The DPLA Dev Team talks with Karen Coyle about modern data.
“Karen Coyle visited us today to talk with us about why it is time for libraries to move to a more modern idea of data, one that focuses more on the data and less on the records, and that makes use of the linked data format.”
Listen to the podcast here.
Big publishers still tentative on ebooks after ALA meeting.
“Although the American Library Association and major publishers are talking to each other about ebook lending, it seems they are going to cordially disagree for the foreseeable future — even as more librarians offer evidence that some of the publishers’ concerns may not be completely justified and the CEO for OverDrive says he is ‘bullish for 2012.’
‘We haven’t found a business model that works for us or our authors,’ said Michelle Fadlalla, the director of library marketing at Simon & Schuster. “No vendor has come in with the right solution for us,” she said.”
From Michael Kelly’s article, “Simon & Schuster, Macmillan Express Concerns About Library Ebook Lending After ‘Positive’ Talks with ALA”
Austrian National Library to put 600,000 books online.
“In a public-private partnership with Google, the Austrian National Library is digitising its historical book holdings. Some 600,000 volumes from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries will be digitised and made available free of charge. The project demonstrates that public-private partnerships can be successful in enabling our heritage institutions to provide large-scale access to their holdings, provided that such partnerships are not exclusive and free access is ensured. The article outlines the preparatory phase and work flows established in the project.”
Via TeleRead.
Penguin cuts ties with OverDrive.
“Three months of library drama are coming to a climax this evening as big-six publisher Penguin announced that it is ending its relationship with digital library distributor OverDrive. Starting tomorrow, it will stop offering e-books and digital audiobooks to libraries—at least until it finds a new partner.”
From Laura Hazard Owen’s article, “Penguin Ends E-Book Library Lending And Relationship With OverDrive”