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Friday, November 12, 2010

Libraries reinvent themselves as they struggle to remain relevant in the digital age

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Libraries reinvent themselves as they struggle to remain relevant in the digital age
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They're preparing for a future in which materials can be checked out and read from a home computer, smart phone or e-reader.

By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

November 12 2010

Kathy DeGrego's T-shirt lets you know right away she isn't an old-school librarian. "Shhh," it says, "is a four-letter word."

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

If Romeo and Juliet had Facebook

 
 

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Gadgetwise: Children's Books With Online Extras

 
 

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via NYT > Technology by By SAM GROBART on 11/6/10

Three young-adult novels-all which use the Internet to add to what's on their printed pages-are reviewed in this week's Sunday Book Review.

 
 

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

US News & World Report to drop monthly print mag

 
 

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via Wash Post Nation by washingtonpost.com on 11/5/10

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. News & World Report magazine is going to stop sending its monthly print edition to subscribers next year and go mostly online.


 
 

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