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The Library of the Future is Mobile
After attending the recent MobileTechnology Executive briefing run by the Chartered institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) I’ve become really excited by the opportunities that developments in mobile technology are presenting to academic publishers, librarians and end users. This … Continue reading
The Digital Gateway to China
On 17th April, our CEO George Lossius announced the launch of the Digital Gateway project at London Book Fair. The project provides Chinese libraries with their most significant digital publishing platform to date. In this article (first published by Bookbrunch … Continue reading
Where next for intermediaries – presentation to ASA
Last week Emilie Delquie of our sister company, PCG, presented at the ASA Conference on what she believed were the challenges facing publishers, libraries and intermediaries in the post-digital age. Using the conference’s tagline The Best Way To Predict The … Continue reading
Two ways scholarly publishers can make PDA work
I’ve been following the comment thread on this fascinating post on Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) on Scholarly Kitchen. It raises some really interesting arguments that I’d like to explore about how college librarians here in the US and scholarly publishers … Continue reading
Fair Use in Libraries – A Best Practice Guide
When is it appropriate for a librarian to put copyright material on e-reserve for student use? And what does ‘fair use’ constitute in the library context – in US law at least? So, a hat tip to the people over … Continue reading
10 recommendations for the future of scholarly publishing
It’s now acknowledged within the publishing industry that Christmas 2011 was the time when digital reading officially went mainstream, with sales of ebooks and ereaders rocketing on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet while the consumer landscape has exhaustively well … Continue reading
This Week on the Semantic Web – 09 Dec 2011
Each week we bring you the most thought-provoking news on how the semantic web is changing the way web users discover, interact and exchange online. This week on the blog we take a glimpse at how brands and consumer markets are utilising the semantic web … Continue reading
Online Publishing Forum Videos
Last week scholarly publishers from across the UK convened in London for our Online Publishing Forum to discuss academic publishing and its relationship with semantic web technologies, apps and the future of library funding. We’ve already shared the slides from … Continue reading
UKSG London 2011 – As It Happened
On Wednesday 16th November, librarians, consultants and publishing professionals from across the UK descended on London to talk about shared services. These are proving increasingly popular among libraries and scholarly publishers, but questions remain as to what kind of long-term … Continue reading
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