Roundup (July 1, 2020)
British Library to Reopen its Reading Rooms on July 22nd & UK Public Libraries Are Set to Reopen on July 4th– But Not As We Know Them (via The Guardian)
cloudLibrary Partners with RBMedia to Add Audiobooks From Recorded Books, Graphic Audio, and W.F. Howes to Collection
Note: RBmedia’s publishing brands including Recorded Books are remaining under RBmedia after the recently announced RBDigital/OverDrive platform Acquisition.
Update: hoopla Has Made a Similar Announcement
IBM’s New AI Tool Parses a Tidal Wave of Coronavirus Research (via IEEE Spectrum
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.