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  UK: digital standards agreed for public libraries

  1367 readers From The Guardian: The heads of more than 4,000 public libraries across the UK have agreed to national digital standards, which include providing free internet access in every library, and the ability to join a library and renew and reserve items online. The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) said that National Digital Promise will set the minimum

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  59% Of Librarians Use Digital Galleys To Find Titles

  1169 readersMore than 59% of librarians use digital galleys to find titles for purchase for their library. This is according to a new report from NetGalley and the American Library Association, which surveyed 1,200 librarians which are also NetGalley users about how they use digital galleys. While most librarians find out about books through the trade press, librarians

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  Full Text of ebrary’s Report on Offline and Mobile Access to eBooks Now Available

  1561 readers Title: ebrary’s Download Survey (17 pages; PDF) by: Allen M. McKiel, Ph.D., Dean of Library Services, Western Oregon University. Beginning today [December 14], the report is available direct from ebrary, no registration required. Previously, you were required to complete an online registration form. We first posted about the report at the end of October and shared a few key findings: The

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  Full Text of ebrary’s Report on Offline and Mobile Access to eBooks Now Available

  1414 readers Title: ebrary’s Download Survey (17 pages; PDF) by: Allen M. McKiel, Ph.D., Dean of Library Services, Western Oregon University. Beginning today [December 14], the report is available direct from ebrary, no registration required. Previously, you were required to complete an online registration form. We first posted about the report at the end of October and shared a few key findings: The

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  New LRG study- 74% of libraries report increased demand for electronic offerings, by Sue Polanka

  1363 readers New LRG study- 74% of libraries report increased demand for electronic offerings: “Close to three-fourths of respondents, 74%, report that demand for their libraries’ electronic offerings have increased over the past year” A new report from Library Resource Guide and Unisphere Research, ” The Digital Squeeze: Libraries at the Crossroads—The Library Resource Guide Benchmark Study on 2012

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  eBook Average Check Out Time At Library Is 8 Days: ebrary Report

  1577 readersLibrary patrons are using their eReaders to check out books. According to a new report from ebrary, 92 percent of librarians find giving offline access to eBooks more or equally important than providing online access. The report, which surveyed primarily academic librarians in March of 2011, also found that most libraries check out eBooks for an

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  OCLC and Ingram offer new option for access to ebooks

  1286 readersFrom an OCLC Announcement: OCLC and Ingram Content Group Inc. will soon offer a new service option that will provide library users short-term access to e-books not in their collection through WorldCat Resource Sharing and ILLiad. The new service option, to launch in the coming months, expands access to library content available through WorldCat Resource

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  Pew Internet Releases New Report: “Libraries, Patrons, and E-books”

  602 readersIn early April the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report about about ebook usage in the United States. Although libraries were mentioned/discussed throughout this report, the primary focus of the report was not libraries. Today, Pew Internet is out with a NEW report that focuses solely on library patron (public library patrons

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  Highlights From Two Reports: New: Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edition & Student Use of Library E-Book Collections

  11727 readers1. Primary Research has just released the 2011 edition of their Library Use of eBooks report. The complete report is a fee-based document but the news release does include some findings. + The libraries sampled had a mean number of 3.51 contracts with individual publishers or aggregators. + For colleges, eBook aggregators represented more than 63% of their

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  ALA Creates ‘Scorecard’ To Help Libraries Manage Licenses

  262 readersThe American Library Association (ALA) has created a new report to help libraries manage eBook licensing terms, called “The Business Model Scorecard.” The scorecard helps inform librarians about the different variables involved in library eBook license contracts to help them negotiate eBook licensing deals with publishers. The objective is to give public libraries ideas to craft their own contracts. The report breaks down 15 different eBook