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Burke Turns the Page – Library must balance paper-and-ink traditions with the digital revolution – by Helen S. Schwartz “The library is changing its subscriptions from print journals to electronic delivery of those same periodicals wherever possible. Burkes first digital book collection joins other monographs but is stored online rather than on the shelves. Online …
“Congress.gov makes federal United States legislative information freely available to the public. Launched Sept. 19, 2012, this version of the site is an initial beta release of Congress.gov, created as a successor to THOMAS.gov, the current public site for legislative information. The Congress.gov beta site contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, …
Via LLRX.com: Bluebook Technologies – The Bluebook is the standard citation guide for legal materials. There are now three format choices for the Bluebook: paper, online subscription (since 2008), and as of August 10, 2012 – iPad app. Law Librarian, author, research instructor and blogger Mary Whisner’s guide discusses and illustrates the features and pricing …
Via LLRX.com – The New Digital Public Library of America Board of Directors – David H. Rothman’s current commentary highlights the composition of the new board of directors of the nonprofit DPLA, an organization that continues to grow and change, along with clarifying its goals and objectives.
News release: “Judge Denise Cote approved the Justice Department’s controversial settlement with three major publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster — in a 45-page decision filed [September 6, 2012]. The settlement requires the publishers to allow e-book retailers to sell their books at any price, even below cost, so long as the retailer …
“A valuable guide for budgeting decisions, the Periodical Price Survey is published each spring in Library Journal. Authored by Stephen Bosch, the materials budget, procurement, and licensing librarian, University of Arizona Library, Tucson and Kittie Henderson, director of EBSCO’s Academic and Law Divisions, EBSCO Information Services, the report provides a detailed look at current pricing …
News release: “In response to the growing demand to make research free and available to anyone with a computer and an internet connection, a diverse coalition today issued new recommendations that could usher in huge advances in the sciences, medicine, and health.The recommendations were developed by leaders of the Open Access movement, which has worked …
OCLC news release: “This report urges a collaborative approach for conversion of content on various types of digital media. Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, Swatting the Long Tail of Digital Media: A Call for Collaboration, is intended for managers who are making decisions on where to invest their born-digital time and money. It …
New on LLRX.com – Friends of Quinn and LD OnLine: Two good Web sites illustrate need for separate national digital library systems – public and academic “David H. Rothman highlights how two Web sites on learning disabilities demonstrate the need for separate but tightly intertwined national digital library systems – one system public, one academic. …
StateStats.org created this Support Your Local Library infographic, which may be added to your site. “Support local libraries by bringing awareness to the vital role libraries play in the community and education ecosystem. Share this infographic with your community and add it to your website by following the simple instructions: Scroll to the bottom of …
“This report is geared to those tasked with gaining preliminary control over the digital media in an archives’ collections, including those who dont know where to begin in managing born-digital materials. Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, Youve Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received on Physical …
Print Management at “Mega-scale”: a Regional Perspective on Print Book Collections in North America – An OCLC Research Report by: Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, JD Shipengrover. “This report explores a counterfactual scenario where local US and Canadian print book collections are consolidated into regional shared collections based on the mega-regions framework. We begin by briefly …
