Four million books are stored underneath New York City’s Bryant Park. Twenty-seven feet below the grassy patch in mid-town Manhattan are miles and miles of bookshelves at the New York Public Library’s (NYPL) newly expanded Milstein Research Stacks. So many, … Weiterlesen
Category: USA
Mit Mini-Zügen durch die Bibliothek …
The New York Public Library is installing a mini train system to deliver books throughout its flagship building in midtown Manhattan. The conveyor system consists of 24 cars running on 950 feet of vertical and horizontal tracks through 11 storeys … Weiterlesen
“Representing the Law in the Most Serene Republic: Images of Authority from Renaissance Venice”-Ausstellung nun online
CC by 2.0 Yale Law Library Mike Widener (Rare Book Librarian der Lillian Goldman Law Library an der Yale Law School) hat gemeinsam mit Christopher Platts (History of Art, Yale University) eine Ausstellung über “Representing the Law in the Most Serene … Weiterlesen
In den USA: Banned Books Week (25.9.-1.10.2016)
The Banned Books Week Coalition is a national alliance of diverse organizations joined by a commitment to increase awareness of the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The Coalition seeks to engage various communities and inspire participation in Banned … Weiterlesen
Behind the Scenes of the Library of Congress
In honor of Constitution Day, Discovery Education is taking you behind-the-scenes at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Meet the new Librarian of Congress, take a tour of the largest library in the world, and get a candid look … Weiterlesen
Pew Research Center: Libraries 2016
Trends in visiting public libraries have steadied, and many Americans have high expectations for what their local libraries should offer Most Americans view public libraries as important parts of their communities, with a majority reporting that libraries have the resources … Weiterlesen
Seattle Public Library
Ehrenreich, Tanja (2015) Seattle Public Library. Masterarbeit, Universität Wien. Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Fakultät Abstract in Deutsch Der Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Seattle Public Library und die Entwicklung der Bibliotheksarchitektur im beginnenden 21. Jahrhundert. Die innovative Programmgestaltung und die einzigartige Gestaltungsform sind … Weiterlesen
FAZ: Google Books – Jetzt geht’s erst richtig los
Der Supreme Court hat entschieden: Google darf weiter Bücher digitalisieren. Ein Urteil zugunsten der Förderung der intellektuellen Produktivität. … Patrick Bahners in der FAZ: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/urheberrecht/google-books-urteil-digitalisierung-von-buechern-erlaubt-14187867.html aus der Reihe http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/urheberrecht/
Digitizing The Culture Of Print
The role of the library in the digital age is one of the compelling questions of our era. How are libraries coping with the promise and perils of our impending digital future? What urgent initiatives are underway to assure universal … Weiterlesen
heise: Google Books: Supreme Court verhandelt nicht Autoren-Klage
Der Rechtsstreit zwischen US-amerikanischen Autoren und Google ist beendet. Das Buchscanprojekt Google Books ist damit in den USA legal. … http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Google-Books-Supreme-Court-verhandelt-nicht-Autoren-Klage-3177070.html Dazu auch: http://orf.at/stories/2335289/ http://boingboing.net/2016/04/18/supreme-court-sends-authors-gu.html http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-google-books-case-1460987925 http://www.teleread.com/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-authors-guild-appeal-google-books-remains-legal-fair-use/ http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/18/11450512/google-books-vs-authors-guild-review-request-denied http://www.computerbase.de/2016-04/urheberrecht-supreme-court-bescheinigt-google-books-rechtmaessigkeit/