Company launches Librareo website with perks for those in LIS programs.
Bill Davison has been COO since December 2010, when Matthew Hawkins was hired as CEO; Hawkins to remain on board of directors.
Company has announced a total of 75 library development partners or early adopters of its in-development ILS since July.
Library equipment maker announces leadership changes; former president to consult on development.
Portfolio system to replace Hyperion; adds new features.
Credo Topic Pages Credo Reference http://corp.credoreference.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=178 CONTENT Credo Topic Pages are designed to act as starting points for research, providing context and vocabulary for topics in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. They present subject materials More...
CEO Gary M. Rautenstrauch and VP of library relations Berit Nelson discuss the issues impacting libraries and their company.
Media Source, Inc., today announced the appointment of Ian Singer as publisher for its magazines serving the library market?School Library Journal, Library Journal, The Horn Book Magazine, and The Horn Book Guide.
Georgia Gwinnett College, with the help of Baker & Taylor, fills a library.
Google's cut still vagueMany partners, just not the KindleSmartphone app for direct purchasesAs LJ reported earlier this month, Google Editions, the search giant's 'cloud bookstore'; of titles available on any device, is slated to go More...
20,000 titles to start, including 4200 in SpanishFocus on non-fiction for information seekersHigh schools get free access through public librariesebrary has announced plans to expand into the public library market with its Public Library Complete More...
What's going on with search today? 'Web-scale discovery'; promises to take researchers beyond the simple search and retrieval options of yesterday and expand access to library collections, both print and online.Moderator Jane Burke, senior vice More...
Operations to be centralized in Utah; Huntsville and St. Louis offices to closeNew logo and Customer Support Center site to debutLibrary Relationship Manager program expanding from six to 16 staffersSirsiDynix today announced to employees and More...
$722,363 in fees, plus legal feesBills confusingParties dispute willingness to cooperateInternet provider Verizon has sued the Yonkers Public Library, NY, for an alleged $722,363.40 in unpaid Internet fees, as well as an additional $144,472.68 (or More...
Bill Schickling has spent a good chunk of his professional life at what is now Polaris Library Systems, shaping both the older Galaxy system and the newer Polaris integrated library system (ILS). When he joined More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesCairns is former president of BowkerCost to academic libraries might average $55,000Established library vendors may market databaseHow many libraries would buy access to the millions of titles in More...
Suit brought in July 2009Charge that the "bait and switch" involved multiple librariesNo clarity on terms, reasons for settlementNot with a bang, but a whimper: the suit brought last July against SirsiDynix by the Queens More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesCommunity forum site of quick dialogWhat if WorldCat were released into the public domain?No ownership claimed over individual recordsIn the week following the release of the "WorldCat Rights More...
Web-scale discovery produces single index of library holdingsImproved access sparks more usage of full-text downloadsConsistent messaging promotes new single search boxJohn Law, VP Discovery Services at Serials Solutions and webcast moderator, began the presentation with More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more stories From Publishers Weekly : In the latest twist in the Google Book Search settlement saga, graphic artists and photographers today filed a class action suit in a More...
Response to controversy that began in November 2008More measured and transparent approach"Club good" versus "public good"OCLC today released a new draft policy on record use for the WorldCat bibliographic database, titled "WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities More...
Alternative resources recommendedSome not indexedby SummonAn increasing focus on article-level indexing and relevancy ranking has pushed discovery services toward more and more granularity in search results, delivering article-level results. With a feature called Database Recommender, More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesMajor shift out of econtent for OCLCOCLC says it will hold prices steadyEBSCO: books and databases should be on same platformIn a strategic shift, OCLC today announced the More...
PTFS to take on leading position in open source ILS supportLibLime CEO Ferraro will stay on as consultant for up to 18 monthsWill rift with Koha community be repaired?After some delay, the acquisition of Koha More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesMaking the shift from traditional market-based forms of sharing information to open access will take more than tinkering at the edges. It means rethinking how we allocate our More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesWe're not the only ones wondering how the Google Books Settlement might turn out. The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association More...
