A few years ago, just about anyone could turn up at a college library, sit down at a bank of public-access computers, and cruise the Internet with no password, little trouble, and only the slimmest ...

Public libraries have traditionally offered access to materials that citizens do not personally own. These materials may include periodicals, reference works as well as sound and video recordings.

The Columbus Metropolitan Library board will vote Aug. 28 on a new policy to address inappropriate computer use. The policy empowers library staff to intervene whenever patrons view disruptive or ...

If iPads and other new mobile computers catch on, libraries might not need to offer rooms full of computers for students to do their research, writing, and Facebooking. But if that happens, will ...

What’s going on with computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) activities in libraries for and with youth and families? The answer was the focus of “Ready to Code: Libraries Supporting CS ...

In addition to Internet connections and basic software, libraries across the county offer computer services such as online homework help and genealogy databases. "The library system spends most of its ...

Public library branches statewide restored access to public computers and free Wi-Fi zones Monday. Library users may call to reserve access or use a computer on a first-come, first-served, walk-up ...

On Thursday, the Online Computer Library Center, the Ohio-based company that had printed catalog cards for public and university libraries for more than 40 years, said it had just printed its last ...

MIAMI, Sept. 16 -- Investigators are looking into the possibility some of the suspected hijackers in last week's deadly attacks on Washington and New York may have communicated with each other by ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. As many education tools go digital, some people have feared that libraries may go the way of the dinosaur.