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| August 2008 | Amazon acquisition | AbeBooks is acquired by Amazon.com |
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| August 2008 | Emerald Group Publishing announcement | Reprints licensing service now available through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink |
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| August 2008 | Oxford Journals | Oxford Journals deposit into PubMed Central |
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| August 2008 | BL report goes live | The British Library's Annual Report has just gone live... |
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| August 2008 | Launch of manuscript deposition service | Nature Publishing Group announce.... |
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| August 2008 | BL Announce Collection Move | In January 2009 the British Library will move low-use items to alternate storage |
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| July 2008 | Social networking on Aqua Browser | Now you can network whilst using Aqua Browser . |
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| July 2008 | Amazon and Harper Collins team up | New venture from Amazon and Harper Collins |
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| July 2008 | BBC prize winner announced | Kate Summerscale wins BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize |
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| July 2008 | Better World Books UK | Excess stock from libraries supports improvements in literacy worldwide |
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| July 2008 | Scan and Deliver | BL announce their vast digitisation programme |
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| July 2008 | Renfrewshire go for Infor | Vubis Smart has been selected as the new LMS for Renfrewshire |
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| July 2008 | MLA publish responses to consultation exercise | Controversial materials in public libraries consultation results are announced |
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| July 2008 | SirsiDynix Enterprise is launched | SirsiDynix announce a new faceted search product |
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| July 2008 | Emerald Bookstore is launched | On line bookstore launched by Emerald Group Publishing |
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| July 2008 | NetLibrary announces agreements with 19 publishers | NetLibrary adds thousands of new books to a growing catalogue |
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| July 2008 | St Andrews catalogue is now complete | Copac has announced that the loading of the catalogue has now been finished |
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| July 2008 | Theakstons shortlist announced | Shortlist for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 has been announced |
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| July 2008 | Changes at Axiell and DS | New responsibilities for Nigel Pegg and Jim Burton |
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| July 2008 | MLA appoint new Chair | Andrew Motion is to be new MLA Chair |
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| July 2008 | Talis launch Bridge Pro | Talis announce the launch of new self-service solution |
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| June 2008 | AIDA from JISC | AIDA is a new self-assessment tool for digital asset management and digital preservation |
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| June 2008 | CBC announce new contract | CBC saves libraries money.... |
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| June 2008 | Winner of IMPAC Award announced | The winner of the prestigious 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is Rawi Hage |
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| June 2008 | Richard and Judy announce their Summer Reads | The debut novel of Arthur Millar's daughter is among the titles chosen by Richard and Judy |
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| June 2008 | Kent Libraries selects Civica | Civica Spydus is to be Kent Libraries' new LMS |
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| June 2008 | The Conway report | Published on 28 May 2008, this report investigates the professional level of service in 10 English public library authorities |
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| June 2008 | The Digitalist from Pan Macmillan | Everyone can now join the online debate about books, publishing, the web and the future |
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| June 2008 | Borders UK launches beta site | A new beta version of Borders transactional website has been launched |
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| June 2008 | Orange Prize winner announced | Rose Tremain is the winner of the Orange Broadband Prize 2008 |
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| June 2008 | Changes at the MLA | The MLA sets out the details of its significantly re-defined role... |
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| May 2008 | E4books campaign reaches e-Day - UK book trade achieves massive growth in e-trading. | Back in 2004, a target date was set for the UK book trade to move to a fully electronic supply chain. That target date, or ‘e-Day’ as it was named, was 1st May 2008. Now, as e-Day finally arrives, the e4books campaign has announced the remarkable results of four years' hard work. |
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| April 2008 | New deal gives library users access to world-class online reference material. | A new agreement, managed by The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, will enable public libraries in England to achieve significant financial discounts on high quality online reference resources. |
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| April 2008 | BookScan sales data plays integral role in Swansea’s new Central Library. | Swansea Libraries has been using BookScan for Libraries for over a year to help stock their new central library, which is due to open March 2008. |
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| April 2008 | EU opens door for audiobooks tax drop. | A row taking place in Scandinavia over VAT on audiobooks could help trigger a reduction in the rate charged across the European Union. |
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| March 2008 | Rebuck: the book will never die | 'a time of great challenge but also unprecedented opportunity which will free the book to reach new audiences in new ways' says Gail Rebuck |
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| March 2008 | Fiction for free from Penguin | First chapter of every fiction title will be free to read |
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| March 2008 | Borders new download service | Audiobook download service on offer at Borders new concept store |
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| March 2008 | National e-textbook debate | A national e-textbook debate will be hosted by JISC |
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| March 2008 | NEYAL awards another year to Dawson Books | Dawson books will continue to supply North East and Yorkshire Academic Libraries Consortium for a further year |
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| March 2008 | Gardners buys Holt Jackson | Following on from Askews, Holt Jackson are the latest Gardners acquisition |
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| February 2008 | JSTOR announce new platform | JSTOR's new platform will provide more tools and capability for JSTOR's users..... |
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| February 2008 | Quick Reads 2008 | New titles announced for publication in March, on World Book Day |
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| February 2008 | Breaking news from MLA | A tremendously challenging programme of change sees key posts move out of London and radical streamlining of operations |
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| February 2008 | Free ebooks | Planet ebooks is a new downloadable resource to share |
