2008 Library news
Swiss metadata hub picks OCLC's discovery tool
11 December 2008
OCLC will implement a 'Library 2.0' meta-catalogue of Swiss university libraries and the Swiss National Library.
Iraq librarian honoured
10 December 2008
CILIP has given an honorary fellowship to Saad Eskander, the director-general of the Iraq National Library and Archive.
Canadian libraries chose WorldCat Local
1 December 2008
Libraries in Nova Scotia and the University of New Brunswick will use OCLC's WorldCat Local service
High growth expected in e-books
21 November 2008
Three-quarters of academic libraries and half of public libraries in the UK intend to increase their collections of e-books over the next year, according to a NetLibrary survey.
Booklet helps research library decisions
20 November 2008
A new guidance booklet for vice-chancellors and senior institutional managers should help to ensure that libraries keep pace with researchers' needs.
Europe's digital library launches
20 November 2008
Europeana is now online and open to the public.
Libraries in Kansas install Encore from Innovative
19 November 2008
Innovative Interfaces recently installed its Encore discovery services platform at Associated Topeka Libraries Automated System (ATLAS) in the USA.
Partners display original characters
3 November 2008
Chinese, Japanese and Korean texts can all be searched and displayed in their original scripts, thanks to a project by SirsiDynix and Stanford University in the USA.
NetLibrary investigates e-books
15 October 2008
OCLC's eContent division, NetLibrary is looking for participants in a short survey into usage and perceptions of e-books and e-audiobooks.
WorldCat.org links to Google Book Search content
2 October 2008
WorldCat.org users can now view digitised books in the Google Book Search collection, on the WorldCat.org website.
Other categories
2008 Archive
Texan university library picks Millennium
16 September 2008
Murdoch University joins BONUS+
30 August 2008
Grant helps UCLA Library catalogue rare books
29 August 2008
Wellcome Library seeks digitisation suppliers
20 August 2008
Leeds Equity Partners acquires Ex Libris Group
15 August 2008
Municipal Library of Lyon joins Google Book Search project
10 August 2008
Bibliotheca expands its operations in the USA
9 August 2008
Research report investigates public-library funding
20 July 2008
Award helps safeguard UK's research journals
20 July 2008
Academic libraries shape their future through collaboration
13 July 2008
Italian university libraries join Portico
5 July 2008
EBSCO chief strategist elected chair of NISO
4 July 2008
UC Berkeley picks Millennium
3 July 2008
Developing countries get free access to SPIE Digital Library
1 July 2008
NLH goes live with WorldCat Link Manager
27 June 2008
Medical librarian wins award
21 June 2008
Czech maths literature goes digital
16 June 2008
Microsoft abandons book digitisation programme
30 May 2008
ARL publishes preservation statistics
28 May 2008
OCLC and Google sign agreement
22 May 2008
Trinity University selects Innovative
21 May 2008
Ringgold and Ingenta form pioneering partnership
20 May 2008
Call for scholarship applicants
18 May 2008
OULS chooses MetaLib by Ex Libris
13 May 2008
NTUST upgrades library system
5 May 2008
GVSU Libraries selects Millennium
30 April 2008
NDSU chooses Millennium
21 April 2008
The IUA supports digital preservation
18 April 2008
Howell Carnegie District Library selects Millennium
4 April 2008
Indian research institute purchases Century of Science
29 March 2008
Japanese university chooses Century of Science web resource
18 March 2008
Ovid to supply NHS England with online databases
17 March 2008
New web resource for Canadian researchers
14 March 2008
National Library of China adds records to WorldCat
11 March 2008
Ohio Christian University selects Millennium
7 March 2008
University shares portal developments
7 March 2008
Open Science Directory developed
2 March 2008
Elsevier Grant Foundation rewards innovative libraries
22 February 2008
Thomson Scientific seeks applicants for scholarship
22 February 2008
Partnership researches Library 2.0 ideas
10 February 2008
Oxford Journals signs agreement with CALIS
10 February 2008
Columbia University partners with Microsoft to digitise books
8 February 2008
Catalonian consortium selects Millennium library solution
7 February 2008
NetLibrary announces agreements with 21 international publishers
5 February 2008
Swedish Royal Library funds best practices guide
3 February 2008
New virtual directory for NIH
1 February 2008
SMU creates integrated Digital Library
20 January 2008
APA goes digital with University of Akron
19 January 2008
Access agreement for SAGE content
15 January 2008
Librarian acknowledged for innovation, inspiration and leadership
14 January 2008
DFG funds German licence for Nature archive
14 January 2008
Digital library moves to National Center for Atmospheric Research
11 January 2008
Access to SAGE material in Asia
9 January 2008
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