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On June 8th, we pointed out that the British Library had just released a new iPad app that provided access to a small collection of about 1000 free digitized books from the 19th Century. Today, the service expands and formally launches with more than 45,000 titles available. Plans are to expand the collection to more […]
FDLP=Federal Depository Library Program Direct to Full Text From a Column by Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents: Welcome to the inaugural issue of the FDLP Connection: A monthly newsletter featuring insights from the FDL community. It was an honor to be appointed Superintendent of Documents by our new Public Printer, Bill Boarman, in January. […]
From a News Release: Aptara announces the award of a 730,000 page digitization project from SAGE. Within 8 months, Aptara will transform a significant collection of legacy print titles into XML format for posting to SAGE’s eBook platform. Converting to the flexible digital format of XML gives SAGE the ability to easily repurpose their content […]
On Forbes.com, Peter Reilly briefly discusses the end of Borders and provides the full text of the New York Advisory Opinion that was published about three weeks ago about eBooks being tax exempt in New York State. From the Opinion: The Department of Taxation and Finance received a Petition for Advisory Opinion from [name redacted]. […]
Metadata: "DublinCore: First RDA Vocabularies Published"
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Publishing, Resources
|Froma Dublin Core Metadata Initiative E-Mail List (via the Web): The Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA(JSC), the DCMI/RDA Task Group, and ALA Publishing(on behalf of the co-publishers of RDA) are pleased to announce that the first group of RDA controlled vocabularies have been reviewed, approved, and their status in the Open Metadata Registry […]
From Elsevier: The Gray’s Anatomy for Students App provides access to a clinically-oriented, student-friendly textbook for human anatomy. Beginning with a general chapter on the body, students are introduced to the anatomical terminology, positioning, medical imaging and overview of body systems. The content then progresses through the body in a logical manner, building on the […]
"IBM Develops Full-Text Digitization System for National Diet Library of Japan"
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From an IBM Announcement: The prototype technology, created by IBM Research, allows full-text digitization of Japanese literature to be quickly realized through expansive recognition of Japanese characters and enabling users to collaboratively review and correct language characters, script and structure. Additionally, the full-text digitization system is designed to promote future international collaborations and standardization of […]
From the National Security Archive: Pursuant to a FOIA lawsuit filed by the National Security Archive on the 50th anniversary of the infamous CIA-led invasion of Cuba, the CIA has released four volumes of its Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation. The Archive today posted volume 2, “Participation in the Conduct of Foreign […]
From a Euroalert.net Article: The European Commission launched a new database in order to improve access to information on unfair commercial practices. The website provides an extensive overview of national laws transposing the Directive, jurisprudence, administrative decisions and references to relevant literature. The Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices ensures that consumers are not misled […]
Congrats Brewster! This article was picked up by hundreds of newspapers around the globe. From the Associated Press: Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word. Brewster Kahle, 50, founded the nonprofit Internet Archive in 1996 to save […]