The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched a beta of its discovery portal and open platform today. The portal delivers millions of materials found in American archives, libraries, museums, ...

Two years ago, Cushing Academy of Ashburnham, MA made a bold move when it got rid of Fisher-Watkins Library's 40,000 books and replaced them with electronic sources. During the overhaul all resources ...

(RFE/RL) -- The UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, the U.S. Library of Congress, and other partner institutions are launching a World Digital Library on April 21 -- a website featuring cultural materials ...

Our new report takes a close look not only at how Americans are using public libraries, but also what sort of services and programming they think libraries should offer — and what they say they would ...

“We are in serious trouble. The world is producing so much born-digital material. How do we capture it? What is the role of the library in this?” ALA president-elect James G. “Jim” Neal opened his ...

If you’re still paying full price for audiobooks while you’re in uniform, you’re probably leaving money on the table. Between public libraries, free apps, and the DoD’s own digital library, you can ...

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The American Library Association (ALA) announces 12 libraries selected for the Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults initiative, a pilot program that supports libraries' ...