Library news

The Online Computer Library Centre claims its 200 000-strong catalogue of electronic books offers more titles for academic, public and school library users than…

The Association of Research Libraries publishes survey results that detail how its members support public access policies

British Library hopes to engage businesses via social networking, webcasts and blogging

The English Academic Library Consortia has selected US electronic book supplier, ebrary, to provide content to universities across the nation

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has selected the Millennium ILS to support its library

A JISC-funded repository based at Warwick University in the UK has uploaded its 1000th item, just under a year after its launch

OCLC's WorldCat Mobile pilot has been extended to Europe. This programme makes collections from libraries visible through mobile devices

SAGE's entire electronic journal and reference portfolio is now available to members of Lyrasis

SirsiDynix has launched a strategic partnership programmeto foster greater interactions between the SirsiDynix Engineering organisation and customers

The CIBER research group will conduct a global library survey to understand electronic resources challenges, trends, and best practices in tough economical times

Over the next three months readers at the British Library can try out three e-book readers from Sony and iRex Technologies

The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for its 2009 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars programmes