Monthly Archives: August 2010

Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library is recruiting a Head of Library Technology and Systems. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The successful candidate will have experience in the management of library systems that support the essential functions of the library, including the library's integrated system and resource sharing software and systems. Knowledge of emerging technologies [...] Continue reading →

Consumers International has released Access to Knowledge: A Guide for Everyone. Here's an excerpt: Access to knowledge (A2K) is the umbrella term for a movement that aims to create more equitable public access to the products of human culture and learning. Fields of advocacy that it subsumes include most centrally copyright and patent law reform, [...] Continue reading →

The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library is recruiting a Web Development Lead. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The HAM-TMC Library seeks an energetic, Web Development Lead (Librarian). This individual will be responsible for the development and management of the HAM-TMC Library’s websites both public/Intranet, and ensuring both sites meet accessibility standards. The [...] Continue reading →

The Council on Library and Information Resources and the Library of Congress have released The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age. Here's an excerpt: The publication of The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States is a landmark achievement in the [...] Continue reading →

Rice University Press and University E-Press Developments http://icio.us/mmx24t # California State University to License Content from Major College Publishers http://icio.us/0dhiif # NASA Imagery Added to The Commons: Internet Archive, NASA, and Flickr Launch Historic Image Collection http://icio.us/qvnqwe # Elsevier Introduces SciVerse, an Innovative Platform for Accelerating Science http://icio.us/cqlpnl # Academic Libraries and Open Access: Policies, [...] Continue reading →

A signaler la librairie Dialogues à Brest qui vous propose une rubrique sur la rentrée littéraire numérique. Déjà 42 titres recensés sur les 497 prévus cet automne. Continue reading →

La concurrence est rude avec Amazon. La chaîne de librairies Borders dévisse les prix de ses lecteurs Kobo et Aluratek, respectivement à 129,99$ et 99,99$ à partir de début septembre. Moins de 100$, on y est pour les modèles de… Continue reading →

I’ll be traipsing into New York tomorrow morning to visit Sony and talk to the VP of the Digital Reading Division for a briefing on the new Sony Readers. Don’t know whether it will be under embargo or not, but I’ll let you know after the meeting. As I’ll be in the City (in 94 [...] Continue reading →