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A listener's response to bookless libraries
Jan 29, 2013
After our interview about a library containing only e-books and e-readers, a listener tells us her thoughts.
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A library without any shelves -- or books
Jan 28, 2013
In one Texas county, the new library will look more like an Apple store than a Barnes & Noble.
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Kim Dotcom sticks it to the man, again, with Mega; The future of libraries
Jan 22, 2013
The eccentric Megaupload founder is back with a new service that's sure to be a stick in the craw of the U.S. federal prosecutors pursuing a copyright infringement case against him. Also, libraries may be moving to a bookless future, but not if patrons have anything to say about it.
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Bedbugs found in library books
Dec 6, 2012
With the discovery of bedbugs in old library books, maybe now you'll think about buying that Kindle e-reader.
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Homeless, jobless flock to libraries
Mar 21, 2012
City libraries are trying to revamp to help homeless patrons, even as their budgets are slashed.
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Mid-day Extra: Will students miss Wikipedia today?
Jan 18, 2012
The Wikipedia website blackout, in protest to the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, might hurt some more than others.
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Kindle lending
Sep 21, 2011
Without much fanfare, Amazon opens its Kindle Lending Library service today in over 11,000 U.S. libraries. Kindle owners can have books "whisper...
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Authors sue U.S. universities
Sep 13, 2011
Authors from the UK, Australia, and Canada have filed a suit against the University of Michigan, California, and Wisconsin, as well as Cornell and...
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Could Google shoot down lead to a Universal Public Library?
Apr 4, 2011
Miguel Helft in the New York Times has an interesting article today about the possible ramifications of a recent decision against Google. A federal...
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