Phil the Web Crawler – US open data, CSA suit, PBS eBooks and Kindle Love Stories.

- Library head Daniel Caron resigns as $170,000 in expenses found.

- White House Rolls Out New Rules to Open Up Government Data.

- CSA guidebook: the CSA is suing Mr. Knight and his son, Gordon, for violating copyright.

- What’s the best price for a self-published ebook? $3.99, Smashwords research suggests.

- Apple wins trademark case over ‘iBooks’.

- In Nook, Microsoft sees a chance to compete against Amazon and Apple.

- PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing.

- Amazon Publishing launches Kindle Love Stories podcast, focused on romance books.

Phil the Web Crawler – WorldCat hits 2 billionth holding, Harper Lee sues for rights, and a Canadian Copyright Pentalogy.

- The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright.

- Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening?

- UC Berkeley enters into pact to give disabled students more access to  books.

- Partnership Gives Students Access to a High-Price Text on an MOOC Budget.

- “Fair use” takes center stage at Google Books appeal.

- Author Harper Lee sues for To Kill a Mockingbird rights.

- Baker & Taylor launches app for reading library ebooks, but still doesn’t support Kindle.

- The New York Public Library Discusses eBook Pilot Projects.

- OverDrive and Sourcebooks to Launch Ambitious Ebook Data Experiment.

- WorldCat database reaches 2 billion holdings: University of Alberta adds 2 billionth holding to world’s most comprehensive online library catalog.

Youth Program Development

**crossposted at Literature Reviews for Library Techs**

Introduction

It is beneficial to get youth involved in the library culture.  In fact, if we accept that it is important to shape people when they are young, it is essential.  How do we go about fostering this?  What programs should be provided?  How do we go about attracting youth?  The purpose of this post is to explore what the library literature says about the development of youth programs at public libraries

Phil the Web Crawler – Toddlers’ iPad addiction, archiving for the future, Dear Diary and a reminder about those overdue books!

- Toddlers need treatment for iPad addiction?

- A first look at the Digital Public Library of America.

- Five Online Communities changing the way publishers interact with readers.

- How to archive for the future? Daniel Caron and Eric Mechoulan at Berkman.

- Wikipedia is now drawing facts from the Wikidata repository, and so can you.

- collectionHQ expands collection development tools to eBook titles.

- Court backs artist in Rasta case: less copyright control for image owners?

- Dear Diary: the role of a personal journal in the digital age.

- It’s never too late to turn in those overdue books: Books returned to Toronto library, 200 years overdue.

What Has the Fraser Valley Been Up To?

On April 7, 2013, 11 members of the Fraser Valley LTAS chapter met at the White Spot in Aldergrove and held a discussion in round table format. The topic? Share something interesting that’s going on: are you going to or presenting at any conferences? Is anything happening at work? How are school and/or practicums going?

Phil the Web Crawler – Digital Public Library launches: Librarians respond, the mysteries behind Mysteries, the Boston Marathon and civil liberties.

- Why digital book publishers are starting to embrace data.

- Librarians respond to the launch of the Digital Public Library.

- On big data, the Boston Marathon and civil liberties.

- Tumblr CEO David Karp says at least 70 users have turned blogging into book deals.

- Canada clears Random House-Penguin merger.

- Apple sought iBooks recommendation deal with Goodreads, was blocked by Amazon purchase.

- The increasing popularity of Mysteries in print and ebook.

- eBound partnering with Canadian libraries on homegrown e-content distribution solution.

Phil the Web Crawler – Ereading gone wild and DFO libraries disaster.

- Closure of fisheries’ libraries called ‘a ‘disaster’ for science.

- eReader For Developing Countries Worldreader counts 500,000 users of its e-reading app.

- Buying Book Chapters like Music Tracks, and What’s Wrong with Traditional Peer Review Anyway?

- Ebooks made up 23 percent of US publisher sales in 2012, says the AAP.

- B&N rebrands PubIt! as Nook Press, and adds new features to make self-publishing easier.

- Book review: Former Kindle exec on Kindle flaws, Nook strengths and Google’s future in ebooks.

- Blackstrap will turn your Pocket or Instapaper articles into a $15 print book.

- Librarians head to Guatemala to help out school.