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The segment (produced by Vermont Public Radio) aired on National Public Radio’s (NPR) All Things Considered Program yesterday. A splashy new campaign moves to update the image of public libraries. “Geek the Library” isn’t just aimed a patrons but at potential funders. It shows off the many services libraries offer to many kinds of patrons. […]
Alice Sneary on the WorldCat.org blog announces that the WorldCat database is now available in Portuguese. Now, wherever you are, you can self-select your language preference as Portuguese or one of the other six languages: Simplified Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. For example, at the bottom of any WorldCat.org page you can […]
Direct to Complete List Bob Schulz Writes: Among the unsurprising “required reading list” items, an interest in the dark side of the American food industry and culture is showcased with Food, Inc. and Fast Food Nation. Another notable item is a hard to find collection of short stories entitled El Arrepentido y Otras Narraciones by […]
The Open Library collection of (and free to access) book info including many free full-text eBooks has just added the OCLC number and a direct link to the WorldCat bibliographic record for more than four million editions in their collection. The The four million number comes from many titles in the Open Library having multiple […]
University of California Will Use WorldCat Local As Next Gen Melvyl Infrastructure
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Reports
|From a California Digital Library Blog Post by Ellen Meltzer: With the endorsement of the University Librarians, UCLA purchasing is now processing the paperwork to procure WorldCat Local (WCL) as the infrastructure for Next Generation Melvyl; once finished, Melvyl @ University of California will become UC’s official Melvyl discovery and access service. The decision was […]
Germany: OCLC Acquires German Library System Provider, BOND
Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Public Libraries
|From a LibraryTechnology.org Post: OCLC has acquired the assets of German library system provider, BOND GmbH & Co. KG. BOND, based in Böhl-Iggelheim, near Mannheim, is a leading integrated system provider for public libraries in German speaking countries. The addition of BOND services will enhance and expand OCLC services for German libraries. OCLC serves the […]
From OCLC/RLG: "Scan and Deliver: Managing User-initiated Digitization in Special Collections and Archives"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, News, Patrons and Users
|From an OCLC Research Announcement: This report presents strategies for providing efficient and economical delivery of digital copies of materials in special collections. Changes in technology and the increased visibility of special collections have led to greater user interest in accessing special collections, as well as the expectation that reproduction requests will be fulfilled with […]
Election Results: OCLC Americas Regional Executive Committee and Global Council
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|From an OCLC News Release: The results are in! On 13 April, during the Global Council Annual Meeting at OCLC’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, Anne Prestamo, Americas Regional Council (ARC) Chair, announced the ARC’s member-leadership team for 2011–2012. She also announced the newly elected OCLC Global Council Member Delegates from the Americas Region. Congratulations to […]
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Launches Digital Archives
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Resources, Video Recordings
|Crowdsourcing Science History: NIST Digital Archives Seeks Help in Identifying Mystery Artifacts (via NIST) A new website, the NIST Digital Archives, is exhibiting images of historically significant scientific instruments used to obtain these measures, in addition to providing access to full-text publications from the agency’s history. NIST is inviting enthusiasts to participate in describing some […]
Alice Sneary has posted a useful item–new info for some people and a good reminder for others–on the WorldCat Blog for info pros, advanced searchers, or those who want to be a power searcher. The post is about a number pieces of search syntax (specifically called index labels) that are available when you want to […]