Lumos Research for the Canadian Urban Libraries Council has released new reports that are encouraging to the sustainability of the public library system in Canada. Across the country, library usage is up 45 per cent over the past decade, from 16.6 to 24.1 transactions on average per capita. One of the most well known success stories in very traditional library adapting to … [Read more...] about Canadian Library usage up 45% thanks to ebooks
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Overdrive Launches Project Gutenberg eBooks to Canadian Libraries
The long wait is finally over and Canadians who want to access free eBooks with minimal difficulty has finally arrived. Starting today, Canadians can now borrow over 23,000 free titles via Overdrive and Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg offers a wellspring of public domain and royalty free books. Overdrive mainly takes the best, most well known, and most popular and … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Project Gutenberg eBooks to Canadian Libraries