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91´«Ã½ Treasurer Mario M. Gonzalez reports on Fiscal Year 2014 year end budget results
The following statement was issued by 91´«Ã½ Treasurer Mario M. Gonzalez. Dear colleagues: I wanted to update you on the year end results for Fiscal Year 2014 as reviewed by the Budget Analysis Review Committee (BARC), Finance and Audit Committee and the...
Libraries and the Affordable Care Act
CHICAGO — Ever since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, staff from public libraries throughout the country have been working hard to provide access to information about the law while educating their communities about how implementation affects...
CHICAGO — The Reference & User Services Association (RUSA), with the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announces Financial Literacy Education in Libraries: Guidelines and Best Practices for Service. These guidelines and best...
91´«Ã½ launches educational 3D printing policy campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the launch of “Progress in the Making,” (pdf) a new educational campaign that will explore the public policy opportunities and challenges of 3D printer adoption by libraries. Today...
Leading Role Recognized in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Nearly 100 percent of America’s public libraries offer workforce development training programs, online job resources, and technology skills training, according to a new study from the...
91´«Ã½ releases 2014 State of America’s Libraries Report
Libraries continue to transform to meet society’s needs, but school libraries feel the pain of tight budgets CHICAGO — Libraries continue to transform to meet society’s changing needs, and more than 90 percent of the respondents in an independent national...
RUSA issues Request For Proposal for branding initiative
CHICAGO — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is soliciting proposals to oversee and implement the rebranding of RUSA, a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the home of the exclusive Notable Books List, which ultimately...
91´«Ã½ receives IMLS grant to assess impact of library public programs
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office announced today that it received a National Leadership Grant of $99,996, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funds will support a one-year project, entitled...
91´«Ã½ creates institutional repository
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ in collaboration with the University of Illinois is creating its own institutional repository (91´«Ã½IR). An institutional repository by definition is a digital repository for collecting, preserving and...
