UK national institutions seek passage of legal clause on digitisation of orphan works - February 4, 2010
The British Library, Tate, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, BFI, Wellcome Trust, Imperial War Museum and JISC, in a letter published in Times, have sought to ensure the safe passage of Clause 42 of the UK government's Digital Economy Bill. If passed, the bill is expected to… Read More
CERN Library offers book catalogue via open access - February 1, 2010
CERN Library has announced that it now offers the bibliographic book records, held in its library catalogue, to be freely downloaded by any third party. The records are provided under the Public Domain Data Licence, which permits colleagues around the world to reuse and upgrade the data for any purpose.… Read More
Curtis project on future of academic libraries gets funding from UK bodies - January 25, 2010
The British Library, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), Research Information Network (RIN), Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) are funding a project called ‘Academic libraries of the future’. The 18-month project is being undertaken by Curtis+Cartwright Consulting… Read More
Ex Libris announces beta launch of Primo Central - January 15, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of Primo Central for beta testing at 14 partner institutions. When searching in their institution’s Primo interface, users in partner libraries will have seamless access to the Primo Central mega-aggregate of scholarly e-content. Primo Central… Read More
ALA’s atyourlibrary.org posts new content to encourage library usage - December 31, 2009
The American Library Association has announced that its Atyourlibrary.org, which launched earlier this year, continues to post lively new content that encourages the public to use their local library. The mission of the site is to be a catalyst that drives people to their local libraries.… Read More
IGI Global Publisher Collection now available via Credo Reference platform - December 1, 2009
Online reference library Credo Reference, US, has signed an agreement to launch an IGI Global Publisher Collection. Many of the most popular and highly acclaimed IGI Global information technology and computer science titles will soon be available through the Credo Reference platform. This latest Publisher Collection… Read More
eIFL.net receives grant to spark innovation in public library services in developing nations - November 25, 2009
Not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (Eifl) recently announced that it has been awarded a three-year $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to spark the development of innovative public library services using technology in transitioning and developing countries. The grant is part… Read More
EU launches Bookshop Digital Library at Frankfurt Book Fair - October 20, 2009
The European Union launched the EU Bookshop Digital Library at the recently concluded Frankfurt Book Fair. Twelve million scanned pages in more than 110, 000 EU publications are now available free of charge for download in the EU Bookshop Digital Library. The digital library offers all… Read More
ebrary unveils new service for CRM and other SaaS providers - October 7, 2009
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced a new service called On-Demand Libraries, targeted at CRM (customer relationship management) and other Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. The service is projected to help SaaS providers show greater value to their customers, while offering… Read More
ARL brings out E-book Collections, SPEC Kit 313 - October 6, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of the E-book Collections, SPEC Kit 313. The kit examines the current use of e-books in ARL member libraries; their plans for implementing, increasing, or decreasing access to e-books; purchasing, cataloging and collection management issues; and… Read More
