Leo Benedictus writes in Prospect Magazine about the closing of libraries in England and the rise of e-reading. Salient quote: The talk of a future in which children cannot access books is also not just wrong, but backwards. E-readers—already available for £52 ($83), and falling—offer an incomparably more convenient way for anyone to find good [...]
Entries Tagged as 'library'
Across the Pond, E-readers are not Library Equivalents Edition
April 3rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · opinion
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ALA respond to HarperCollins library ebook restrictions
March 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
This press release says about what you’d expect. We Disapprove. But it doesn’t really have any kick to it, which is why it kept getting bumped to the bottom of my to-do list. Have you read Cory Doctorow’s editorial in The Guardian? Now _that_ was worth a read. The logic, the passion, the insightful arguments [...]
LeVar Burton reads at the KC Public Library
February 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · video
lat this past week, LeVar Burton, former host of Reading Rainbow, was in Kansas City. He took a few minutes one day to read Shel Silverstein at a public library. I only have a clip to show you, unfortunately. But I grew up on Reading Rainbow, so it’s neat none the less.
Lendink Library Launched
February 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · digital library
I’ve just come across another ebook lending site Lendink.This one supports both Kindle and Nook. P.S. This makes a total of 9 sites listed on my ebook lending library page. Pretty soon I’m going to have to figure out a better organizational system.
Ebrary add fiction titles to library offering
January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · press release
From the press release: In response to requests from the public library community, ebrary today announced that it has added popular fiction e-books to Public Library Complete™. The collection now includes more than 3,200 e-books in romance, science fiction, mysteries, children’s fiction, and other types of fiction published in 2010 and earlier.
Open Library release updated BookReader app
December 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news
The Open Library have just announced an updated version of their BookReader. This web baed reading app is designed to work with Open Library’s ebooks as well as the Internet Archive’s collection. You know that the Internet Archive, the patron saint of deceased websites, try to archive everything, right? Well, the IA have a pretty [...]
Overdrive updated the Virtual Library Branch website today
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · digital library
Overdrive announced today that they’ve updated the mobile version of the digital library with a new interface and an enhanced user experience. When you visit your local library’s “Virtual Library Branch” from a mobile device, you’ll now see a selection that will only include content you can actually use. For example, if you visit with [...]
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Building an eReader Collection, the Duke University Library experience
November 12th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
I attended this fabulous and informative session during the Charleston Conference on building an eReader collection by Aisha Harvey, Nancy Gibbs, and Natalie Sommerville of Duke University Libraries. I wanted to run my notes past the presenters first, to ensure accuracy, thus the tardiness of this post. First and foremost, according to the librarians, the [...]
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Library Anywhere Android app now available
November 8th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
LibraryThing have just released the Android version of their library finder app. Here’s what you can do with it: Search catalog, place holds, renew items. It does what the regular catalog does. Works on any phone with a web-browsing feature—not just smart phones. “Universal Version” is fully compliant with Section 508 and other accessibility standards. [...]
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