Lorber HT Digital holding company Hidden Treasures Inc. has acquired Kino International Corp. to form a new distribution entity, Kino Lorber Inc., in a move that combines their holdings to 600-plus titles. The respective operations More...
Company will offer DRM-free ebooks in multiple formatsMore access to catalog contents coming APIs and other sourcesProducts aimed at netbooks, tabletsReal-time stats dashboard in the worksJust in time for the O'Reilly Tools of Change conference More...
Some partner libraries would get database for freeSmaller libraries might benefit mostIs collective action possible?More to fear from plaintiffs, not Google?Librarian/consultant Karen Coyle, a critic of the Google Book Search settlement, has responded to a More...
Three days after the Google Book Search Settlement hearing on February 18 (LJ coverage, Parts 1 and 2), New York Law School's James Grimmelmann, with help from his students,has posted on his Laboratorium blog comprehensive More...
LJ was at the federal courthouse in Manhattan yesterday for coverage of the Google Book Search Settlement hearing, producing a morning report on on how objectors outnumbered supporters and an afternoon report featuring the Department More...
Google: opt-in wouldn't have workedAuthors Guild say objectors practice "extreme reductionism"Settlement affects aboutten million worksJudge: "There is a lot to think about"While the first half of the hearing today on the Google Book Search Settlement More...
(Here's an update article on the afternoon's speakers, including criticisms of the settlement from the Department of Justice, and spririted defenses to the many objectionsfrom Google, the Association of American Publishers, and the Authors Guild.)Eighteenparties More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesAnderson: Google deal in context of vendor projectsCoyle: time for Congress to act?ARL releases commentsGrimmelmann: Public Access Service jeopardized?As a fairness hearing in federal court on the Google More...
E-publisher Alexander Street Press (ASP) expects to release a free iPhone app this spring that will make its complete line of online streaming music collections-including Classical Music Library, Jazz Music Library, and Smithsonian Global Sound More...
Response to various objectionsFairness hearing February 18Creating "the greatest library in history"Faced with an onslaught of doubts filed by critics and opponents of the Google Book Search Settlement, notably the Department of Justice, Google on More...
An affidavit (below) from Google Book Search Engineering Director Dan Clancy accompanying various motions from Google in support of the pending Google Book Search Settlement-due for a fairness hearing in federal court on February 18-includes More...
Equinox offering two new Koha support packagesCompany taps in-house experts familiar with KohaReaction to Enterprise Koha, and growing interest in Open SourceYesterday, Equinox Software, which has built its name and business supporting the Evergreen open More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesLibLime assets will not be acquired by PTFSPTFS still plans to expand into other marketsLibLime parent Metavore will continue current business focusIn an unexpected reversal late Thursday, the More...
Fairness hearing February 18DOJ says compromise possible with major changesOpt-in for rightsholders?Institutional subscriptions subject to oversight after five or ten yearsIn a serious blow likely to delay, if not kill, the Google Book Search Settlement, More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesPW article raises doubtsGoogle, Stanford announce deal like one signed by MichiganOpen Book Alliance summarizes qualmsAs commentators eagerly awaited a filing today by the U.S. Department of Justice More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesSocial sciences and humanities contentIncreased focus on end usersUsing PageRank to surface authoritative library contentGale yesterday announced the acquisition of Questia Media, a subscription platform for humanities and More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesDeadline today for commentsDeadline February 4 for Department of JusticeFairness hearing February 18Open Book Alliance files brief, cites advantage in "tail queries"As the deadline to file objections to More...
Sees some pluses in settlementSays criticisms miss larger pointMajor changes in law and culture neededIn a New Republic essay headlined For the Love of Culture: Google, copyright, and our future, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence More...
Time confirms it required an exclusive dealGalemaintains Time wanted adistribution partnerEBSCO/Timewon't comment further for now(January 26 update: Here are links to EBSCO's responses to Gale and to questions posed by the State Library of Arizona More...
