MORE 'ACADEMIC-LIBRARIES' POSTS
Article (Preprint): Give 'em What They Want: A One-year Study of Unmediated Patron-Driven Acquisition of E-Books"
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
|Direct to Full Text (42 pages; PDF) Co-Authors: Karen S. Fischer (U. of Iowa) Michael Wright (U. of Iowa) Kathleen Clatanoff (YBP Library Services) Hope Barton (U. of Iowa) Edward Shreeves (U of Iowa) Source: College and Research Libraries Abstract: In September 2009 the University of Iowa Libraries embarked on an experiment with patron driven […]
Article (Preprint): "The Inevitability of Open Access"
Academic Libraries, Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|Direct to Full Text (23 pages; PDF) Title: The Inevitability of Open Access (Preprint) Author: David W. Lewis (Dean of the IUPUI University Library) Source: College and Research Libraries Abstract: Open access (OA) is an alternative business model for the publication of scholarly journals. It makes articles freely available to readers on the Internet and […]
Academic Libraries: U. of California Santa Cruz McHenry Library Opens After $100 million Upgrade
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries
|From an Article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel: When the Grateful Dead tapped UCSC in 2008 to house the band’s archives, the renovations were in full swing at the library. A room has been set aside for “Dead Central” on the first floor of the building, and the public exhibit is expected to open in […]
New Report and Related Data: OhioLINK-OCLC Collection and Circulation Analysis Project 2011 From a News Release: This report describes a collaborative project between OCLC and OhioLINK that examined circulation in academic libraries, and includes an overview of data publicly available from the activity. The size of the combined collection and the number and diversity of […]
Some Thoughts About the New Kindle/OverDrive Library Program
Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Libraries, New Issue, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Public Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
|By Gary Price, Co-Founder and Senior Editor, INFOdocket A bunch of things have transpired since our original post. Here are three updates that have info we think might interest you before getting to our original comments found after Update 3. Update 1: “Kindle books are at 11,000 libraries — but any you want to read?” […]
From a LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries): In late 2011, the European Commission intends to adopt a Communication and Recommendation on access to and preservation of digital scientific information. This initiative builds on earlier policy developments in this area, and is being developed within the policy contexts of the EU Flagship Initiatives Innovation Union […]
EU: Commission Brokers Agreement For Mass Digitisation, MoU Signed
Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Publishing
|From EurActiv: Books that have been gathering dust on library bookshelves can now be transformed into eBooks, according to a pan European agreement signed by libraries, publishers and rightsholders yesterday. Industry federations and the European Commission heralded the agreement signed yesterday between publishers, libraries, collecting societies and authors as groundbreaking as it would unleash countless […]
New From ARL: SPEC Kit 324: Collecting Global Resources
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
|The full text of the SPEC Kit is fee-based, ordering info at the bottom of this news release. However, as is always the case, the table-of-contents and an executive summary (18 pages; PDF) is available at no charge. From the Introduction of the Executive Summary: The purpose of this survey was to identify trends, practices, […]
OCLC Research Library Partnership Posts Membership Facts and Stats
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries
|In a new post on the HangingTogether Blog from OCLC Research titled, “A little about the OCLC Research Library Partnership”, Nancy Elkington (Director of Partner Relations) shares some updated statistics about the group. As of September 1st, there are 153 institutions who have joined the Partnership. Of these, 105 (or 66%) were part of the […]
Ithaka S+R 'Case Studies in Sustainability' Updates Released
Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
|Updated 2011 Case Studies In 2009 Ithaka S+R investigated the sustainability strategies of twelve digital content projects in the higher education and cultural heritage sectors in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Egypt. Two years and one economic crisis later, Ithaka S+R, with the generous support of the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance, decided to revisit […]