In today’s academic library world, there are scores if not hundreds of companies offering every possible kind of solution for cataloguing, displaying and making the library’s holdings discoverable. However, some of these are very expensive; and, as Lone Ramy Katberg, Special Adviser to Aalborg University Library and the Royal Danish Library points out, few willContinueContinue reading “How to make your publications more discoverable: tips from Lone Ramy Katberg, Special Adviser to Aalborg University Library and the Royal Danish Library”
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Changing sides: From Library to Publisher
In the academic publishing world, every now and again you meet librarians who have moved across to work for a publisher, or vice versa. We wondered about their motivations and experiences, so we decided to talk to some of them. Tash Edmonds Please give us your name and describe your role. Tash Edmonds, Senior BookContinueContinue reading “Changing sides: From Library to Publisher”
Libraries Week – “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World”
It is Libraries Week in the UK – a “celebration of […] the role of libraries in the digital world” (CILIP’s words). CILIP is organising and coordinating a series of events to mark the occasion. Libraries up and down the country are organising events and activities around the celebrations, and the hashtag #librariesweek is trendingContinueContinue reading “Libraries Week – “Celebrating Libraries in a Digital World””
Audiobooks – more than just a trend?
Audiobooks have been the fastest growing area in consumer publishing, but also in academic publishing they are becoming more and more popular. Undoubtedly the market leader is Amazon’s “Audible” but other audio services like Spotify, Audiobooks.com and various eBook vendors also offer audiobook programmes and some publishers distribute audiobooks on their own ebook platforms orContinueContinue reading “Audiobooks – more than just a trend?”
The British Library: literally a national treasure
Today the British Library is housed in what from the outside is a very a non-descript building. Resembling a giant warehouse, it stands on Euston Road in London next to St Pancras station, its much more imposing neighbour, and is a stone’s throw from both Euston and King’s Cross stations. It therefore enjoys an idealContinueContinue reading “The British Library: literally a national treasure”
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