Libraries chase digital dream
As the race to place the UK's library catalogues online gathers momentum, several hurdles could slow progress reports Rebecca Pool
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Commissioner welcomes European Digital Library Foundation
The Information Society and Media Commissioner has praised the new The European Digital Library project.
Users don’t expect social networking from libraries
A new study from OCLC reveals that just 13 per cent of the public feels it is the role of the library to create…
Yale and Microsoft partner on digitisation project
Thousands of rare books from Yale University's Library will be available online thanks to a deal between Yale University and Microsoft.
UK researchers get extended access to ScienceDirect
The UK's National e-Journals Initiative 2 (NESLi2) has signed a four-year licence for Elsevier's ScienceDirect.
Missouri library group signs up with Thieme
Thieme Publishing Group has signed an agreement with the Missouri Library Network Corporation.
SAGE partners with WALDO
The Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization has signed an agreement for access to SAGE's online journals.
OCLC and OCLC PICA form single brand
OCLC is uniting all offices under one name and visual brand identity. OCLC PICA is now known as OCLC.
Google gets personal with libraries
Internet search provider, Google, has added a new feature to its 'Books Search' that allows users to build their own digital libraries
Mayo Clinic teams with Collexis to uncover database secrets
US software developer, Collexis, is to pilot its semantic profiling system with Mayo Clinic Libraries, US, in a bid to mine hidden knowledge from…
European libraries drive digital repositories forward
A collaboration between the European Association of Research Libraries and the European Digital Repository Research Infrastructure aims to promote open access across Europe
International archives select UK preservation technology
The British Library and the National Archives of Malaysia have chosen UK archiving technology to combat digital preservation problems