Investing in The Future: Automation Marketplace 2009 By Marshall Breeding - 04/01/2009
In a year where the general economy presented enormous challenges, libraries continued to make investments in automation, especially in products that help improve what and how they deliver to their end users. Access to electronic content remains a key driver. In response to anticipated needs for new approaches to library automation, many companies have invested to expand their development capac... More
Infobase Publishing Acquires World Almanac By Michael Rogers - 11/01/2009
Infobase Publishing has acquired the well-recognized World Almanac imprint from Weekly Reader Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. World Almanac's long and storied history as a publisher of award-winning reference titles dates back to 1868. Most notably, The World Almanac and Book of Facts has become the best-selling American reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold.
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Ebook Accessibility Issues for OverDrive and Adobe Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/01/2009
Last spring, when text-to-speech (TTS) stopped working on OverDrive ebooks because of a software change by Adobe, millions of print-disabled patrons found themselves with fewer options for accessing digital library materials. In response, the Reading Rights Coalition (RRC)—a group of 32 organizations representing those with print disabilities—asked the Los Angeles Public Library (LA...
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EBSCO and Consortia work to Streamline Renewals By Michael Rogers - 11/01/2009
EBSCO and a number of library consortia are working together to help members reduce the cost and burden of processing e-journal package renewals by using EBSCO's
RapidRenewal service, an online tool for managing the procedure. Library consortia have been able to negotiate large content deals successfully with major publishers and offer membership terms and conditions that are unique to their ...
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Queens Sues SirsiDynix, Charges ILS Bait-and-Switch Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/01/2009
The Queens Library (QL), Jamaica, NY, has sued the Dynix Corporation, Sirsi Corporation, and Sirsi Holdings Corp. (now operating as SirsiDynix), charging a bait-and-switch during Queens's effort to seek a new integrated library system (ILS). In response, SirsiDynix said “[w]e deny the allegations in the complaint, and we intend to defend the matter vigorously.
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E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University October 31, 2009 The Scariest Video I've EVER Seen
In honor of Halloween, I'm sharing with you the scariest video I have ever seen onl... More
E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University October 29, 2009 Blogging the Sleep Study
So last night I had my second sleep study done, and it was much more comfortable an... More
Design Institute 2007 December 11, 2007 at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center:Design Institute 2007
Learning Gardens New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.
Green Picks: LBD May 2007 Want to reduce your library's carbon footprint? Join the Cradle-to-Cradle revolution. Helen Milling shares the green products her firm is using.
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