Words & Money is a subscription newsletter covering the business of publishing, libraries, and reading, with a weekly library news roundup and reporting on legislation such as book-ban laws and New Jersey's library ebook bill. Readers get updates on court cases, legislative progress, and publisher-library disputes with analysis of what they mean for library access.
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Mita Williams shares three links every other Saturday, each framed with a short personal essay about a thought-provoking web find, such as a Kevin Slavin video or a Julia Evans thread on library tech help. Readers get a warm, curious guide to unusual corners of the internet and ideas about technology, cities and teaching.
Courtney McDonald, a user experience librarian, shares practical columns on library website usability, the Top Tasks survey method, and accessibility in web writing under ADA Title II. Her newsletter also tracks her book-writing work on strategic web content for libraries.
A personal blog by Wess Daniels featuring short posts on music, books, and a month spent offline with a dumb phone, plus periodic link roundups. Readers get informal, personal reflections and curated links on libraries, digital minimalism, and independent web culture.
This Malayalam newsletter from the Granthappura digital archive reports on the project's progress, including the digitisation of 10,000 Kerala records and the opening of new centres at CMS College and the Ulloor Smarakam. It suits readers interested in the preservation of Kerala's printed and documentary heritage.
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