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Information Today February 6, 2014 |
3M Cloud Library Launches in Canada and Debuts Automation Tool 3M announced that the 3M Cloud Library ebook lending system from 3M Library Systems is now available in Canada. |
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. |
Information Today October 1, 2013 |
Innovative Interfaces Enhances Ebook Discovery Librarians from any type of library can now access ebooks from 3M and local print and electronic collections, all from the Encore interface. |
Information Today June 2, 2015 |
3M Cloud Library Provides Enhancements for Patrons and Librarians They will offer a redesigned web patron interface for easier browsing and the ability for librarians to reclassify ebooks' age ranges. |
Information Today June 26, 2014 |
3M Cloud Library App Gets a Makeover 3M Library Systems plans to release a new version of its 3M Cloud Library app for ebook and e-audiobook lending in August 2014. |
Information Today October 9, 2014 |
3M Cloud Library Partners With NOOK for Library Lending U.S. libraries can purchase GlowLight e-readers directly from Barnes & Noble to loan to their patrons and offer access to 3M Cloud Library titles on the devices. |
Information Today June 23, 2015 |
3M Library Systems Updates Self-Checkout Interface Libraries can use the interface to highlight selected titles, and patrons can borrow ebooks from 3M's SelfCheck kiosk with a single click. |
Information Today May 2, 2013 |
Polaris and Baker & Taylor Announce Axis 360 Integration The two firms are working together to integrate Baker & Taylor's digital media circulation platform, Axis 360, into the Polaris integrated library system. |
Information Today April 16, 2015 |
3M Cloud Library Expands Into the U.K. and Australia To support its entry into the new markets, 3M will supply dedicated sales and support resources across the U.K. and Australia. |
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. |
Information Today March 13, 2014 |
3M Cloud Library Now Lends Audiobooks Findaway World, which provides content from every major audiobook publisher, delivered 40,000 titles to 3M Cloud Library's debut e-audiobook collection. |
Information Today April 28, 2015 |
3M Library Systems and collectionHQ Team Up for Ebook Data Integration 3M Library Systems partnered with collectionHQ so that 3M Cloud Library subscribers can load their 3M ebook circulation data into collectionHQ's ebook module. |
Information Today December 17, 2013 |
SirsiDynix eResource Central Manages 3M Cloud Library Titles More than 200,000 titles and hundreds of publishers from 3M are now available to eRC library customers in the U.S. |
Information Today January 31, 2013 |
SirsiDynix Announces Integration Partnerships SirsiDynix recently announced a number of partnerships to advance its initiative to make electronic resources easily accessible to library patrons. |
Information Today July 17, 2014 |
Baker & Taylor Integrates Axis 360 API With Polaris ILS This partnership is designed to simplify patrons' discovery experience and improve digital library administration. |
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. |
Information Today October 15, 2015 |
Bibliotheca Puts Cloud Library First On the heels of its acquisition of 3M Library Systems, Bibliotheca revealed that the 3M Cloud Library will become its primary digital product. |
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. |
Information Today October 8, 2015 |
Bibliotheca Takes On 3M Library Systems Bibliotheca's shareholders, One Equity Partners, completed the acquisition of 3M Library Systems' North American business, including its security, productivity, and cloud solutions. |
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Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Information Today October 2, 2014 |
3M Rolls Out Enhanced Self-Checkout System 3M Library Systems introduced its newly updated 3M SelfCheck QuickConnect Interface, which simplifies the self-service checkout process for patrons. |
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. |
Information Today 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. |
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. |
Information Today February 21, 2013 |
Impelsys Announces Commercial Launch of New eBook Ordering System The new title acquisitions system for libraries enables library staff to order ebooks for their collections directly from participating publishers. |
Information Today November 19, 2013 |
OverDrive Media Station Debuts Patrons have a new way to browse a library's ebook, audiobook, music, and video collections: The OverDrive Media Station is available as a browsing and checkout terminal for all OverDrive member library systems. |
Information Today December 9, 2014 |
3M Cloud Library App Introduces E-Audiobooks It features 40,000 titles from all of the major audiobook publishers. |
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. |
Information Today June 21, 2012 |
Bibliotheca to Support Open Source Ebook Model Bibliotheca, a supplier of technologies designed to enhance library efficiency and the user experience, is partnering with the library community to facilitate adoption of open source platforms for the delivery of electronic content. |
Information Today November 3, 2015 Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in E-Audiobooks Audiobooks have come a long way since books on tape. Most vendors now offer e-audiobooks as digital files that can be streamed online or downloaded for offline listening. |
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. |
Information Today January 7, 2013 |
Baker & Taylor and SirsiDynix Announce eResource Central Integration Under the partnership, the SirsiDynix eResource Central product will deliver seamless electronic resource and ebook access, offering both borrowing and purchase options to end users. |
Information Today May 27, 2014 |
BiblioBoard and Library Journal Launch Ebook Discovery Service BiblioBoard worked with Library Journal to create SELF-e, an ebook discovery service that helps public library patrons find works by self-published authors. |
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. |
Information Today January 3, 2013 |
OverDrive Announces Record Ebook Traffic and Next Gen Services Public libraries using OverDrive's Next Generation digital lending platform served a record number of ebook, audiobook, music, and video titles to patrons on Christmas Day. |
Information Today April 26, 2012 |
Bilbary Announces Ebook Partnerships With The State Library of Kansas and Taylor & Francis Both partnerships will help Bilbary build its competitive platform, as well as add a number of titles to its growing ebook catalog. |
Information Today February 4, 2013 |
EBSCO Releases eBook Public Library Collection eBook Public Library Collection includes more than 25,000 general reference ebook titles in a variety of subjects and topics including social sciences, language and literature, and science and technology. |
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. |
Information Today September 5, 2013 |
Polaris Streamlines ILS Migration Quality assurance and new structure for the implementations team helped Polaris Library Systems streamline its integrated library system migration process. |
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. |
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. |
Information Today March 31, 2015 |
3M Library Systems' Staff Workstation Integrates With SirsiDynix Symphony After starting with a partial integration, the final products have all 21 program features that give library users a more seamless and streamlined user experience. |
Information Today March 17, 2015 |
TLC Displays Reading Levels in Its ILS Products The Library Corp. added Reading Level Integration to its Library*Solution and Library*Solution for Schools. |
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. |
Information Today August 6, 2012 |
Expanded Access to eBooks on EBSCOhost Now Available Through GOBI3 Librarians accustomed to selecting and managing their ebook collections through GOBI3 from YBP Library Services, now have additional access options for the more than 320,000 ebook titles from eBooks on EBSCOhost. |
Information Today November 12, 2015 |
OCLC Research Shares Patron Behavior Study Findings It offers an overview of user-behavior findings for librarians, information scientists, and library and information science students and researchers so they can plan for future user-centered library services. |
Information Today October 6, 2015 Brandi Scardilli |
Four Discovery Services to Watch It's time for a look at some tools that may not be as well-known as the previously covered EBSCO Discovery Service, Primo, Summon, and WorldCat Discovery Services. |