As US libraries and subscription models struggle with publishers and rights holders on how to ensure that revenue reaches the right people under lending models, the National Library of Norway seems to have hit on a model that works for them: just give the books away online, and pay the publishers yourself. According to an article in the Telegraph, over 135,000 books will be … [Read more...] about Norway’s Answer to eBook Lending: Free Books
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National Library of Norway Digitizing All Books Published in Norway
The National Library of Norway has embarked on an ambitious mission, that of digitizing all of its titles with the hope of achieving this by mid-2020. Such an endeavor will cover every book ever published in the country since, as per Norwegian law, all published material in all media should be deposited with the National Library of Norway. This will ensure everyone in Norway … [Read more...] about National Library of Norway Digitizing All Books Published in Norway