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Each year at the ALA Annual Conference, Booklist’s Reference Books Bulletin sponsors a program to discuss various topics related to reference and reference publishing.  This year RBB’s session focused on the process of creating a reference work, from idea to reality.  The speakers included Casper Grathwohl from Oxford University Press, Rolf Janke from SAGE Reference, [...]

As I sit to collect the statistics for usage of databases, I start to wonder … how are these used? Should we put more emphasis on those already highly used – making more handouts and promoting more; or should we try to emphasize those with lower numbers. Do the numbers tell the whole story – [...]

OverDrive has signed a preliminary agreement with Disney Digital Books (www.disneydigitalbooks.com) that will enable libraries to offer access to Disney’s comprehensive library of books online. Young library patrons and their parents will be able to enjoy-for the first time-unlimited access to over 600 new and classic Disney books for kids of all ages with just [...]