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Global Libraries Standards: Library Resource Management

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  Standards are used as broad lines and guidelines for the processes related to planning and implementing Library services. Standards are not a substitute for planning, but rather they are levels that represent the minimum requirements and resistances necessary for Library service. If they exceed this limit, they are acceptable, effective and recognized .. and If it fails to reach this minimum, it will be ineffective and unacceptable. From this standpoint, setting and developing unified standards that guide libraries and information centers becomes an urgent necessity, especially when planning library or documentary services followed by evaluation of their performance. As a continuation of The Global Libraries Standards Articles , we present a new standard “ Library Resource Management ”. You can refer to previous related articles : Global Libraries Standards: Cooperation Agreements Global Libraries Standards: Biblio Commons   Library Resource Managem...
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Re-banned children's books to libraries in Department of adults in Singapore

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The National Library of Singapore According to news reports It will be allowed to trade two books of children's books, it has been passed around in the prevention of libraries in Singapore because addressed to gay couples , following the intervention of the government. It was scheduled to be destroyed after the books banned by the board of directors of the National Library in Singapore . the Singapore Minister of Communications and Information " Jacob Abraham " instructed of the National Library to allow the circulation of books again, but in the adult section. He wrote on his page on the social networking site " Facebook " : the decision is still on what can or can not be read to children In the hands of guardians. He added that "parents who want to borrow these books to read with their children will have the option to do so".
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Apple pay 450 million dollars for priced books

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Apple Company Approved to pay about 450 million dollars to settle the case, which accuses them of conspiring with five of the top publishing houses to prove prices e-books .. according to court records released on Wednesday. The settlement is based on the appeal which the company lost last year, which ruled that "Apple" violated antitrust laws own prices, after conspiring with publishers to raise the prices of e-books. For its part, "Apple" is still denies involvement in this shameful act, where " kristin huguet " a spokeswoman for the company said : "We have not sinned, and we believe that a fair assessment of the facts will show that". In case of approval of the settlement by the judiciary, goes the amount of $400 million to consumers, while the company will pay an additional $20 million to legal wages. The lawyers who raised the issue on behalf of the consumer group and 33 U.S. states, intend to seek compensation worth 840 million ...
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