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An examination of how "luxury" journals that supposedly promote the best in research can sometimes have the opposite effect but attracting articles meant to gain attention or show current novelty topics.

An ambitious plan for Norway to scan all printed material in Norwegian in about 15 years, based on how copies of any new book are to be deposited in the national library and therefore by scanning the entire national library all materials will be digitized.

An interesting article about a World War Two Veteran who his his life long illiteracy and didn't read his first book until age 89.

Reading a novel triggers lasting changes in the brain Saturday 28 December 2013 - 12am PST Neurology / Neuroscience add your opinion email MNT FeaturedAcademic Journal Add your rating Current ratings for: Reading a novel triggers lasting changes in the brain Public / Patient: 4.3 (12 votes) 1 2 3 4 5 Health Professionals: 5 (3 votes) 1 2 3 4 5 Lovers of literature can rejoice: a new study combines the humanities and neuroscience to take a look at what effects reading a novel can have on the brain. Researchers say exploring a book can not only change your perspective, but also it can change your mind - at least for a few days.

Reading a novel triggers lasting changes in the brain Saturday 28 December 2013 - 12am PST Neurology / Neuroscience add your opinion email MNT FeaturedAcademic Journal Add your rating Current ratings for: Reading a novel triggers lasting changes in the brain Public / Patient: 4.3 (12 votes) 1 2 3 4 5 Health Professionals: 5 (3 votes) 1 2 3 4 5 Lovers of literature can rejoice: a new study combines the humanities and neuroscience to take a look at what effects reading a novel can have on the brain. Researchers say exploring a book can not only change your perspective, but also it can change your mind - at least for a few days.

Ancient books in a historic library in the Lebanese city of Tripoli have been torched by Islamist, after a pamphlet purportedly insulting religion was found inside one of the books. Security sources say that up to 78,000 books, many irreplaceable ancient Muslim and Christian texts and manuscripts, are now unsalvageable, according to Agence France Press.

Ancient books in a historic library in the Lebanese city of Tripoli have been torched by Islamist, after a pamphlet purportedly insulting religion was found inside one of the books. Security sources say that up to 78,000 books, many irreplaceable ancient Muslim and Christian texts and manuscripts, are now unsalvageable, according to Agence France Press.

People are turning to libraries with tech-fueled questions about everything from e-readers to social media - and librarians have the answers.

People are turning to libraries with tech-fueled questions about everything from e-readers to social media - and librarians have the answers.

Create the Library Your Community or Campus Needs Join Library Journal and a roster of design experts for our latest 4-week interactive online course. Starting January 27, 2016, Library Design Workshop will guide participants through complex issues of library space design projects such as space programming, fundraising, and finding the right design team.

"There's two things you can do right now to lose most of your privacy. Share everything that comes to mind on Facebook and search everything that comes to mind on Google. I don't want to single out Google or Facebook but they're the best representatives of two common ways for online companies to commercialise you."

An interesting approach about how much of today's material is filtered by likes and preferences so users tend to see only what they want to. What stands out is the approach is to use keywords of material the user agrees with to show the opposing viewpoints.

An interesting idea, as much of the third world is skipping traditional infrastructure for things like wireless, and material produced by by and targeted to local interests and history would sell well.

A somewhat whimsical article looking at how similar e-resource offerings are to traditional books and how books are still part of our mindset.

An online summary of the Google Books judgement.

A major victory for Google where the scanning of books has been justified as fair use, however it curious much of the case hinged on the scanning being "transformative" in the sense of the scanned material being used as a finding aid rather than a tool to read books, even though many books are entirely available to be read online.

An outsider view of how Overdrive presents itself as a corporate entity to those not in the library profession, and apparent plans to expand into the school library market.

The title is misleading, rather than being about a author who can't get people to read her book its about an author who wrote a well received historical/scholarly book but can't get her local library to accept a copy because it's not on the New York Times best seller list.

An overview of how what we read has changed from 2003-2013 as well as reading styles, covering 1993-1998 as a the era of "brick and mortar" stores, 1999-2009 as the "dotcom era" of online sellers still selling physical boos, and finally the present era of eBooks.

An interesting look at the protest over the proposed remodeling of the New York Public Library's central library and the missteps that led to a poor public reception of the proposal, namely in communication and openness.

An interesting article, however it ultimately repeats what writers have been saying for some time, that the book itself is no longer the primary method for delivering information, and what libraries should focus on is specialized collections of information. However this article seems to look at primarily unique collections of rare or historical documents, which would be of little use in a discipline that relies on current information.

Textbook prices have increased several times more than inflation, and it's been an issue for years about new textbooks being required every year with little or no difference. This initiative is largely happening from university bookstores that are trying to stem costs by letting students rent textbooks for large enrollment classes. While a good idea, it seems to only be fighting a flood of costs, in particular as publishers move to electronic textbooks that have the access controlled by them.

Some of the examples of how literary fiction can end up as libel cases; three of the aspects for libel is the statement has to cause harm to someone, it should be obvious to the reader who it is, and the statement need to be untrue. The examples include people who resemble someone in a story, either intentionally or in the case of one author someone he'd met only briefly and likely the character similarities were unintentional. Several questions are raised, especially in how much a real person can be portrayed in fiction, specially if that portrayal is one interpretation of that person, and what to do if the resemblances are coincidental.