University of Texas at San Antonio opens bookless library on university campus - September 9, 2010
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has announced that it has opened its Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, projected as the US' first completely bookless brick-and-mortar library on a college or university campus. The 80-person capacity library, which caters to UTSA's College of… Read More
FDLP consultant contract awarded to ITHAKA - September 6, 2010
ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced that it has been awarded the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) consultant contract by the US Government Printing Office… Read More
US foundation to lead digital library initiative in North Africa - August 26, 2010
The US Civilian Research and Development Foundation, a nonprofit created by the US government to promote international science programmes, is reportedly leading a project to connect universities and science institutes in North Africa to a 'digital library'. The digital library effort will begin in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia,… Read More
British Library initiative to offer free access to bibliographic records - August 24, 2010
The British Library has announced that it will make its collections of bibliographic records available for free to researchers and other libraries, at www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html. The UK national library has around 14 million catalogue records said to comprise a wealth of bibliographic data.… Read More
Wellcome Library launches digitisation project for free online access to collections - August 24, 2010
The Wellcome Library has announced the launch of a digitisation project to provide free, online access to its collections, including archives and scientific papers from Nobel laureates Francis Crick, Fred Sanger and Peter Medawar. The creation of the Wellcome Digital Library is expected to throw open… Read More
New WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway unveiled for better visibility of digital content - August 13, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that repository managers from libraries, museums, archives and other cultural heritage and research institutions can now contribute metadata records for digital materials to WorldCat using the enhanced WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway. The tool is projected to increase the visibility and accessibility… Read More
University Library of Southern Denmark selects SirsiDynix Symphony - August 13, 2010
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced that the University Library of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitetsbibliotek or SDUB) is now using SirsiDynix Symphony to serve its diverse community needs. The library is used by students and researchers at the University of Southern Denmark as well… Read More
ARL Board of Directors endorse large-scale digitisation principles - August 5, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors have unanimously voted to endorse a set of nine principles to guide vendor/publisher relations in large-scale digitisation projects of special collections materials, recommended by its Transforming Special Collections in the Digital Age Working Group. The Board's vote… Read More
Stanford’s Engineering Library shifts to new site, opts for more e-books - August 3, 2010
Stanford's Engineering Library has moved from the Terman Engineering Center to the new Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center. The shift is seen to mark the forefront of a movement toward the 'bookless library'. The new 'bookless' Engineering Library at Stanford University - that opened August 2, 2010… Read More
ARL publishes Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317 - August 3, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317, which examines exhibits, events, instruction, and other activities that are targeted to engage students, faculty, and other scholars/researchers with special collections for research and education. Further, it investigates who… Read More
