High Net usage hurting library circulation, says Boston pol
The Boston Globe is reporting a poor circulation rate in the well-funded Boston Public Library system. A third of Bostonians surveyed say they wouldn't even use the system.
Perhaps the most...
Raccoon starts work in La Crosse; den for sale in Bloomington–complete with built-in bookshelves
Rochelle "Tinfoil + Raccoon" Hartman has started work for the library system in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
So, is anyone interested in a leftover Raccoon's-den, back in Bloomington, Illinois? I know we have...
Toronto Public Library electronic title usage up 88%
The number of materials borrowed (over 31 million) jumped by 5 percent over 2008
People visited the library’s 99 branches 17.5 million times, up 8.5% from last year
eTitles (including...
Using Google to find books at libraries closest to you
Example here. This is one thing that Google is doing right.
Google project is full-service library NOT
"The five institutions with Google have not comprehensive digitization of their entire collections. This corpus is only the beginning. Partnerships with users/patrons is/are the real juice." - The Real Paul Jones,...
ebrary-IBM tech book deal targets libraries
News release. Related: Release on eTextbook workspace.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Profs Digitize Slave Filings & “Civil War Washington” Relaunches
From The Omaha World-Herald:
A group of University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors is archiving the 19th-century petitions that, as a result of legislation enacted 150 years ago Monday, allowed slave owners in Washington,...
'Google Book Search Libraries and Their Digital Copies'
Details from Information Today and discussions elsewhere. Buried amid the usual discussion of copyright is the following:
Robert J. Murphy, senior public relations specialist at OCLC, explains how OCLC plans to assist...
Textbooks: The cost$ and one company’s e-book solution
"It seems incredible that a publisher needs to charge over $75 per single copy to recoup costs and make enough profit to stay in business." - Birdie in LISNews.
The TeleRead take:...
‘Thinking Inside the Box: Games, Teens and Libraries’
Details via the Handheld Librarian. The audio chatcast will happen Friday.
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
