E-book consumers choosing tablets over e-readers, says BISG Study - May 1, 2012
E-book consumers’ preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group’s (BISG) Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The second installment in Volume Three of the study shows that, over the course of just six months,… Read More
EBSCO grants awarded to four librarians to attend 2012 MLA Annual Meeting - May 1, 2012
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has awarded grants sponsored by EBSCO to four librarians to assist with travel and conference-related expenses to attend the MLA Annual Meeting in Seattle, May 18–23, 2012. The awards of $1,000 each are presented annually to librarians who are early in… Read More
ebrary unveils discounted e-book packs for medical libraries - May 1, 2012
US-based ebrary, a ProQuest business that has developed a new strategic approach to e-book acquisition based on three steps: Transition, Diversify, and Streamline, has announced a solution specifically for medical libraries. This includes new packs in nursing & allied health, medicine and psychology & social work.… Read More
University of Utah selects Ex Libris Rosetta for long-term digital preservation - May 1, 2012
Ex Libris Group, a US-based provider of library automation solutions, has announced that the University of Utah has opted for Ex Libris Rosetta to preserve the school's extensive cultural heritage collections. These include newspapers and other historical textual documents, photographs, rare books, oral history interviews (including… Read More
Ingram adds Sesame Street e-book library solution to ipage offering - May 1, 2012
Ingram, a US-based provider of physical and digital services to libraries, is expanding its e-book offering for libraries with an e-book subscription option for popular Sesame Street e-books. The Sesame Street e-bookstore subscription on ipage provides libraries of any size with unlimited access to more than… Read More
GenomeQuest and Questel partner for IP platform integration - May 1, 2012
US-based Questel, a provider of online information services, and GenomeQuest, a provider of large-scale genomic software applications, have announced a partnership to integrate their respective platforms for researching and managing global IP. Specifically, GQ-IP users will now have the option to review biological sequence patents directly… Read More
