According to data gathered by Cengage Learning, one US student drops out of high school every 26 seconds. The end result is is more than one million Americans every year leaving school without a diploma. While sociologists have studied the effects on society of having a significant portion of the population unqualified and incapable of securing employment, companies like … [Read more...] about Libraries, Gale Partner for Online Accredited High School Diploma Program
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UK Libraries to Run on Volunteer Support
In an article for The Bookseller, Joshua Farrington reported on a recent gathering of library decision makers over the amount of volunteer and community support for public libraries in the UK. This meeting, coming on the heels of the news that around 200 libraries closed last year, was to discuss the research and campaigning for more library support. While the discussions … [Read more...] about UK Libraries to Run on Volunteer Support
Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print
A survey on the perceptions of patron ebook checkout by librarians, most of who served in academic libraries, has shed some light on the check-out processes of patrons who borrow digital content from their libraries. The new report was instituted by ebrary and had some interesting results. The first newsworthy item involved the borrowing habits themselves. For example, while … [Read more...] about Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print
Google and Bloomsbury’s Public Library Online
Public libraries and the ebook content they provide have made news earlier this week with the discovery that not all U.S.-based public libraries are allowed to purchase the same digital titles for their patrons while using OverDrive’s catalogs of materials. But a step in the right direction toward equal access to content for public library patrons has been made in the UK … [Read more...] about Google and Bloomsbury’s Public Library Online