A pilot project in Palo Alto uses an online space management tool to maximize use of meeting rooms and streamline reservation process.
Oregon and Delaware Post Digital Collections With Agricultural Roots
By on December 30, 2011
The collections from Oregon State University and the Delaware Public Archives go beyond agriculture.
Amazon’s Lending Library Now Holds Over 66,000 Ebooks
By on December 28, 2011
Amazon’s selection of titles to lend has grown incredibly fast since the launch of its library nearly two months ago.
OverDrive Answers Criticism About Catalog Disparities
By on December 14, 2011
OverDrive has offered a rebuttal to recent criticism that it may not be providing the same catalog of material to all the libraries in its network. The Cleveland-based vendor said in a blog post on Monday that “under the permissions set by authors and publishers, 99.9% of US public libraries served by OverDrive have access to the exact same catalog of eBook, audiobook, music, and video titles.”
OverDrive, Amazon Privacy Disclaimer Pops Up in Wisconsin; in Virginia, Questions About Catalog Disparities
By on December 9, 2011
Wisconsin consortium points to a new disclaimer that Amazon’s privacy policy, not a library’s not OverDrive’s, take precedence when borrowing Kindle editions. Card issuance policies affect the offerings available in a Virginia library’s OverDrive’s catalog.
Deanna Marcum Named Managing Director of Ithaka S+R
By on December 8, 2011
Deanna Marcum is leaving the Library of Congress to take a new job at Ithaka S+R.
Amazon Expands Lending Library to Self-Published Authors
By on December 8, 2011
Amazon establishes a $6 million fund dedicated to independent authors and publishers that could help promote the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
Assured About Security, More Publishers Agree to Sell Ebook Files to Douglas County Libraries
By on December 7, 2011
Douglas County Libraries unique program to actually own as many ebooks in the library’s collection as it can has begun to gain traction. Publishers participating in the project say the technological safeguards the library has in place made them comfortable allowing the library to manage digital rights.
COSLA Survey Shows 39 Percent of Public Libraries Do Not Offer Downloadable Media Services
By on December 7, 2011
A survey by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) shows some deep gaps in the availability of downloadable ebooks and other services. Small and rural libraries are struggling to keep up.