News emerges at Midwinter MeetingGale issues strongly worded "open letter"Concern expressed about loss of accessWho sought exclusivity?Updated 11:45 a.m. January 22 with further comment from ProQuest The news-which emerged unofficially at the American Library Association More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesLibrary groups seek oversight of pricingDarnton vs. the Authors GuildCould LC shepherd a solution?The Google Book Search settlement approaches finality, with January 28 as the deadline for opting More...
Management team buys companyContinuity of products a priorityDeal helped bynew, local investorIn the first ILS news of the Midwinter ALA meeting, Polaris Library Systems announced that the current management team, headed by CEO and President More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesGallica database lagsExpert panel recomments GoogleNegotiations necessaryJust last month, we learned that France, one of the most vociferous objectors to Google's library scan plan would commit nearly $1.1 More...
Product is a centralized index14 beta partners involvedService provided in cloud computing environmentEx Libris® Group January 14 announced the launch of Primo Central for beta testing at 14 partner institutions. Primo Central is a centralized More...
PTFS will take over LibLime assets, contracts, and brandLibLime CEO Joshua Ferraro to exitCustomer base has invested significantly in developmentPTFS plans to invest in KohaIn a move with strong implications for the growth and development More...
Blio to offer 'multi-modal presentation'; of contentCopia highlights text-based social networkingAs ebook stores proliferate, EFF urges caution over privacy and content rightsMany of the stories from the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas feature More...
Google's ally is a librarianCriticism from Open Book AllianceSamuelson warns about pricingHere are some quotes from a December 30, 2009 PBS NewsHour report on Google Book Search (see below for video). The Open Book Alliance More...
VP of strategic partnerships and markets at GaleWill continue role as library speaker and punditMove follows other staff shifts at SirsiDynixStephen Abram-the well-known library pundit and occasional lightning rod for debate-is leaving his position as More...
Fairness hearing set forFebruary 18No academic authors on Registry's boardLibraries, as primary consumers of database, should be heard In a letter (PDF) to the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the American More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesForeign non-English books omitted from Google settlementFrance major mover behind Europeana libraryGoogle might still be a partnerWith foreign non-English books now omitted from the pending Google Book Search More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesWhen I first wrote about the Google's effort to digitize major libraries back in 2005, I found my initial awe modified by both the inevitable legal challenges that More...
North Iowa's BEACON project chooses The Library CorporationEbrary offering free access to H1N1 (Influenza) Searchable Information CenterEBSCOhost access available through smartphonesThe North Iowa Libraries Collaborating Board is uniting a score of public and school libraries More...
Covers changes from a library perspectiveNo immunity from antitrust issuesFairness hearing Feb. 18, 2010The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have released More...
New York Law School professor James Grimmelmann, whose made a name as a thoughtful and timely scholarly observer of the Google Book Search settlement (via his Laboratorium blog and other writings), in this week's Publishers More...
Two INIST-CNRS databases available on EBSCOhostSerials Solutions phones in Summon serviceDialog offering free Dialindex service to out of work librariansEBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and France's Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique of the Centre National de More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesGoogle's Clancy maintains defenseOpen Book Alliance warns that libraries will be at Google's mercyALA response comingThough the value (and cost) to libraries of the database of books scanned More...
Only Anglo-American works includedIssues of pricing, comprehensivenessEFF: nothing new on reader privacyDepartment of Justice still concernedThe Wall Street Journal added some crucial context to discussion of the revised Google Book Search Settlement announced late Friday: More...
More than one free terminal authorized at public librariesNo discussion of pricing of institutional databaseOpen Book Alliance: fundamental flaws not addressedShortly before midnight last night, Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers More...
Everybody watching the Google Book Search settlement was expecting a revised agreement between Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers to be delivered today. However, the New York Times reported that More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more stories"True digital library" must be createdCourant concedes others should get access to orphan worksSamuelson still has major qualms(Update: the revised settlement has been delayed to November 13 from More...
Three patents at issueNeither side will commentNo damages specified and no trial date setA lawsuit alleging patent infringement has been brought by 3M-which operates 3M Library Systems-against competitor EnvisionWare, regarding the development and sales of More...