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| February 2008 | BIC E4Libraries Project | Scoping report produced by Simon Edwards |
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| February 2008 | Online sampling of Harper Collins books | Harper Collins publishers announce a variety of online promotions to allow customer exclusive sampling of its books |
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| February 2008 | DS forms links with Axiell Group | DS has entered into a joint research agreement with Axiell |
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| February 2008 | New version of Copac released | Searches now carried out both on Copac and BL catalogue |
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| February 2008 | 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize | The Independent announces the Longlist for this year |
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| February 2008 | From JISC - Cambridge Companions Online | JISC announces the online version of the Cambridge Companions series |
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| February 2008 | Copac loads University of Sheffield catalogue | Copac announces the addition of University of Sheffield's catalogue |
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| February 2008 | Affordable Textbooks Website | This campaign is working to stop the rising cost of textbooks |
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| February 2008 | MLA library specialism could go | Re-structure may prompt demise of library specialism posts and replacement with ones that work across all 3 sectors |
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| February 2008 | UKSG launch KBART | The Knowledge Base and Related Tools working group is announced by UKSG |
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| February 2008 | Access 5 million e-prints | Energy, science and technology for the research community via OSTI's E-Print Network |
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| February 2008 | Tesco tackles age-ranging | Stickers on books identify suitability for certain ages |
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| February 2008 | 15 Publishing Trends for 2008 | Mike Shatzkin shares his future predictions in Publishers Weekly |
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| February 2008 | Google Generation is a Myth says new Report | New report from JISC and BL challenges some assumptions about young people and Internet use |
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| February 2008 | Online Book Community | Penguin announce pioneering online book community for teenagers |
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| February 2008 | RFID Library Applications Working Group set up | RFID Library Applications Working Group is set up in the US |
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| February 2008 | European Sources online | New database European Sources Online provides information on the EU and wider Europe |
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| February 2008 | Shortlists for 2008 Independent Publishing Awards announced | The nine lists showcase the very best of independent publishing in the UK |
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| February 2008 | ProQuest has acquired RefWorks LLC | ProQuest will integrate RefWorks into its COS business creating powerful, single source networking and management tools |
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| February 2008 | Library visits up thanks to online use | Latest figures from CIPFA show rising visitor numbers due to wider availability of online and electronic resources |
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| February 2008 | ProQuest launches ProQuest Central | ProQuest Central to offer more than 11,000 titles and will serve as the foundational research collection for academic libraries |
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| January 2008 | MLA seeks input to consultation document | Draft guidance on selection and management of controversial stock in libraries published by MLA is offered for feedback |
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| Janurary 2008 | TalNet is joined by Coleg Menai | Coleg Menai in North Wales becomes the latest library to join TalNet |
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| January 2008 | Sean O'Brien wins TS Eliot prize | 'The Drowned Book' wins prize for Sean O'Brien |
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| January 2008 | Humana Press acquired by Springer | Humana Press was acquired by Springer in September 2006 |
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| January 2008 | Public libraries have massive support | The MLA said the challenge for libraries was to make better use of their increased funding, further improve customer services and boost use, following publication of statistics that explode some myths |
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| January 2008 | CILIP announces LMS Showcase event on March 14th | CILIP is again running its highly successful LMS Showcase in 2008 |
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| January 2008 | ProQuest launch search widget | Increase visibility of licensed databases by embedding a ProQuest search box on any institutional web page |
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| January 2008 | LibraryThing launches two new search sources | New sources are The British Library and the Talis Union... |
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| January 2008 | Perceptions 2007 - a survey of the library automation industry | Marshall Breeding has just published a survey which updates current information in the light of recent mergers, acquisitions, product consolidations etc. |
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| January 2008 | Yale University Press chooses Ingram Digital Group | Ingram is to assist in the development and deployment YUP's digital publishing strategy |
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| January 2008 | Supporting Excellence in the Arts - new report | James Purnell welcomes MacMaster report calling for new emphasis on quality, risk and innovation in UK culture |
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| January 2008 | Borders announces deal with Tribeka Ltd | Borders to trial a CD and DVD on demand service |
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| January 2008 | Institutional Repositories | Tout de Suite the latest Digital Scholarship publication is designed to give the reader a quick intro to key aspects of.... |
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| January 2008 | Library classification sparks anger | Library of Congress re-classification of Scottish literature causes outrage |
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| January 2008 | SirsiDynix Symphony 3.2 | SirsiDynix Symphony 3.2 is now available |
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| January 2008 | Government launches National Year of Reading | Ed Balls has launched the National Year of Reading |
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| January 2008 | Access the Directory of Open Access Journals | Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals are all freely available via the DOAJ service |
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| January 2008 | Reading, Libraries and community engagement-the way ahead | The Reading Agency and the Local Government Association announce a successful outcome to 30 November conference |
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| January 2008 | O'Flynn a Costa Winner | Catherine O'Flynn has won the Costa First Novel Award 2007 with 'What Was Lost.' |
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| January 2008 | Coutts expands services | Coutts Information Services Inc is now a WorldCat Selection partner..... |
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| 2007 | NAG News | Archived news items from 2007 |
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