bloggers scour the World Wide Web to find stories they find interesting. You’ll find links to news stories and Web sites, along with original writing, interviews and ...
Seattle Public Library to spend $1M on response to ransomware …
WEB7 hours ago · The Seattle Public Library expects to spend about $1 million responding to a May ransomware attack by the end of 2024 and is still investigating what, if any, personal data hackers stole. “We know that data has left the library,” Gannon said. “We do not have any even early indication about the extent of personal information that may have ...
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WEBIt’s time yet again to take a look back at the memorable library stories from the past year. Two themes dominated headlines in 2023: attacks on libraries; and the rising implications of generative artificial intelligence.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2023 – LISNews – News For Librarians
WEBIt’s time yet again to take a look back at the memorable library stories from the past year. Two themes dominated headlines in 2023: attacks on libraries; and the rising implications of generative artificial intelligence.
Underfunding Our Libraries Almost Lost Us World War II
WEB4 days ago · From Time. The fact is that the health of the nation%u2019s libraries is a national security issue. We learned this lesson once, and profoundly, during World War II. The story of how underinvesting in our libraries almost lost us the war is worth retelling%u2014especially because what we%u2019re losing by cutting back on acquisitions%u2014or ...
So What’s the Problem? – LISNews – News For Librarians
WEBAug 2, 2009 · I agree that students’ I agree that students’ research problems, faculty and librarians’ concerns are all facets of the same problem; or perhaps more accurately they are separate problems that may well all be caused be the same thing. My point was that we need consider all these problems or perspectives to get a solution that works for everyone – that way everyone has something to win.
Prison Libraries – LISNews – News For Librarians
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Prisoners have legally faced off with administrators from California to Tennessee over typewriters and computers. In response to one such complaint, one district judge stated, “the typed word leaps more vivid to the watery judicial eye.”. September 19, 2024 by Blake Censorship Prison Libraries.
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · Why a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America%u2019s librariesThe decision locks libraries into an ecosystem that is not in readers; interests.Congress must act. This decision harms libraries. It locks them into an e-book ecosystem designed to extract as much money as possible while harvesting (and reselling) reader data en masse.