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Ex Libris e-book focus group
Via my library’s Collections and Acquisitions blog, Ex Libris announces an e-book focus group. Follow the link for more information, but “the ultimate goal of this effort is to provide the academic and research library market a set of solutions to the challenges presented by e-books.” Technorati Tags: ebooks, Ex_Libris
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Google Book Search: is it Good Enough?
Good post at the American Historical Association blog called Google Books: What’s Not to Like? In it, a historian points out three big things not to like: Poor Scan Quality, Faulty Metadata, and Truncated Public Domain. Well-supported with examples, it gets even more interesting in the comments where people point out that crappy though it…
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Wanna be a beta tester for Adobe Captivate 3?
No promises, but if you can fill out their 25-question survey by Thursday May 3rd (hopefully the end of the day) you’ve got a chance at being a beta tester for Adobe’s Screencasting product. Technorati Tags: Adobe, Captivate, Screencasting
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The Ultimate Distance Librarian Position
Next space tourist dreams of library. Thanks for the tip, Adriana. Technorati Tags: Spaaaaaaaace
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