SirsiDynix releases Enterprise/SchoolRooms 3.0Credo platform sports 173 new subject encyclopediasMichigan's Grand Valley State University/University of South Australia running SummonSirsiDynix®, is now marketing Enterprise™ 3.0, which offers users a single search to discover all resources the More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesSummon mobile interface debuts today at Charleston ConferenceEBSCOhost Mobile promises similarly "enhanced mobile experience"Will users immediately embrace handheld options?As if smartphones weren't already hard enough to put More...
Should complaint be narrowed, fewer industry implicationsInitial conference held this morningDiscovery phase will last until June 4Vendor: it could take 500-700 hours to parse 70 terabytesResponding to allegations filed in July by the Queens Library More...
Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesDocument gives vendor's view of "the other side" of open source promotionOpen source advocates say report spreads "fear, uncertainty, and doubt"Some not unsympathetic to Abram's view, but More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesSome library groups among signatoriesSettlement due November 9Open Book Alliance begins "Ask Google"A broad group of objectors, friends of the court, and commentators on the Google Books settlement More...
From Publishers Weekly:Turns out the mysterious photos released last week of a rumored Barnes & Noble-sponsored digital reader were the real deal. B&N CEO Steve Riggio along with B&N.com president William Lynch were on hand More...
Our sibling publication, Publishers Weekly, has lots of news from the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair. Some highlights; On the Google Book Search deal:There's been a simmering anti-Google sentiment at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, no More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesCourant says deal is worth itWhat if Google sells corpus to Rupert Murdoch?Pressure on settlement parties to get deal done'You create a public good this substantial, guess what: More...
Op-ed defends settlement,whichis to be revisedCritics say Brin ignores Department of Justice's concerns"Most recommended" comments are criticalIn an op-ed October 9 in the New York Times defending the Google Book Search settlement, Google co-founder Sergey More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesGoogle's Clancy says no current plan for adsAds would make database cheaperSamuelson warns about integrity of research experienceWould the massive Google Books database, to which many academic libraries More...
Columbus Library signs Potomac Digital SignageInfobase Publishing buys World AlmanacIndex Data re-engineering OhioLINK's discovery services platformLyngsoe Systems purchasing FKI Logistex Library SolutionsWhen the Columbus Library, GA, needed a better way to communicate with patrons, it More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesOpen Book Alliance still concerned about transparencyTimes article suggests unprecedented oppositionConference features Michigan library dean at keynoteAn amended agreement in the Google Book Search settlement will be filed More...
Breach of contract, fraud chargedCourt hearing November 2Suit claims other libraries damagedThe Queens Library (QL) has sued the Dynix Corporation, the Sirsi Corporation, and Sirsi Holdings Corp., (now operating as SirsiDynix), charging a bait-and-switch during More...
Alternative to OCLC cataloging already in some librariesFewer records, emphasis onqualityCopy cataloging record search and notification includedA new company called SkyRiver has launched a bibliographic utility, directly challenging long-dominant OCLC. Over the last 18 years, More...
Available October 20 from Shout! Factory as a two-disc "See + Hear" CD/DVD set: Otis Redding: The Best. The set's 12-track CD features audio recordings of some of the rhythm and blues legend's greatest hits, More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesDOJ leads to renegotiationSettlement still on holdCharts explain landscape of filingsThe American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research More...
Service described as 'simple, elegant, and powerful';Web-scale discovery allows for more accurate and precise results40 percent of Grand Valley's catalog hits coming from SummonWeb-scale discovery has advanced from theory to reality, and in the fourth More...
From Publishers Weekly:As expected, judge Denny Chin has approved a motion filed by the AAP and the Authors Guild to adjourn the fairness hearing set for October 7 as part of the Google Book Search More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesGeoffrey Nunberg's essay criticizing Google's Book Search (GBS), which he subtitled 'A Disaster for Scholars,'; emphasized that disturbing errors are endemic. He well recognizes that for mainstream 'Googling'; More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesHearing was to be October 7Negotiations with Justice DepartmentSchedule may be announced November 6Given the level of concern expressed about the pending Google Book Search settlement, including significant More...
