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Oxford Medicine Online Launches New Resource

By |June 9th, 2011|indexing, search|Comments Off on Oxford Medicine Online Launches New Resource

Oxford Medicine Online has launched Oxford Medical Libraries Online, a new resource that offers a collection of subject-based libraries containing over 50 invaluable short guides.

Digital Library Smackdown

By |May 31st, 2011|News|Comments Off on Digital Library Smackdown

The Digital Public Library of America initiative has created a lively debate on the DPLA's discussion listserv about how any such institution should be constituted. David H. Rothman, cofounder of LibraryCity.org and founder of TeleRead, has been advocating for well-stocked national digital libraries for many years and is an active participant on the listserv.

SAE Digital Library Gets Redesign

By |May 4th, 2011|News, Taxonomy|1 Comment

SAE International has announced a complete redesign of its Digital Library, the comprehensive technical paper and standards solution used by automobile and aerospace engineers.

Multilingual UDC Summary Shows Progress

By |April 26th, 2011|News, Standards|Comments Off on Multilingual UDC Summary Shows Progress

The Multilingua Universal Decimal Classification Summary project, containing an abridged schedule of over 2000 classes with notes and examples, continues to progress with 40 languages online, some completely translated and others in various stages of translation.

New Grant Funds Digital Research Center

By |April 18th, 2011|News, reference, Uncategorized|Comments Off on New Grant Funds Digital Research Center

Emory University is soon to have a coffeehouse-like environment in which students can work in cross-discipline collaboration and allow researcher access to the library’s vast experts on all things library. This will differ from other digital research centers because of the cross-discipline collaboration potential.

What Does the Future Hold for Libraries?

By |April 18th, 2011|News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on What Does the Future Hold for Libraries?

A table of powerhouses gathered to discussion a slew of topics from the impact of cloud computing and open source ILSs to issues surrounding user engagement, the digital divide, and declining library budgets.