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Public Librarians Return in Person
Masks were required for PLA 2022, and for the library community that was not a problem, says PWs Albanese. If any group is sensitive to personal safety, it is the library community.
Oxford World English Symposium Preview
As many as 2 billion people around the world speak English, making it the worlds most widely spoken language. On April 12 and 13, the Oxford World English Symposium will explore the many varieties of
Book World On The Road Again
Publishing is on the road again. This week, the Bologna Childrens Book Fair returned as an in-person event. The London Book Fair follows in early April.
Talking Up Synthetic Narration for Audiobooks
While some books cannot reasonably become audiobooks heavily illustrated childrens storybooks as well as art books and photography books most fiction and many nonfiction titles likely can.
“Disappointing” Federal Funding of US Public Libraries
Librarians argue that with rising inflation and continued economic volatility and uncertainty, flat funding is essentially a cut.
Wartime Role for Ukraine Libraries
Weve seen public libraries that have turned into shelters, including some at the cities that are being shelled. And weve seen the Ukrainian library community mobilize to combat disinformation, say
Book Fairs Closed to Russian State Agencies
Book fairs around the world resolve to suspend contact with any Russian state institutions and agencies.
Publishing Research Directions
A novel scholarly publishing model from the oldest publishing house in the world aims to open entirely new territory in the research journey.
Publishing Unites Against War, Putin
The war must cease immediately, and the initiators and participants of the military aggression must be stripped of their ranks and titles and brought to justice, declared a Russian book industry all
Small Batch Publishing
The key to success, says Publeratis Caleb Mason, is a focus on scale the same approach as at your favorite microbrewery.