Enterprise Koha shifts development focus entirely to customersCritics worry about division in the communityOpen letters address relationship between users and vendorsTypically, a revamped vendor product line doesn't result in a flurry of open letters to More...
Settlement in current form should be rejectedDelays likelyMore competition for institutional databaseeNeed to address concerns of rightsholdersThe U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), in a 'Statement of Interest" filed with the federal court considering the proposed More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesIn an intriguing exclusive, Bloomberg News reports that Google and the plaintiffs in the Google Book Search settlement are discussing modifications with the Justice Department, which has begun More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more stories"ATM for books"Price could be $8Quality sufficient?More titles may come after settlementGoogle and On Demand Books (ODB), the maker of the Espresso Book Machine® (EBM), have signed a More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesNew policy to expand "the role and value" of WorldCatRecommendations expected by midyear 2010The OCLC Board of Trustees has appointed a new Record Use Policy Council to rework More...
Two nonprofits-the media arts organization Third World Newsreel (www.twn.org) and the "community-building" Hip-Hop Association (www.hiphopassociation.org) have launched H2ONewsreel, a new film distribution label offering "a global view of the hip-hop cultural movement." The catalog currently More...
Serials Solutions has enhanced reporting for its 360 Counter e-resource assessment service, which allows libraries to report better on cost-per-use and showcase collection development decisions. Reports from 360 Counter now feature "an improved user interface More...
ebrary is offering InfoSci-Books, an award-winning selection of all books and reference works published since the year 2000 by IGI Global, an industry-leading publisher of advanced computer science and information technology research. InfoSci-Books features over More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesAcademic authors argue for major modificationsPartner libraries express support, with concernsWhat about dissertations?Final comments have been submitted to a federal court overseeing the Google Book Search settlement, pending More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesGoogle has access to WorldCat metadataGoogle says bad metadata comes from external providersNo restrictions on which WorldCat metadata fields can be usedThe discussion about Google's many metadata errors More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesPeters: settlement "at odds with the law"Law professor praises product but calls it a "beta"Google testimony makes slight mention of librariesAt a Congressional hearing today on the Google More...
Reps from Google, Amazon to testifyRegister of Copyrights on witness listALA, OBA submit testimonyOn what appears to beshort notice, the House Judiciary Committee will hold (and webcast) a hearing on Competition and Commerce in Digital More...
OverDrive Console released for Windows Mobile operating systemAudiobooks, music, and video downloadable "over the air"Applications in the works for leading smartphones like iPhone and BlackBerryLast week, Sony hyped its new wireless ebook reader at an More...
Word "full-time" added to ruleLSSI seeks contracts in FloridaFLA weighs in to supportmembersHearing October 8Library outsourcing company Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI), has filed an administrative challenge to the Florida Division of Library and More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesOne of the most buzzed-about criticisms of the Google Book Search project, and thus the pending settlement, emerged at a conference last Friday, when Geoff Nunberg, a linguistics More...
Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesColleges say institutional subscription database would helpAcademic authors may want pricing to be lowAntitrust battles-is GBS a "new good"?In a flurry of comments filed with the federal court More...
EBSCO Publishing has purchased the AgeLine® database, formerly produced by AARP. AgeLine is the premier source for the literature of social gerontology and includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, More...
Credo Reference has partnered with SAGE to provide titles from the latter's Key Concepts and Key Thinkers Series on the Credo Reference platform. Written by respected academics and with a focus on the higher education More...
Blackwell and Ingram Digital have signed an agreement giving Blackwell ebook distribution rights to libraries worldwide via Ingram's MyiLibrary® platform, with the exception of the UK and Canada. The deal will allow Blackwell Digital Services More...
OCLC has upgraded its WorldCat Local and WorldCat.org interfaces to increase access to all of the e-resource services it offers. The new, more unified search will include content from FirstSearch, NetLibrary, Electronic Collections Online, ArchiveGrid, More...
They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but the Open Library Environment (OLE) final draft report released on July 26-featuring input from more than 125 libraries and other institutions-may just rewrite the rules of More...
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