EBSCO’s EDS to index OUP’s UPSO and DNB resources
Discovery tools are continuing to grow by adding unique resources from publishers. EBSCO is announcing an extended partnership with Oxford University Press to add University Press Scholarship Online...
View ArticlePenguin removes 6 month embargo for libraries
Great news from Penguin yesterday. They will remove the 6 month embargo period for library licenses. Other limitations are also expected to be removed. See the full article in ALA’s E-content blog –...
View ArticleFlipboard app releases update, allows consumers and advertisers to publish
A colleague forwarded this interesting blog post to me about Flipboard. The author, Mathew Ingram, discusses Flipboard’s new release features. He discusses the ability for advertisers and readers to...
View ArticleSciELO open access ebooks, an interview with Nicholas Cop
Open Access ebook collections are on the rise. One of the newer collections is SciELO (pronounced like the initials C-L-O). The SciELO ebooks operation began in March of 2012 and officially announced...
View ArticleDe Gruyter and Unglue.it partner to expand open access titles
This is fabulous news. Way to go De Gruyter! I’m so pleased to see publishers working direct with Unglue.it. Berlin, 2 April 2013 – Starting today, the academic publisher De Gruyter will be offering...
View ArticleSimon and Schuster begins ebook pilot projects with libraries in New York
Great news for libraries, the last of the big 6 (big 5 now I guess) has begun a pilot project to license content to several libraries in New York. Below are links to several articles and blog posts....
View ArticleCengage Learning restructuring: articles of interest
Cengage Learning has announced some restructuring plans this week. Below is a summary of articles and blog posts highlighting the news. Later this week, NSR’s Mirela Roncevic will post her article on...
View ArticleIngramSpark, Ingram’s publish on demand platform, to launch in July
Last week Ingram announced a new program called Life Print. This service manages the complete lifecycle of print materials. Today, they are announcing another new program called IngramSpark. This...
View ArticleFrench Ministry of Culture and Communication releases ebook study
The French Ministry of Culture and Communication released the findings of a study they commissioned for ebooks. IDATA conducted the study and collected data from June 2012 to February 2013 through...
View ArticleUPSO partners with Stanford and Liverpool university presses
Oxford’s UPSO continues to grow with the addition of two new university presses to its partner list – Stanford and Liverpool. Read the full press release below: “I am delighted that Stanford...
View ArticleIngram adds 50K new titles, color POD, and POD for out-of-copyright National...
Ingram announced several new initiatives at the ALA Annual Conference this past week. I’ve linked to the individual press releases below. I’m particularly excited about the POD available for...
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NSR’s eBook vendor updates from the ALA annual conference
I attended the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago and have several updates on eBook vendor offerings, initiatives, and activities. Vendors and initiatives are listed in alphabetical order. This...
View ArticleBig Six eBooks in libraries, a comparison chart
I came across this wonderful PDF from ALA’s Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) showing the availability of Big Six (soon to be Big Five) ebook titles to libraries. Random House, Harper Collins,...
View ArticleFollett Partners with Random House to distribute ebooks to K-12
Press Release: McHenry, Ill., Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing its ongoing commitment to expand and enhance its PreK-12 digital solutions to support learning, Follett has partnered with Random...
View Article68 essential resources for eBooks in libraries by Ellyssa Kroski
Ellyssa Kroski, Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute and the blogger for OEDb’s iLibrarian, as well as a writer, educator, and international conference speaker, developed...
View ArticleBrill Open now includes eBooks
Brill announced on August 19th that it is extending its open access model to include books. Titles will be made freely accessible on the Brill platform under a creative commons license. Here is more...
View ArticleDouglas County Libraries debuts new blog for authors – The Wire: A Writer’s...
Douglas County Libraries (DCL) announces the debut of “The Wire: A Writer’s Resource,” a blog for new and aspiring authors. The new initiative provides information to people hoping to write, publish...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing soars in 2012 – 60% more works than in 2011 according to Bowker
Self-Publishing Movement Continues Strong Growth in U.S. says Bowker- 2012 ISBNs show nearly 60% more self-published works than in 2011 New Providence, NJ – October 9, 2013 – A new analysis of U.S....
View ArticleKnowledge Unlatched announces pilot collection, libraries needed!
I am extremely excited to hear the news about the launch of the Knowledge Unlatched pilot collection. I first heard about the project in 2010 when Frances Pinter, who developed the idea, presented at...
View ArticleHighwire launches Folio, a new ebook product
Highwire announced the launch of Folio, a new eBooks product, this past week during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Folio is built on the Highwire Open platform. According to the press release, “Folio is a...
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