It’s an often overlooked source, but libraries frequently have access to a lot of databases and research that can cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy. It’s obviously all focused on digital media, but cuts across a range of channels and...
Libraries are using QR codes to facilitate learning via interactive scavenger hunts. D barcodes excel at bringing non-digital media to life. I recently spoke at SES New York on best practices for mobile marketing with QR codes.
That's certainly different than the approach used by Google Music and Amazon, where users must upload their entire libraries. One such caveat was that the digital file had to be identical. Google Music is one of several services that have ventured...
The Google Books project has scanned over 12 million books, largely thanks to the 40-plus libraries in its Library Projects Partner program. With many major libraries having unique copies of historical texts, partnerships like the one with the...
We want to see these books have the broadest reach possible -- the books we scan are available for inclusion in Europeana, of which the Florence Library is a founding member, and other digital libraries.
With an index of over 26 million hours of searchable video and more than 350 media partnerships, including national broadcasters, commercial media giants, and private video libraries, blinkx has cemented its position as the premier destination for...
The former news editor of Search Engine Watch just won one of the nation's most prestigious awards granted to library professionals at the annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference in Seattle.
Libraries and publishers are encouraged to build digital archives utilizing the platform Microsoft built with Kirtas, the Internet Archive, CCS, and others. Microsoft has announced that they are closing their Live Search Books and Live Search...
Once again, my excitement was tempered by the reality that it's only available through paying libraries. While I'm a big fan of libraries and even remote access for patrons, it's troubling that the public-at-large cannot access these holdings -- or...
There are some web sites which aim to help, however, such as Librarian and I Love Libraries. For those of you who graduated over a decade ago, you'd be amazed at how academic and public libraries have transformed into electronic wonders, open 24/7.
For example, coming up with ways to help utilize some of the library world's content, and just letting people know what libraries have to offer, and how can we work together with libraries. So, Ask.com is very happy with me just going out and...
Some sites approach searching much like libraries, where you can search publications, authors and article titles. Magazines are perfectly positioned to take advantage of digital platforms,” according to MPA President and CEO Nina Link.
To further the argument for improved information discovery, Katherine Mossman (Library Journal, July 2006) points out that in the long tail model librarians and libraries play a key role: Libraries act as almost limitless inventory collections
Remember, many libraries offer FREE remote access (work for home or office, 24x7) to these and other databases. Digital Library Collections #1: A Look at Cornell University Another week has gone by and the world of databases of special interest to...
Microsoft announced that the University of California and University of Toronto Libraries will be participating in the Windows Live Book Search program. In addition, Microsoft plans on making it easier for publishers to submit content for inclusion...
Digitized sheet music from several libraries. Imagery: Curator's Choices Selections from the NY Public Library Digital Image Gallery Here's another collection of new or "just discovered" specialty search tools, mobile tools, and more via
Postscript: Google argues with U.K.publishers over digital libraries from News.com covers publishers in the UK making new attacks against the program. French publisher sues Google for piracy from AFP and French book publisher sues Google from the...
Search engines, bibliographic databases and digital libraries provide adequate support for users whose information needs are well-defined. When someone uses a search engine to try to locate information about a subject which they know very little...
OAIster is an index to academically-oriented "digital resources" available for free from close to 600 libraries and other organizations. These digital resources range from images at the Library of Congress to audio files, reference books such as...
Google's Library Project (to digitize materials founnd in five large libraries and then offer snippets from that material) is a part of the complete GBS program. Amazon is in talks with various studios, such as Image Entertainment, Ardustry Home...
