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3 votes
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The Boston Public Library needs help transcribing anti-slavery letters
5 votes -
The digital archives of the oldest Black newspaper in America show a long struggle for justice
5 votes -
Internet Archive ends its "National Emergency Library" unlimited digital book-lending program in response to lawsuit filed by publishers
14 votes -
Tracking down all of Isaac Asimov's books
10 votes -
Four major US publishers sue Internet Archive for copyright infringement, alleging that it has illegally offered more than a million scanned works to the public
30 votes -
Why authors are so angry about the Internet Archive’s Emergency Library
10 votes -
The National Library of Scotland has digitized the first eight editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, issued between 1768 and 1860
10 votes -
How to help librarians and archivists from your living room
8 votes -
Best non-resident library cards for Overdrive access
11 votes -
Hoopla offering Bonus Borrows - 1000+ selection of books that do not count against your borrowing credit
5 votes -
Internet Archive has created a National Emergency Library, allowing users access to all 1.4 million books in their collection with no waiting lists
25 votes -
The uncensored library: A digital library containing suppressed articles, built inside Minecraft to bypass internet surveillance and censorship
16 votes -
People go to the library twice as often as they go to the movies
22 votes -
A Missouri bill intended to bar libraries from stocking “age-inappropriate sexual material” for children could land librarians who refuse to comply with it in jail
15 votes -
Virginia school board stops removal of LGBTQ-themed children’s books
7 votes -
The New York Public Library has calculated its most checked-out books of all time
20 votes -
New year, new policy: Seattle Public Library no longer charging late fees
12 votes -
Kalamazoo school district decides not to have LGBTQ books in reading program
4 votes -
E-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers
25 votes -
Helsinki Library has robots to help reshelve books – they get a lot of press attention but they're not the important part of the library
5 votes -
How Helsinki built book heaven – Finland's most ambitious library is a kind of monument to the Nordic model of civic engagement
7 votes -
Karl Ove Knausgård is to become the sixth contributor to the Future Library, which collects works by contemporary authors that will remain unread until 2114
9 votes -
The Biblioteca de Marvila library in Lisbon helped rejuvenate a neglected neighborhood through embracing and encouraging gaming
7 votes -
Literature locked up: How prison book restriction policies constitute the nation’s largest book ban
6 votes -
Libraries and archivists are scanning and uploading books that are secretly in the public domain
8 votes -
Harry Potter books removed from St. Edward Catholic School due to 'curses and spells'
7 votes -
Helsinki's new flagship library Oodi has been voted winner of the 2019 Public Library of the Year award by the IFLA
6 votes -
Twice a year this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm's archipelago
4 votes -
From singing together to being read to in a library – an arts participation scheme is transforming lives in Denmark
5 votes -
Rebuilding Jane Austen’s library
6 votes -
Future Library is one of the most interesting projects happening in Europe right now that connects literature, art and the environment
4 votes -
Prisons are banning books that teach prisoners how to code
8 votes -
For remote communities in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, mobile libraries are a lifeline
7 votes -
Longmont library district proposal won’t be on November’s ballot
2 votes -
Having a library or cafe down the block could change your life
16 votes -
Should a Colorado library publish local news?
11 votes -
Can you access university libraries in your country w/o an affiliation to the university?
In Turkey, where I live, almost all universities restrict access to staff and students (only their own students if not a graduate student); the only exception I can find is the Koç University...
In Turkey, where I live, almost all universities restrict access to staff and students (only their own students if not a graduate student); the only exception I can find is the Koç University where paid membership is open to public. I've researched in the past and found that major universities around the world---i.e. Italy, France, UK, US; selection factor being the languages I can read---seem to allow the public to access in one way or another (article, in Turkish, with results). But I wonder how accurate my reading is with the reality, and thus I'm asking this question.
So, as a plain citizen w/o any current affiliation to any educational institutions, can you access university libraries where you live? Does it matter if you have certain diplomas or affiliations? How easy it is?
10 votes -
Christopher Columbus' son had an enormous library. Its catalog was just found
6 votes -
James Patterson donates $1.25 million to classroom libraries
9 votes -
How the New York Public Library fills its shelves (and why some books don't make the cut)
5 votes -
The Autarky (Self-Sustainability) Library
6 votes -
'She means thirty books per room, right?' Bibliophiles voice their horror over claims tidying guru Marie Kondo tells people to severely restrict the reading material they keep in their home.
11 votes -
Every city should have a toy library
11 votes -
Near the end of the Middle Ages a device came into service that helped avid readers: the book carousel or book wheel
14 votes -
A personal library too big to get through in a lifetime “isn’t a sign of failure or ignorance,” but rather “a badge of honor.”
11 votes -
British Library acquires the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book
5 votes -
$12 million gift opens new chapter for New York Public Library’s treasures
5 votes -
Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures
9 votes -
How two thieves stole thousands of prints from university libraries
5 votes