Authors are notorious for sipping on a glass of wine or drinking a glass of scotch while they pen their next novel. This is the inspiration behind a new type of business that have been popping up all over the world, library bars. They are often cozy, dark and kind of quiet watering holes where you can get a classic cocktail and thumb through a classic novel. Here are the top 8 … [Read more...] about Here are the Top Library Bars
Digital Library News
Overdrive Wants More Read-Along eBooks In Their Catalog
Overdrive is the largest company involved in the digital library sector and they control over 85% of the entire market. One of the hot new segments in publishing right now is Read-Along eBooks. These are interactive titles that are aimed at kids and have a number of narration features. OverDrive has just announced that they have signed an agreement with French technology … [Read more...] about Overdrive Wants More Read-Along eBooks In Their Catalog
EBSCO Now Offers Penguin Random House e-books
EBSCO has just announced that they have signed a digital distribution deal with Penguin Random House. Libraries that do business with EBSCO will be able to select from 21,000 fiction and nonfiction ebook titles. The ebooks are featured in several collections, including Popular Adult Fiction; Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction; and Popular Adult Nonfiction.Libraries … [Read more...] about EBSCO Now Offers Penguin Random House e-books
Here are all of the Different Rates Publishers Charge Libraries
There is a large segment of library patrons that borrow e-books from their local branch. Overdrive reported that in 2015 there were over ten libraries that loaned out over one million e-books and many others that eclipsed the two million mark. Many digital users have noticed something quite odd lately, they put a hold on a title, only to find out there are zero copies … [Read more...] about Here are all of the Different Rates Publishers Charge Libraries
People Continue to Visit the Library in Taipei
Taipei libraries continue to draw in patrons who want to borrow books, magazines and newspapers. In 2015 there were 12.98 million titles loaned out, up from 12.79 million in 2014.Women represented the majority, accounting for 7.19 million titles, or 55.39%, of the books borrowed in 2015. Female readers seemed more active than their male counterparts, but this is not … [Read more...] about People Continue to Visit the Library in Taipei
Hoopla and Ingram sign a new e-book deal
Hoopla has just signed a deal with the Ingram Content Group and this will result in thousands of new e-books being made available to libraries. The inclusion of CoreSource titles broadens hoopla digital’s catalog of more than 400,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics.We are thrilled to offer eBooks and audiobooks from Ingram’s publishing partners … [Read more...] about Hoopla and Ingram sign a new e-book deal
These are the most checked out books in UK Libraries
A new report has been issued that takes a look at the most popular books that have been checked out of libraries in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2015. Not only does it evaluate books, but also the most popular authors.James Patterson was the most popular author for the last nine years in a row. He tends to release a new book almost every single month, so it is not very … [Read more...] about These are the most checked out books in UK Libraries
Hoopla Adds Thousands of e-Books to their Catalog from Open Road
Hoopla has just established a new relationship with Open Road Integrated Media that will adds thousands of new e-books and audiobooks to their catalog.Dreamscape Media, hoopla’s audiobook publisher, will also be working with Open Road Integrated Media to convert its eBooks into audiobooks. Starting with more than fifty of Open Road Integrated Media titles, these audiobooks … [Read more...] about Hoopla Adds Thousands of e-Books to their Catalog from Open Road
Overdrive is hyping up Local Content
Overdrive Local Content is a program that has been around since 2013 and it allows libraries to upload their own audiobooks, e-books and video. I have heard that the majority of libraries that use this system are uploading music from local bands or short stories that students write.Overdrive Local Content assumes that the libraries have full distribution rights for any of … [Read more...] about Overdrive is hyping up Local Content
Here are the Top Children’s Books of 2016
The American Library Association has just issued a mammoth new book report on the best children's books of 2016. This includes Newberry Award winners, finalists and grant winners. If you work in a school or public library and are responsible for populating your catalog with new content, this list will undoubtedly serve as a launchpad.Many people who assemble lists of books … [Read more...] about Here are the Top Children’s Books of 2016
This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy
The Graduate Center at the City University of New York has done something really special. They are protecting users privacy by deleting all loan records. The only records that will keep will only go back a single year and this is basically just to insure that people return the books that they borrow.In the last decade it’s become more common to try to force librarians to … [Read more...] about This Library is Purging User Records to Protect Your Privacy
Egypt Launches a Massive Digital Library
The Egyptian government has announced that they have launched the worlds largest digital library. It is currently unknown how many titles the Egyptian Knowledge Bank actually has, but it does have a huge amount of e-books from publishers such as Oxford, National Geographic, Reuters and more.“The EKB contains scientific courses in all fields of information like electronic … [Read more...] about Egypt Launches a Massive Digital Library
Technology has Changed the Modern Library
In order to be a professional librarian it warrants having your masters degree in library science. Technology has changed what it means to be a librarian, as many young people with a simple degree from their local college are now finding employment in a technology role.Young people are working at local libraries as an “library associate”—college graduates who do the same … [Read more...] about Technology has Changed the Modern Library