TY - BOOK AU - Bogart,Dave AU - Inouye,Alan TI - Library and book trade almanac SN - 9781573875059 AV - Z 731 .B68 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Medford, New Jersey PB - Information Today, Inc. KW - Libraries KW - United States KW - Library science KW - Book industries and trade KW - Directories N1 - "Formerly The Bowker Annual."; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Reports from the field. Special reports -- Federal agency and federal library reports -- National association and organization reports -- International reports -- Legislation, funding, and grants. Legislation -- Funding programs and grant-making agencies -- Library/information science education, placement, and salaries. Research and statistics. Library research and statistics -- Book trade research and statistics -- Reference information. Bibliographies -- Ready reference -- Distinguished books -- Directory of organizations. Directory of library and related organizations -- Directory of book trade and related organizations -- NISO Standards -- Calandar, 2015-2024 -- Acronyms -- Index of Organizations -- Subject index N2 - The importance of access to information in today's world cannot be overemphasized. With that in mind, at its 2014 annual conference the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions advanced the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development, which calls on the United Nations to formally acknowledge and promote the necessity to make information and the skills to use it effectively readily available everywhere. This book looks at the many ways in which the information industry is dealing with new demands and technological advances ER -