The Literary Platform has an absolutely fascinating article about how ebook lending is taking place in Sweden. Given the problems American publishers have even admitting that libraries exist, it should be a must-read for anyone in the publishing industry. According to the article, a Swedish library treats ebooks as a "service" with all ebook titles available to all the … [Read more...] about A Different Model for e-Lending in Sweden
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eBooks for Libraries Website Opens
eBooks for Libraries is a site run by a librarian and sponsored by Library Renewal and the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. It intends to provide the public with information about the state of ebooks and public libraries (which is pretty grim, in my opinion). Earlier this year, eBooks for Libraries stared a petition drive asking publishers to make more ebooks … [Read more...] about eBooks for Libraries Website Opens
eBooks Don’t Have Bedbugs – Library Books Do
The NY Times is reporting that libraries are trying to deal with the problem of bedbugs infesting their returned books. Evidently, the parasitic insects like to crawl out at night and hide in books. According to the article, some library patrons have decided never to borrow a book again after receiving an infested book. Reports of infestations have come from libraries in … [Read more...] about eBooks Don’t Have Bedbugs – Library Books Do
First Public Beta Version of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Is Launched
Along with the rise of ebooks, we have been seeing a huge increase in the digitization of archives, libraries, and museums. The leaders in this field are in Europe with the fantastic Europeana project—a European digital library. Now comes Germany and it is adding its own contribution to the field of public digital archives. From the press release: The Deutsche Digitale … [Read more...] about First Public Beta Version of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Is Launched
Largest Children’s Library in Mexico Opens and Uses 3,000 eBooks
3,000 ebooks will be part of a new children's library in Mexico City, bringing the total to 28,000, according to reports Publishing Perspectives. The Biblioteca BS-IBBY México/A Leer is located in a mansion and offers three reading rooms for different ages, a digital archive, and a recording studio for producing audiobooks for the blind. International Board on Books for Young … [Read more...] about Largest Children’s Library in Mexico Opens and Uses 3,000 eBooks
OverDrive CEO Addresses UK Parliament on eBook Lending
The Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group held an ebook summit in London today, and one of the announcements from the event was that the group, joined by OverDrive’s CEO Steve Potash, addressed the British House of Commons on the importance and the data of ebook lending. OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content for public and school libraries, was … [Read more...] about OverDrive CEO Addresses UK Parliament on eBook Lending
New Provider, New Customers on the Digital Reference Front
Credo Reference, a mainstay in offering reference content to libraries since 1999, announced today that it has signed over 500 customer libraries in the nine months since the launch of its Literati solution. This announcement, as well as the news last week from IOP Publishing that it has partnered with Morgan & Claypool to branch out into offering ebook content for research … [Read more...] about New Provider, New Customers on the Digital Reference Front
ebrary Provides Content Aligned with Common Core Standards
One of the key flaws of the US educational system as identified among teachers and parents is the constant feeling of disjointedness when it comes to new curricula; add that to the fact that each state gets to determine its own curriculum, yet the test scores of the entire nation are compared to those of students in other countries. While not yet reaching the point of … [Read more...] about ebrary Provides Content Aligned with Common Core Standards
Abandoned Walmart in Texas Transforms into a Giant Library
McAllen Texas found itself in the all too common situation of having an abandoned Walmart on its hands. Instead of leaving the location as a target for vandals or opening up another big box store, the city took matters into its own hands. They submitted the location to the International Interior Design Association's 2012 Library Interior Design Competition and managed to win! … [Read more...] about Abandoned Walmart in Texas Transforms into a Giant Library
Pew Internet Study Unveils Data Concerning Library Lending
The Pew Internet and American Life Group released the findings of a study today that clearly demonstrated consumers’ wishes to enjoy more widespread access to ebooks from their local public libraries. While companies like OverDrive and 3M Library Cloud Library unveil new projects and upgrades each week and announce the addition of entirely new partner libraries, several major … [Read more...] about Pew Internet Study Unveils Data Concerning Library Lending