In the News: Many JSTOR journals are available for free; McGraw-Hill Professional expands ebook offerings to libraries; a $250,000 grant from IMLS; price of ebooks in a two-month tailspin; a deadline for the LibraryAware Community Award; IAC Acquires Tutor.com; and new poetry & short story resource from EBSCO
Many JSTOR Journal Archives Now Free to Public
According to Library Journal JSTOR has announced that “the archives of more than 1,200 journals are now available for limited free reading by the public… Anyone can sign up for a JSTOR account and read up to three articles for free every two weeks…”
PRNewswire reports that “McGraw-Hill Professional today announced that it is offering an enhanced purchasing program for its popular McGraw-Hill eBook Library, a digital platform delivering unparalleled access to its premium content (MHeBookLibrary.com). This new purchasing alternative – perpetual access – is designed to give libraries more flexibility in acquiring McGraw-Hill Professional’s digital content to meet the growing demands from their patrons for eBooks…”
“…A grant of $250,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will help the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) provide for the first time a much-needed service to museums, libraries, and archives around the country. NEDCC will use new technologies to convert audio recordings from obsolete formats, such as wax cylinders and records, to new digital formats…”
Digital Book World reports that “the average price of a top-25 ebook best-seller has plummeted in the past several months, dropping from a high of $11.37 in last Oct. to $8.23 this week (see chart below).
Since gaining control of the power to discount titles from some of the largest publishers, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others have been dropping the prices of best-selling titles from $14.99 and $12.99 to points much lower — sometimes to below $5…”
Deadline Approaches for the First Ever LibraryAware™ Community Award
PRWeb reports that “the deadline is approaching for libraries interested in submitting entries for the first-ever LibraryAware Community Award. Submissions must be postmarked by February 1st. The LibraryAware Community Award recognizes cities and towns and their libraries, or library systems, that have demonstrated their ability to make the community aware of what the library can do for them—and have delivered on that promise. The award is given by Library Journal and underwritten by LibraryAware™, a product of the NoveList division of EBSCO Publishing…”
Information Today reports that “IAC announced that the company completed the acquisition of Tutor.com, an online tutoring solution. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1998, Tutor.com connects students anytime, anywhere with more than 2,500 screened and qualified tutors for immediate one-to-one sessions. Historically focused on core K-12 subjects, Tutor.com has more recently expanded into AP courses, test prep, college-level curriculum, and real-time writing help.
EBSCO Publishing Introduces Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
“EBSCO Publishing has released a new library resource featuring a … digital collection of poetry and short stories available for use by students, teachers and researchers. Poetry & Short Story Reference Center™ offers users access to a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary full-text poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and authoritative essays…”
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