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Using LEID Products Electronic Lockers, the Springtown Branch of Livermore Public Library Expands Service Hours from One Day to Seven Days a Week to Meet Patron Needs. Auburn Hills, MI (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 LEID Products, LLC., innovators of secure electronic storage systems with built-in asset management and inventory control software, today announced Livermore Public Library in California is using LEID’s Access.it electronic lockers as part of their new revolutionary self-service...
Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library, in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books, is pleased to offer OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of audiobooks. Elizabethton, TN (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library (Elizabethton, TN), in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), is pleased to offer OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of...
---Agreement to add academic titles to GOBI3 database for streamlined ordering--- BOSTON and OXFORD, England, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to simplify the process of enhancing library collections with authoritative reference content from world-renowned publishers, Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions - in partnership with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor - has made its titles available for purchase through...
- New ereader application offers direct downloads from Axis 360 digital libraries to tablets and smartphones - CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment products, has released a new, free application for tablets and smartphones called axisReader, which allows patrons of libraries with the Axis 360 digital media platform to seamlessly discover, checkout and read ebooks in EPUB...
Thousands of Digital Titles To Be Available Following Successful Test Program with Five Axis 360 Libraries CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of digital and physical books and entertainment products, announced today that beginning May 8(th), as a result of months of working closely with Hachette Book Group on a successful ebook test program, Hachette Book Group's ebooks will be available for sale to all libraries using the...
El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) April 30 CHICAGO, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Demographers predict that by the year 2050, African Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanics and Native Americans will constitute the majority of Americans. April 30 is El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), also known as Dia, and libraries, families and children will celebrate our nation's rich cultural tapestry....
CHICAGO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) has selected six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U.S. Along with a medal presentation at ALA's annual conference in Chicago, on June 30, each winning author will receive $5,000 and the four finalists will each receive...
- Addition helps libraries manage and compare ebook and print holdings - CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- collectionHQ, the leading collection performance improvement solution that helps libraries better manage their collections, today announced that many of its popular, evidence-based tools available for print and A/V titles are now available for ebooks as well. The addition of these tools, called the ebook module, means that for the first time, librarians can easily...
Joins LAC Group consulting staff to redefine future of the legal industry LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sarah Stephens, an acknowledged information services expert and most recently Chief Knowledge Officer of Sutherland LLP (an AmLaw 100 firm), has joined LAC Group's consulting team to deliver library research, expense, and collection management strategies to its growing roster of leading law firms. She will work with clients to redefine information services,...
New subscription-based service offering interactive digital storybooks led by a team of experts from Nick Jr., Blue's Clues, PBS Kids' SuperWHY!, Nook Kids, Scholastic NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders in the children's entertainment and publishing industries have joined forces with Speakaboos, the education focused, multi-platform storybook subscription service that brings hundreds of beloved children's stories to life. Speakaboos immerses children ages 2 - 6 years...
