EU Officials Offer Tepid Praise for Google Books Sep 10, 2009
"Digitization of books is a task of Herculean proportions which the public sector needs to guide, but where it also needs private-sector support," they said, noting that scanning efforts already in place have only brought 1 percent of the books in Europe's national libraries online. They said that the "challenge for EU policymakers is to ensure a regulatory framework which paves the way for a rapid roll-out of services, similar to those made possible in the United Sates by the recent... (SmallBusinessComputing)
More of this story Aug 13, 2009
In the meantime, patrons are encouraged to use Ocean State Libraries online library catalog, a consortium of the state s libraries, to locate and request materials. Because they won t find a lot of the older materials on the shelves, Taylor said. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Is Google playing by the book? Aug 8, 2009
The ability of a student in Alabama or Albania to have access to the contents of the world's libraries online at their fingertips, for example, is a powerful concept and just one of the ways a free and open Web can lift humanity. But history shows that when a company even one with talent and good intentions acts like a monopoly, it is subject to abuses. (Christian Science Monitor)
Volusia library system updates Web site Jul 27, 2009
Front page news - newsjournalonline. MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Firmex Signs up over 200 Legal and Financial Advisory Firms Jul 13, 2009
About Firmex: Firmex is a secure, collaborative, and branded virtual data room environment for conducting due diligence, reviewing transaction drafts, closing deals and providing document libraries online. Firmex is licensed to organizations that seek to enhance and streamline their transactional and document exchange processes. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
1,000 respond to Herkimer Co. jail survey May 9, 2009
Your browser either has JavaScript disabled, or does not support it. Results available Saturday. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Associated Content Raises $6 Million in Series C Funding Apr 29, 2009
Associated Content has built one of the most expansive consumer-facing, multimedia content libraries online today. With an archive of more than one million pieces of unique content, Associated Content is rapidly expanding its network of 250,000 professional and amateur site contributors and has developed a proprietary platform that enables highly efficient personal and automated curation, payment and editing. (PR Newswire)
Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Feb 10, 2009
M/CLOUDY Tuesday February 10, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
