It describes the discussions with and work undertaken
by library sector leaders to date to contemplate a new form for Canada's national library advocacy voice and presents a proposal for the evolution of CLA into a national federation of library associations called Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA / FCAB).
Not exact matches
A virtual
library, with more than 1900 resources constantly renewed (exercises, vocabulary
by industry
sector, grammar...)
Privatization of
libraries, hospitals, prisons, and other basic services had long been hailed
by those on the political right, but how could one persuade entire communities to hand over their children and their public schools to private
sector corporations, some of which hoped to turn a profit off their children, in order to reward their shareholders?
The actual content is provided
by Vancouver based PressReader, who is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the
library sector.
One Equity Partner Jörg Zirener welcomed the new technological additions
by saying «3M's
Library Systems will allow us to deepen our presence in the education and
library sector and broaden our product offerings in end - to - end automation solutions for public, private and academic
libraries,» he said.
Overdrive is the largest company involved in the digital
library sector and they were purchased
by Rakuten in 2015.
Would a centralized
library not run
by the private
sector be dedicated to platform independence?
Libraries have been badly let down
by their suppliers such as OverDrive and NetLibrary / Ebsco, who have lagged behind in their development compared to the retail
sector.
I'm not convinced that the
library sector is much more advanced than publishers in their thinking about the issues posed
by the new eReading environment, as opposed to the «old» PC - based era.
In the case of e-book lending, the model that prevails in Sweden was drafted over a decade ago
by representatives from the
library sector and the Association of Swedish Publishers.
I would counter this misunderstanding
by pointing out that taxpayers» are financing a good part of this particular private
sector through
library subscription fees that draw on research «overhead» from taxpayer grants, state transfer payments, and tax - exemption benefits.
There was a very interesting commentary on it from a medical publishing perspective
by the Editor of the Medical
Libraries Association at http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=34565 but I've not seen anything from the legal publishing
sector.