New Pew Internet report on ebook readers, devices and awareness of ebook services in US public libraries - December 28, 2012
The Pew Internet has released a report titled 'E-book Reading Jumps; Print Book Reading Declines.' The population of e-book readers is growing. In the past year, the number of those who read e-books increased from 16 percent of all Americans ages 16 and older to… Read More
Free PLA webinar recording offers tools to build community e-book awareness - December 24, 2012
The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released the free archive recording of the 90-minute webinar, 'E-Book Action: Inform and Inspire Your Community.' Projected as an informative webinar, it is said to offer inspiring case studies and practical tips… Read More
Stichting Bibliotheek.nl selects Serials Solutions to provide new interface for library catalogue - December 21, 2012
Stichting Bibliotheek.nl (BNL), the national foundation for public libraries in the Netherlands, has selected ProQuest business Serials Solutions to adapt AquaBrowser as an additional custom end-user interface to BNL's new national catalogue (NBC) for print, digital and electronic collections. Based on a single unified index,… Read More
Association of Research Libraries releases second report in the New Roles for New Times series - December 21, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Research Library Services for Graduate Students (PDF), the second report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the transformation of the library workforce to address new challenges for research libraries in serving 21st-century students,… Read More
NFAIS announces early bird discounts for Annual Conference in February - December 18, 2012
The US' National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), US, has announced the early bird discounts for 2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, In Search of Answers: Unlocking New Value from Content. The event will be held from February 24 - 26, 2013 at the historic Hyatt at… Read More
Lexicomp updates Black Box Warnings component of Lexi-Data - December 18, 2012
Healthcare information service provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp, a part of WK Health, has updated the Black Box Warnings component of Lexi-Data, providing clinicians with user-level categorised alert messages that contain actionable information pertaining specifically to that user type. … Read More
