Library to teach how to access books online Nov 12, 2009
"I think (digital libraries are) going to grow, and if we can meet the demand - and that means more money - it will become even more popular.". To download an audio book, library cardholders can log on to and select from more than 2,000 titles. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Libraries' future, without books Oct 25, 2009
The library's future, with or without books - CNN.com. The library's future, with or without books. (CNN -- Tech)
Taming The Vast -- And Growing -- Digital Data-sphere Oct 5, 2009
Europe has thousands of digital libraries and archives located in different institutions across the continent. These repositories house information or data which has been converted into digital format for safekeeping. (Science Daily)
Judge delays Google books hearing Sep 25, 2009
"There was no way the proposed settlement could go forward. We believe that the proper place to solve many of the case's thorniest problems, such as that of orphan books, is in Congress because it is important to build digital libraries.". Orphan books - of which there are thought to be five million - are titles where the authors cannot be found. (BBC News -- Americas)
Consumer Watchdog Praises Department of Justice Action in Google Books Case Sep 19, 2009
"Consumer Watchdog supports digitization and digital libraries in a robust competitive market open to all organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, that offer fundamental privacy guarantees to users. But a single entity cannot be allowed to build a digital library based on a monopolistic advantage when its answer to serious questions from responsible critics boils down to: "Trust us. Our motto is 'Don't be evil. (PR Newswire)
Due date stamped on print-based text Sep 13, 2009
Ten years from now we probably won t even be talking about digital libraries because they will be so commonplace. (By the way, Cushing is not the first school to do this. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Libraries with or without books Sep 5, 2009
The future of libraries, with or without books - CNN.com. The future of libraries, with or without books. (CNN -- International)
The future of libraries, with or without books Sep 5, 2009
As books go digital, libraries are reevaluating their roles. Some say libraries will soon act more like community centers. (CNN)
Sony Unveils 3G E-Book Reader, Library Tie-In Aug 27, 2009
Amazon and Barnes (NYSE: BKS) also boast larger digital libraries than Sony: The Kindle counts a library of more than 330,000 digital works while Barnes has its e-book store has 700,000 titles -- though that number includes many older books in the public domain. Sony, meanwhile, offers around 200,000 books of its own, but has been busily striking alliances to extend its reach. (SmallBusinessComputing)
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz Jul 26, 2009
Which two classics did it quietly delete from their digital libraries. a. "Third Wave" and "Future Shock"b. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Google Books causes concern among librarians, authors Jul 24, 2009
When the Google Books engineering director participated in a panel discussion at the Boston Public Library this week, his opening remarks focused on the search engine s efforts to enable access for every kid in Arkansas to Harvard-size digital libraries. But soon afterward, he was hearing from librarians on the panel that they felt queasy about Google Books. (Boston Globe)
Google Books Rival Objects to Settlement Apr 18, 2009
Samuelson said she favors a scenario in which the Internet Archive and other digital libraries, not just Google, would get a license to scan the books and make them available online. "I hadn't expected them to intervene," she said. (Law.com)
M3X Media Cuts Deals to Create Massive Music Collection for Unique GruvMe Digital Entertainment Service Mar 18, 2009
Under the terms of the agreements, M3X Media will integrate the tens of thousands of titles of virtually every genre of music from the digital libraries of J. River, whose content is sourced from MediaNet, and The Orchard into its revolutionary GruvMe digital platform. GruvMe is the first service that brings music, videos, interactive games and social networking to a single platform to uniquely serve the emerging converged entertainment lifestyle. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Are you being served? Mar 16, 2009
The ability to store and share digital libraries of music and video, so that you can listen to your favourite iTunes playlist while someone else watches a movie through their Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Letting everyone share a single printer over the network. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
