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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.   |
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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. |
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July 4, 2013 |
Axis 360 Offers API Integration With The Library Corporation Baker & Taylor announced the first API integration with The Library Corporation and its digital media platform Axis 360. |
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December 17, 2012 |
Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Launch Acoustik Audiobooks Baker & Taylor announced the launch of a new mobile platform that allows consumers to buy and download digital audiobooks on their Apple and Android devices. |
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February 5, 2015 |
Baker & Taylor Unveils New Axis 360 App Axis 360 is compatible with both Apple and Android devices and allows users to discover, download, and access ebooks and e-audiobooks. |
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January 31, 2011 |
Aldiko Introduces Aldiko BookReader 2.0 The new version of the company's eReader software for Android devices adds support for ePub and PDF formats, support for Adobe Content Server 4 DRM, support for ebooks from public libraries, a marketplace, and redesigned user interface. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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October 27, 2015 |
Disney Ebooks Come to hoopla Library patrons now have access to more than 380,000 movies, music, ebooks, and other digital media. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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April 19, 2012 |
Baker & Taylor and Findaway World to Launch Audiobook Platform Baker & Taylor and Findaway World, LLC announced plans to launch a robust digital audiobook platform for public libraries and retailers later this year. |
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July 7, 2015
Brandi Scardilli |
Digital Magazine Services for Your Library This Summer The following services help libraries offer e-magazines to their patrons. Read on to compare their features and for a sneak peek of what they're doing next. |
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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. |
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January 6, 2011 |
OverDrive Apps Now Support Direct Ebook Downloads The free apps include a "Get Books" feature that guides users to their local library's digital catalog of best-selling and new release titles, allowing them to easily browse, check out, and download with just their device. |
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July 8, 2013 |
Going Social: Top Apps for Best Recommended Reads The apps listed here are all free, whether you opt to find a title to enjoy on your own or want to join a reading community to share your thoughts about your favorite bestseller with a virtual book club. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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April 15, 2014 |
Baker & Taylor Rolls Out Axis 360 Upgrades Baker & Taylor released upgrades to its Axis 360 digital media circulation platform that are designed to enhance its user experience and visual appeal, as well as update its site administration and collection management tools. |
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July 29, 2014 |
Axis 360 Gains Ebook-Filtering Tool Librarians can now filter out content from shared collections in Axis 360 that they do not want to be viewable in their catalogs. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 8, 2012 |
Baker & Taylor Agreement With Smashwords to Bring Ebooks to Blio Using Blio, readers can sample and purchase Smashwords books, create digital libraries for purchased and sampled titles, publish text or YouTube video book reviews, and "favorite" their chosen authors, publishers, and titles. |
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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. |
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August 20, 2010 |
Kindle's Big Flaw The one big flaw is it can't check out e-books from the library like almost every one of its competitors can. |
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March 12, 2012 |
3M Cloud Library Announces Integration With Polaris ILS The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service will now be integrated with the Polaris Integrated Library System, allowing patrons at participating libraries to discover both physical and digital collections from wherever they are browsing. |
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August 28, 2008 |
OverDrive Now Offers Penguin Group Audiobooks and eBooks to Public Libraries Public libraries can now lend downloaded audiobooks and ebooks by authors such as Stephen King and Nick Hornby to their patrons. |
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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. |
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November 21, 2013 |
Facebook App Enables Library OPAC Searches Syndetic Solutions, ProQuest's OPAC and discovery layer enrichment tool, introduced a free Facebook app for its library subscribers. |
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June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
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November 9, 2009 |
OverDrive Brings Audiobook Access to Schools The AudioBook Classroom service allows K-12 schools to provide cost-effective access to a sizable catalog of audiobooks of many different genres and varieties and can be used in different formats. |
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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. |
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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. |
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April 15, 2014 |
Random House Ebooks Now Available From EBSCO EBSCO Information Services now offers more than 30,000 frontlist and popular backlist ebooks from Random House on its EBSCO eBooks and Audiobooks platform. |
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June 7, 2012 |
Impelsys Unveils iPublishCentral 4.0 With iPublishCentral 4.0, publishers can more aggressively pursue the key library market segment with the confidence that they're able to deliver mobile content to library patrons whenever and wherever they want that access. |
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August 5, 2014 |
Hachette Ebooks Now Available From EBSCO Hachette Book Group agreed to offer its popular fiction and nonfiction ebooks via EBSCO eBooks and Audiobooks. |
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July 1, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Streaming Video in Public Libraries Several librarians shared their experiences with streaming video lending, so institutions thinking about implementing their own programs know what to expect. |
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December 28, 2009 |
OverDrive Releases Android Audiobook App OverDrive, a global distributor of audiobooks and ebooks to libraries and retailers, announced the beta release of an audiobook app that enables Android phone and device owners to wirelessly download digital audiobooks. |
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July 23, 2015 |
Innovative Publishes Report on Libraries and the Web Innovative released a survey report of 4,000-plus academic library users in the U.K. |
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March 24, 2015 |
Disney Movies Are Now Streaming via hoopla digital hoopla digital made a content licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios to bring 100 movies to participating public libraries in the U.S. and Canada. |
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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. |
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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. |
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May 20, 2010 |
OverDrive to Release Free eBook Reading Apps "The significant investments that libraries and retailers are making in premium ebook collections will have even greater value when users can access titles on their mobile devices," said David Burleigh, director of marketing for OverDrive. |
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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. |
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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. |
