Category Archives: Republic of Ireland

New digital archive for the UK

From 6th April 2013, six legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland will be using the powers of the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 to enable them to gather and store a vast amount of digital material, particularly stuff … Continue reading

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A new chapter – the Carnegie UK Trust report on public libraries

About six weeks ago (yes, I know, I’m late to the party), the Carnegie UK Trust recently published a report called A new chapter: public library services in the 21st century. The report reviews the current position of public libraries … Continue reading

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