The New York Public Library is one of the most successful branches in the USA and it has been one of the first to adopt a cohesive digital strategy. The library system has been distributing ebooks via Overdrive since 2004 and recently started doing business with the 3M Cloud Library. During the last few months, Penguin and Simon & Shuster have both launched their first US … [Read more...] about The New York Public Library Discusses eBook Pilot Projects
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New York Public Library Launches Public API Developer Tools
The New York Public Library is one of the landmarks of the city and provides a copious amount of digital and tangible content. Today, the library has announced that it has released a series of API tools that developers can use to tap into the big data and develop custom interfaces. The new Digital Collections API allows software developers both in and outside of the library … [Read more...] about New York Public Library Launches Public API Developer Tools
New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity
The New York Public Library is exponentially growing and seeing unparallelled success. In the last year digital circulation has increased over 81%, due to the proliferation of e-readers. Currently the New York Public Library has six million print books in its hallowed halls and maintains a collection of 75,000 ebooks. Christopher Platt, The New York Public Library's … [Read more...] about New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity