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Andy Woodworth Profiled In "Burlington County Librarian Fights HarperCollins' Limits on e-Books"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing
|Congrats Andy! From the Philadelphia Inquirer: “I felt that the policy was unreasonable, unfair, and contrary to the preservation of a library as an institution,” said Andy Woodworth, 34, a staff member at the Bordentown Library and a popular blogger in his field known for using sometimes harsh language. “It’s not a good practice that […]
UPDATE 2: GeoEye Posts Hi-Resolution Satellite Image of Joplin, MO Showing Post Tornado Destruction of Joplin High School. We will monitor site and update if/when additional imagery becomes available. The image is also available via Flickr. Update 1: If You Would Like to Listen to a Live Audio Feed From Jasper County, MO Law Enforcement […]
Newspaper Digitization: "Ohio Historical Society Receives National Grant to Preserve Historic Ohio Newspapers"
Digital Preservation, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Resources
|From the Urbana Daily Citizen: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has given $334,000 to the Ohio Historical Society to continue its digitization of Ohio’s microfilmed newspapers. The National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio, a part of the National Digital Newspaper Program developed by NEH and the Library of Congress, will digitize 26 Ohio […]
Upcoming Webinar from SPARC: What is the Digital Public Library of America?
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, Public Libraries
|From a SPARC Announcement: In October 2010, leaders from research libraries, foundations, and cultural institutions gathered to discuss how to work together toward the creation of a Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) – defined as “an open, distributed network of comprehensive online resources that would draw on the nation’s living heritage from libraries, universities, […]
Digital Public Library of America Releases Details About "Beta Sprint"
Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries, Resources
|The Beta Sprint program was first announced two weeks ago. Today, complete details about the “sprint” were released. From a Berkman Center (Harvard Law School) Announcement: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Steering Committee is delighted to announce today a Beta Sprint that aims to surface innovations that could play a part in the […]
The segment (produced by Vermont Public Radio) aired on National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered Program yesterday. A splashy new campaign moves to update the image of public libraries. “Geek the Library” isn’t just aimed a patrons but at potential funders. It shows off the many services libraries offer to many kinds of patrons. […]
The New York Public Library Releases First in a Series of Free iPad Apps
Interviews, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Profiles, Public Libraries, Resources
|From the NY Times: “Biblion: The Boundless Library” is the name for a series of apps available on Apple’s tablet computer that highlight different elements in the library’s collection. It was developed by the library and the design firm Potion. [Clip] The first edition showcases the library’s 1939-1940 New York World’s fair holdings, which are […]
From a Colorado Library Research Service Blog Post by Nicolle Steffen: The preliminary data from the Public Library Annual Report is now available on LRS.org. See Colorado Public Library Statistics and Profiles at: http://www.lrs.org/pub_stats.php. For access to Colorado Public Library Interactive Statistics (LRS-i), use the new interface at: http://www.lrs.org/public/stats.php?year=2010. For Input-Output Measures, see: http://www.lrs.org/public/cannedstats.php?year=2010. The remainder […]
"How Libraries Are Bypassing Big Publishers To Build Their E-Book Offerings"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Reports
|A PaidContent article reports on Library Journal accepting “romance e-originals” e-books for possible review using NetGalley. Romance is the, “fastest-growing segment of the e-book market, comprising over 20 percent of all e-book purchases.” Here’s how the company describe themselves: NetGalley delivers secure, digital galleys to professional readers. If you are a reviewer, blogger, journalist, librarian, […]
The April 2011 HathiTrust Update is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Profiles, Public Libraries, Resources
|Direct to HathiTrust Update (April 2011) New PageTurner Online E-Reading Tool Enhanced Local Digitization Ingest “Michigan staff worked with Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Yale University, and the University of Illinois in April on ingest of locally-digitized volumes. We expect to begin ingest of volumes from Madrid in May, as well as the full set of […]