From the Wikimedia blog: Today, the National Archive of the Netherlands and Spaarnestad Photo announced a partnership to release more than 1,000 photos of politicians and political events in the Netherlands. This generous release will provide photos for many related Wikipedia articles that once had no image to accompany the article.
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I will be visiting Overdrive’s Digital Bookmobile at the 2010 National Book Festival
September 10th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
That’s a weird title, I know. But I couldn’t think of a better way to get your attention. The 2010 National Book Festival is coming up in a couple weeks, and Overdrive will have their Digital Bookmobile on hand. It will be used to give demonstrations on how to check ebooks out of your library. [...]
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Tunisian National Library digitized
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · digitization projects
From AllAfrica.com: A number of books of Tunisian National Library recently jointed the digital era. Electronic books in Arabic and French as part of the eBooks Project in Tunisia can be downloaded via smart phones such as iPod, iPhone and iPad.This initiative was conducted namely by “Sanabil Med Company”, specializing in digital publishing. continued here
India’s National Library plans a ‘Museum of the Word’
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · digitization projects
From Topnew.in: The National Library is planning to establish a a Museum of the Word to mark and preserve the long history of various scripts created, used and some lost in our country on continued history.The museum is to come up in an old heritage building, which was once the home of Warren Hastings, Bengal’s [...]
South Korea plans to create national ebook roadmap
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From Korea IT Times: To further help transcend the eBook industry, South Korea plans to make a national blueprint to develop the eBook industry within the year, which will tap into new growth engines. Moreover, The Ministry of Knowledge Economy stated, “It will collaborate with different ministries to create necessary technologies and industrial standards to [...]
Malaysian National Library to Launch Online Lending in July
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the announcement: The National Library will launch its digital library called “UBIQUITOUS” in July where the public can borrow books online. “The books will be delivered by post. We want to change the mindset that books can only be borrowed at libraries and to provide better knowledge services,” director-general Raslin Abu Bakar said at [...]
National Library goes the e-way (India)
March 20th, 2010 · No Comments · digitization projects
From the Times of India: Care to access the catalogue at National Library from home? And how about requisitioning books online? Or for that matter, downloading rare, priceless books displayed on the website? From this month-end, you can do it all at the click of a mouse. Readers from across the world can access the [...]
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