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College campuses see spike in "takedown notices"
Since mid-April, universities across the country have seen huge increases in filesharing takedown notices from the recording industry. Officials can't determine the cause of the sudden rise. Read the full story.
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Centralities is different!
You’ve suggested improvements to the CMRLS newsletter and we’ve included them. Centralities is now 4 pages. There’s more news about CMRLS – Your Library’s Library. There’s information on Trends, Websites to visit, and a listing of our upcoming workshops so that you don’t miss any. In keeping with our goal of becoming more “green”, Centralities is now printed on recycled paper.
Register for Director Essentials
If you are a new library director, acting director, or school library director with less than 2 years of experience in your current position, this workshop is for you! Topics will include budgets, grants, board relations, unions, and much, much more. Join us at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens on May 20 from 9 am to 5 pm. Register today!
Privatization and outsourcing in libraries
Both have been hot topics in the news lately. Find out more about these important issues from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and at the ALA Outsourcing and Privatization website.
Summer is on its way ...
Check out the latest Summer Reading news and information on the SRP 2008 web page! Find out what you ordered for paper goods, get ideas for programs via the statewide wiki, and more. It's going to be a WILD summer!