The 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place from 8-10 April 2013 at the Bournemouth International Centre. Bournemouth is one of the UK’s prime resorts and conference destinations with a wealth of natural beauty and recreational facilities on its doorstep.  With over 2,000 acres of award-winning gardens and parks, beautiful beaches, over 250 restaurants, bistros, bars, clubs and a wide range of shops from high street names to individual boutiques, the vibrant cosmopolitan town has something to appeal to everyone, whether they are in Bournemouth for the first time or are a returning visitor.

The American Library Association 2013 Midwinter Meeting will be held Jan. 25-29, 2013 in Seattle, Washington.

The 127th annual meeting of the Association will be held January 3–6, 2012, in New Orleans. With 272 sessions, the program is one of the largest ever assembled by the Program Committee. More than 1,500 scholars will participate in AHA sessions, and four dozen specialized societies will meet in conjunction with the AHA. Many of the profession’s most distinguished members will be present to deliver papers and more than 1,500 scholars will participate.

A 3-day adventure of learning, growing, and friendship at the 94th Annual NEMA Conference in Burlington, Vermont. Get practical ideas and useful tips from top museum experts as we explore this year’s theme, “Pushing the Envelope: Innovation and the Future of Museums.” Meet key colleagues and expand your professional network. Share your opinion in lively discussions with museums big and small. Learn more.

A one-day event of conversation focusing on the thriving publishing, tech and bookish-arts community. Mini TOC Charleston is geared at librarians, large and small publishers, self-published authors, creative collectives, information hobbyists, journalists, historians, bloggers or online experts seeking a better understanding what ubiquitous content means for the future of commercial publishing. Learn more or get tickets.

Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just 5 minutes. The event is a fundraiser to help support Creative Parliament’s efforts to grow Charleston’s creative talent and culture. All proceeds from tickets sales will be matched by BiblioLabs. Learn more.

Speakers spend 10-15 minutes talking about your experience of bringing their ideas to life. Here is a page with some more information about the format of our talks - http://im48.co/talks/. You can find more information in the event page: http://ideamensch.com/charleston/

The 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for State and Local History considered the sometimes empowering, sometimes challenging, but always special connection between people and place. Guided by the theme; Crossroads: Exploring the Vibrant Connections Between People and Place, AASLH focused on the personal, communal, and organizational journeys that lead to vibrancy, authenticity, health and happiness, and how these journeys allow us to achieve meaningful and impactful social change.

An evening of celebration as we launched BiblioBoard, a free iPad app that is revolutionizing the way the world accesses historical content, and announced our Inc. 500 rankings.

The World Library and Information Congress 2012, 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, will take place at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre in Helsinki, Finland.

2013

Historic New Orleans’ Jazz and Cuisine Come to the iPad and Web at 2013 AHA

Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia Partnership Brings Digital Collection to Libraries Worldwid

Swets to Distribute BiblioBoard Library Globally

2012

BiblioLabs Ranked No. 7 Fastest-Growing Media Company by Inc. Magazine

New BiblioBoard App for the iPad Revolutionizes Worldwide Access to Historical Books

Steam Trains, Medieval Castles and Adventure on the High Seas

British Library, BiblioLabs and CCS Content Conversion Specialists Featured at IFLA

Mini Tools of Change Conference Coming to Charleston

BiblioLife Scholarship Promotes Liberal Arts-infused Computer Science

BiblioLabs Harvests New Talent

The British Library 19^th Century Historical Collection App Wins Prestigious Publishing Innovation Award

Startup Showcase Biblioboard A place for beautiful, curated historical artifacts : Book Business

http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/startup-showcase-biblioboard-a-place-beautiful-curated-historical-artifacts/

Techfaster and BiblioBoard

Charleston Magazine: The Rise of Silicon Harbor

Start-up Savvy BiblioLabs is one of three local tech enterprises, all within a three-mile radius of each other, to have been named an Inc. “500 Fastest Growing Companies” in the last year. And by fast, we’re talking 1,111 percent growth over the last three years, ranking BiblioLabs at No. 7 on Inc.’s media company list, just behind a little firm you may have heard of called Facebook at No. 6. Not bad for a start-up that began with four people working out of a small downtown apartment in 2006. Since then, it has evolved into a company of 26, including 13 software engineers, with a revenue of $17.5 million in 2011—and that’s before they even rolled out their first product, BiblioBoard, which debuted in August. Read More

BiblioBoard’s Curated Collections for the iPad

BiblioBoard is a free iPad app providing access to more than 100 curated collections of “licensed, open source and public domain materials” on topics ranging from Punk Rock to The Brothers Grimm. Anthologies on English writers are the most numerous. With the app, readers can dip into any collection, most of which include more than 50 “books, images, and articles written by or about” the subject and sample up to the first seven pages of any title.

The price for each collection ranges from $9.99 to $15.99. Our reviewer, Danielle Farinacci, took a look at three of the newer collections. Read More

Andrew Roskill, CEO, BiblioLabs Discusses BiblioBoard, Future of Publishing, Local Talents, and More

Our British Library App featured on Al Jazeera English network. British Library Director of Strategic Partnerships Simon Bell shows off the App.

BiblioBoard: New Sales Channel for Digital Content

Created by the founders of BookSurge, the print-on-demand vendor acquired by Amazon, BiblioBoard is a new app and e-publishing platform that offers a library of public domain content bundled into subject category anthologies. The BiblioBoard app offers these BiblioLife anthologies at different prices, and by using Nuvique, a BiblioLabs digital authoring tool, allows an individual, or any large institution, to publish content and brand it through the BiblioBoard channel. Read more.

BiblioLabs’ New App May Redefine Libraries and

Help Charleston Become a High-Tech Hub

Move over, Random House. Step aside, Penguin. Get the hell out of the way, Knopf. The publishing world has a new king, Charleston-based BiblioLabs. ”Today, we are the largest publisher in the world,” BiblioLabs CEO and co-founder Andrew Roskill… Read More.

Anyone who enjoys an entrepreneurial success story will find this article worth the read. It highlights a creative and innovative approach to ebook publishing – and what is even better, it’s happening right here a few blocks away from the home of the Charleston Conference. BiblioLabs is the name of the outfit and they have just been recognized by Inc. Magazine “ as one of the country’s 500 fastest growing companies.” Read more.

Access Granted

June 21, 2012 | BiblioLabs established the annual four-year tuition-paid BiblioLife Scholarship for incoming freshmen intending to major in computer science, computing in the arts or discovery informatics at the College. Based less on GPAs, SATs or application essays, this scholarship gives these atypical scholarship recipients the chance to get in on an education. Read more.

Join us at the 2013 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo set for Baltimore, May 19–22. Attendees choose from more than 150 substantive program sessions, hear from dozens of thought leaders, see and sample the latest museum products, and share challenges and solutions with colleagues from around the world.

The Alliance Annual Meeting is the premier professional development opportunity of the museum year, as some 5,000 museum professionals gather to network, grow and learn.

CLA is very excited to launch the program for the 
68th CLA National Conference and Trade Show. Outstanding sessions, networking opportunities and more await the attendees in Winnipeg. We look forward to welcoming you.

This year’s conference in Charlotte brings together a wealth of ATLA educational programs, interest group meetings, excursions, and events against a backdrop of exciting downtown attractions, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame.