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September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
April 2012
Steve Coffman
Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 25, 2013
Nancy K. Herther
Simon & Schuster Joins `Big 6' in Moving Ebooks Into Libraries On April 15, 2013, Simon & Schuster became the last of the "Big Six" (now actually five with the merger of Random House and Penguin) publishers to dip their toes into the waters of ebook sales to libraries. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
July 2001
Lucia Snowhill
E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries: An Overview This article briefly summarizes task force findings, and outlines issues and recommendations for making e-books viable over the long term in the academic environment, based on the long-term goals of building strong research collections and providing high level services to its users... mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
October 17, 2011
Nancy K. Herther
Kansas Leading the Fight for Fair Ebook Access in Libraries The Kansas case brings up a variety of important issues and problems with ebooks today: The issues of platform, buyers rights, and the very structure of the ebook industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
ONLINE
May/Jun 2010
David Stern
Ebooks: From Institutional to Consortial Considerations It is not too early for academic libraries to begin considering the implementation issues for consortial purchases and/or leases of ebooks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
July 7, 2011
Paula J. Hane
Ebook Developments Were HOT at ALA At the recent American Library Association Annual conference, it's clear that librarians are focused on embracing the expanding digital world and specifically on providing ebooks as part of library services. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
July 1, 2014
Nancy K. Herther
Libraries Continue to Battle for Fair Access to Ebooks Academic and special libraries have found comparatively fewer problems in gaining access to ebooks for their clients than school and public libraries. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
June 11, 2012
Dan Tonkery
BEA 2012: Libraries Still Draw the Short Stick Libraries do not have much to celebrate from Book Expo other than their copyright win at the Georgia State University and even that win may be short lived as the publishers have requested an injunction to stop certain types of usage of reserve material. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 30, 2012
Carol Ebbinghouse
Look for Circulating Law Ebooks at a Library Near You LexisNexis and OverDrive announced that they have agreed to create customized ebook lending and management services, offering "the largest collection of authoritative legal ebook content on all major mobile devices and desktop platforms." mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
March 2009
Marji McClure
Turning a New Page in Ebooks Amazon brought renewed attention to ebooks, especially in the consumer market, with its 2007 launch of the Amazon Kindle and, most recently, the February release of the Amazon Kindle 2. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 4, 2011
Paula J. Hane
Library Ebook Lending Under Attack The options libraries have are poor and our customers are frustrated. There are numerous restrictions on lending, device incompatibilities, proprietary systems, interface issues, privacy issues, and more. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
July 25, 2011
NetLibrary Ebooks Now Integrated on EBSCOhost Platform EBSCO Publishing's collection of more than 300,000 ebook and audiobook titles (formerly from NetLibrary) is now integrated on EBSCOhost. mark for My Articles similar articles
ONLINE
Jan/Feb 2012
EBook Buzz: University Presses and Ebooks: A New Horizon What's the buzz about? EBook Buzz, ONLINE's newest column, will discuss and debate the advances of ebooks in libraries and scholarly publishing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
January 31, 2013
Barbara Quint
ProQuest Adds Ebook Library (EBL) to Its Collection ProQuest signed an agreement to acquire Ebook Library from Australia-based Ebooks Corp. Ltd. After the transfer is completed over the next few weeks, Ebook Library will begin its merger with ebrary, acquired by ProQuest in 2011. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 12, 2012
Nancy K. Herther
Ebook Tsunami -- From Antitrust to Burgeoning Sales The ebook tsunami is still in play; new issues, problems, and possibilities occur almost daily. We can do little more than watch, wonder, and improvise as the forces of innovation and commercialism work through this time of change in publishing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
October 1, 2013
Brandi Scardilli
Who's Who in Ebooks Just as books don't magically appear on library shelves, ebooks don't automatically pop up in a library's online catalog. Librarians work with ebook vendors to get econtent into the hands, or rather, onto the e-readers, of their patrons. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
October 2001
Brewster Kahle
Public Access to Digital Material The goal of universal access to our cultural heritage is within our grasp. With current digital technology we can build comprehensive collections, and with digital networks we can make these available to students and scholars all over the world... mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
April 16, 2012
OverDrive to Preview Library Ebook Data at London Book Fair Data from OverDrive's global library network to be made available to participating libraries and publishers includes information about ebook and digital audiobook title circulation, book demand and holds, as well as web traffic and general demographics. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
July 9, 2012
Paula J. Hane
The Challenging Landscape of Ebooks in Libraries The overall growth in digital content of all kinds, and in particular, the growing importance and acceptance of ebooks, has clearly presented great opportunities for libraries, as well as plenty of challenges. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
March 2005
Carol Ebbinghouse
Open Access: The Battle for Universal, Free Knowledge Many publishers are joining authors in permitting open access through self-archiving in institutional repositories. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
November 28, 2011
OverDrive Announces Ebook Device 'Test Drive' Program for Libraries The program includes device recommendations and guidelines for setup, maintenance, and support, as well as best practices for institutions that want to stock and lend ebook readers and tablets to patrons. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
March 12, 2012
Dan Tonkery
Booki.sh Goes Into OverDrive The little startup from Melbourne, Australia, Booki.sh is joining the rapidly growing Cleveland-based OverDrive, the leading distributor of ebooks and digital audiobooks to libraries. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
August 2004
Paula J. Hane
Ebooks Corp. Announces New Ebook Lending Platform The company worked closely with the library, technology, and publishing communities to develop EBL, which is said to offer a pioneering approach to lending. mark for My Articles similar articles
ONLINE
Jul/Aug 2002
Donald T. Hawkins
Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated It is now apparent that the e-book shot missed its mark, and the e-book revolution has fizzled. Indeed, it never really got off the ground. But despite all the gloom and doom surrounding them, e-books are not dead. Indeed, some e-book market segments appear to be stirring to life. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
December 2007
Kaufman & Ubois
Good Terms - Improving Commercial-Noncommercial Partnerships for Mass Digitization OCLC Programs and Research engaged Intelligent Television to study the partnership agreements between cultural institutions and for-profit companies for the mass digitization of books and other media. This report presents the findings of that study. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
September 24, 2012
Nancy K. Herther
Three Publishers Settle in Apple Pricing Collusion Case "In a move that could reshape the publishing industry," The Wall Street Journal declares, "a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books." mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
August 2, 2010
Paula J. Hane
Digital Lending Goes into OverDrive I'd been hearing some buzz this summer about various improvements made by OverDrive to its services for libraries-more content, mobile apps, simplified procedures, etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2016
In Brief and In the News Should there be a right to be forgotten?... Registration underway for Digital Library Federation's eResearch Network... The Digital Liberal Arts Exchange... mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
June 26, 2006
Paula J. Hane
Enhanced SpringerLink Offers eBook Collection Springer, which claims to be the world's largest scientific, technical and medical book publisher, has announced it will offer its complete publishing program online and on one integrated platform. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
November 19, 2012
New Findings Reaffirm Library Borrowers Are Also Buyers An extensive online poll of library ebook readers finds that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, and a majority would consider purchasing books discovered on a library website. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
October 2004
John Cox
E-Books: Challenges and Opportunities Where content matches need, e-books can support the academic mission effectively, saving time and adding value as a collective online reference resource rather than a set of individual titles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
November 2, 2009
Nancy Herther
Internet Archive Dishes up BookServer as Digital Books Market Heats Up BookServer is intended to be easy-to-use, while respecting authors' and publishers' interests mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
January 19, 2009
Cleveland Public Library First to Offer EPUB Ebook Downloads Readers at both Cleveland Public Library and CLEVNET member libraries can check out and download EPUB eBooks from the library's download website. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
February 2001
Paula J. Hane
IT Interview Questia Provides Digital Library, Research Tools... mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib In Brief and In the News Harnessing the Cognitive Surplus of the Nation by Crowdsourcing... Medieval Electronic Scholarly Alliance receives implementation funding from the Mellon Foundation... Content from European National and Research Libraries Now Available through New Portal for Researchers... mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
January 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
August 13, 2012
ALA Releases Report on Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, suggests opportunities for publishers to showcase content through public libraries. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
March 4, 2014
Brandi Scardilli
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2004
Lavoie & Dempsey
Thirteen Ways of Looking at...Digital Preservation Fulfilling the promise of integrated and readily accesible material requires the cultivation of stakeholder communities that meaningfully engage with digital information environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
May 2012
Nancy K. Herther
Feature: The Ebook Wars - Amazon Versus the Rest The move to electronic publication of books is creating some of the same issues and problems for publishers and distributors that the music industry -- not to mention, the information industry -- has been dealing with for years now: disintermediation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
January 28, 2014
Brandi Scardilli
ReadersFirst Contributes to the Ebook-Lending Conversation A new report provides libraries with best practices for ebook distribution and an overview of seven ebook vendors' strengths and weaknesses so they can make informed decisions about which vendor to choose. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
October 2000
Carol Hansen Montgomery
Electronic Journal Collections Measuring the Impact of an Electronic Journal Collection on Library Costs: A Framework and Preliminary Observations... mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2013
In Brief and In the News Europeana releases first free iPad app... IMLS and Webjunction convening examines continuing education for library professionals... ALA Task Force releases digital literacy recommendations... mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
May 2003
Marcum & Friedlander
Keepers of the Crumbling Culture What digital preservation can learn from library history mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2015
In Brief and In the News The PERICLES Extraction Tool: Significant Environment Information Collection to Support Object Reuse... Jisc Digital Media Supporting Digitization Projects... The Avalon Media System... mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
June 25, 2012
Penguin Group Launches Library Lending Pilot Program Penguin Group, The New York Public Library, and 3M Library Systems announced a pilot project that will make Penguin eBooks available to patrons of both The New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
April 2007
Grogg & Ashmore
Google Book Search Libraries and Their Digital Copies Few things in the past decade have brought libraries and subsequent controversy into the mainstream media as much as the google book search library project. mark for My Articles similar articles