Teaching e-reader use posing challenge to public librarians, says ALA panel - January 18, 2011
Libraries across the US are increasingly handling an onslaught of confused readers requesting librarians to tutor them on how to use their new e-readers and tablet computers, it has been observed. Libraries may shortly become a customer service department for a few large corporations, according to… Read More
Polish Academy of Sciences expands availability of research, adopts OA model for 21 journals - January 18, 2011
Committees and Departments of the Polish Academy of Science, a scholarly research institution in Poland, has announced its decision to further expand availability of research by publishing 21 of its journals in the Open Access model. Versita has been chosen the technology and publishing services provider… Read More
E-readers make grasping information more difficult, says study - January 18, 2011
Readers using e-books are less likely to grasp what they have read because of the simple presentation, according to the Daily Mail, which has cited a study in the journal Cognition. For instance, the Sony Reader and Amazon's Kindle display text in such a clear, legible format that this fosters… Read More
Journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies - January 18, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy has now re-launched as Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. In 2010 the European Academy of Chiropractic (EAC) joined the Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA) in making Chiropractic & Osteopathy their… Read More
Bahrain signs agreement with British National Archive to access digital documents - January 18, 2011
Bahrain has reportedly signed an agreement with the British National Archives to gain access to over 80 million digital documents. The deal was signed between the King Hamad Digital Library and the British National Archives. The agreement is one of many that have been signed with King Hamad Library… Read More
Twenty North Carolina public libraries form consortium to offer members a digital library - January 18, 2011
Twenty public libraries in North Carolina have reportedly formed a consortium to offer members a digital library. With the growing number of eReader owners, the library is offering a series of free workshops to teach patrons how to download eBooks using the library's free, online… Read More
