Ingram Digital acquires the iofy digital audiobook platform from Audiofy Corporation.
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Microsoft abandons book digitisation programme
Microsoft is stopping its Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects and winding down its book-digitisation initiatives.
Bentham picks EMpact for sales
Bentham Science Publishers appoints EBSCO-owned EMpact to increase scholarly journal sales.
Springer assists Heron Island Research Station
Springer makes a donation to the Heron Island Research Station following a massive fire in March 2007.
ARL publishes preservation statistics
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published statistics about preservation efforts in 2005-06.
Médecins Sans Frontières launches repository
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has adopted the Open Repository service from BioMed Central.
OCLC and Google sign agreement
OCLC and Google sign agreement to exchange data that will facilitate the discovery of library collections through Google search services.
Trinity University selects Innovative
Trinity University's Elizabeth Huth Coates Library selects Innovative for its digital library service.
Australian Academic Press reaches preservation agreement
Portico signs agreement with the Australian Academic Press to preserve its entire digital journals collection of 14 titles.
Springer and CNKI sign agreement
Springer seals deal with China National Knowledge Infrastructure.
Ringgold and Ingenta form pioneering partnership
Ingenta makes agreement with Ringgold to centralise institutional authentication data.
TechWatch report looks at metadata
Latest JISC TechWatch report calls for libraries to adopt 'coherent approach to metadata'.