An ARL/Music Library Assn. initiative; LibQUAL Awards In-Kind Grants; Readex launches NY Historical Soc. pamphlet collection; 3M Cloud Library adds Macmillan titles; De Gruyter signs with YBP Library Services; Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion launcheds; German booksellers release a touchscreen, front-lit e-reader, the Tolino Shine.
ARL/Music Library Association Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Call for Applications
ARL is now accepting applications for the ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (ARL/MLA DII). This scholarship program, funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and by ARL member libraries, offers minority candidates an opportunity to pursue the master’s in library and information science (MLIS) degree while gaining valuable “hands-on” experience in a large academic music library environment…
Three libraries have been selected to receive in-kind grants to participate in LibQUAL+ in 2013. The selection of grantees was based on financial need, contribution to the growth of LibQUAL+, and potential for surfacing best practices in the area of library service improvements…
The digital collection American Pamphlets, Series 1, 1820-1922: From the New-York Historical Society will be introduced in late spring 2013 by Readex, a division of NewsBank … the 25,000-plus short works in this new online resource represent an extensive, yet under-researched, record of American history, society, culture and contemporary life…
3M Cloud Library goes live with Macmillan Content
“The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service announces the addition of Macmillan titles to its collection. As part of Macmillan’s eLending pilot program, 3M is pleased to offer 1,200 titles from the Minotaur Books imprint
To help guide customers through the new content, Heather McCormack, collection development manager, has compiled a number of recommendation lists aimed at simplifying the selection and purchase process and optimizing circulation…”
De Gruyter Signs 10,000 Title eBook Agreement with YBP Library Services
“De Gruyter, the international academic publishing house, announced today that it has signed an agreement with YBP Library Services (YBP), the academic division of Baker & Taylor, whereby nearly 10,000 titles from De Gruyter’s eBook program, e-dition, will be made available for purchase through GOBI3 (Global Online Bibliographic Information), YBP’s acquisition and collection management interface…”
“Today marks the launch of the Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion, jointly hosted on http://www.innocentive.com/pavilion/scientific-american and http://www.scientificamerican.com/openinnovation. The online hub to foster scientific collaboration and open innovation is the result of a partnership between InnoCentive, Inc. ,… and Scientific American, …”
According to PaidContent, “German bookstore chains Thalia, Weltbild and Hugendubel have partnered with Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom to release a touchscreen, front-lit e-reader, the Tolino Shine. It costs €99 (USD $128), is available for sale on March 7 and is intended to compete against Amazon’s Kindle and the Kobo in Germany. The Tolino will be sold at the partners’ 1,500 physical stores as well as online…”
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