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
OCLC partners with the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization - October 1, 2009
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced a partnership with the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO). The deal is to provide expanded electronic content offerings to OCLC member libraries in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. The new… Read More
DigiTool goes live at the National Library of Luxembourg - September 28, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the DigiTool digital asset management solution has gone live at the National Library of Luxembourg. Using the DigiTool platform, the National Library - which also runs the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system, MetaLib gateway and… Read More
Utah State University selects SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system - September 14, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix US, has announced that Utah State University Library has successfully installed and begun operations using the SirsiDynix Symphony Integrated Library System (ILS) in the Merrill-Cazier Library. The solution is complemented by a host of SirsiDynix tools, including SirsiDynix e-Library and the… Read More
The University of Amsterdam selects Ex Libris’ Aleph integrated library system - September 10, 2009
Library solutions provider Ex Libris (Deutschland) GmbH has announced that the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has successfully gone live with its new Aleph integrated library system (ILS). Aleph provides academic, research, and national libraries with the efficient, user-friendly tools and workflow support they need to meet… Read More
European groups raise objections over Google book-scanning initiative - September 9, 2009
Internet search services provider Google, Inc.’s book-scanning project has been criticised by a group of authors, publishers and the governments of France and Germany, it has been reported. According to them, the plan would give Google too much control over out-of-print books. The complaints were raised… Read More
British Library initiative to showcase latest digital reading devices - September 7, 2009
British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced plans to extend its ‘New Ways of Reading’ display to encourage users to investigate new reading technology from the moment it is released. Under the initiative, the library is showcasing the Bloomsbury Library Online, a new… Read More
