Category: Document Delivery
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Google Scholar PDF Reader
I use Firefox these days, so this wasn't a priority. I've had this tucked away since it was announced about a month ago, but only now got around to trying it out, and I like it! Last month, Google introduced the Google Scholar PDF Reader. I thought about making a quick screencast, but of course…
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ERIC Webinar: Restoring Access to ERIC’s PDFs
In August 2012, ERIC temporarily disabled access to its collection of full text documents due to personally identifiable information found in some of its older documents. Over the past two years, the ERIC team has worked to clear and re-release many of the documents. ERIC will be hosting a webinar on September 16, 2014 from 1:00–2:30 p.m.…
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Thinking the unthinkable – doing away with the library catalogue (UKSG)
Here's a thought-provoking talk given by Simone Kortekaas of Utrecht University Library in the Netherlands at this year's UKSG conference. In it, she talks about how they decided to do away with their discovery tool and steer users to Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus. Utrecht appears to be a science-heavy institution. The title…
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Adobe to Require New Epub DRM in July, Expects to Abandon Existing Users
Ooh, this doesn't sound good. The Digital Reader is reporting that come July, 2014, Adobe will be requiring vendors and hardware to support an updated version of their DRM (Digital Rights Management) solution. So what, you ask? "This means that any app or device which still uses the older Adobe DRM will be cut off.…
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Some thoughts on the Access Copyright – AUCC Model Licence
I honestly don't have anything new to add to this situation, but I wanted to throw together a few links for you to follow (legally even!) if you want to try and figure out what's going through the heads of the administrators at Canadian Universities that are planning to sign on with the Access Copyright…
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Ebrary Ebook Downloads
At the end of October Wayne Bivens-Tatum posted a nice concise 18-step process for downloading a book from Ebrary and loading it on a portable reading device. I just wanted to add that I sat in on a product demo earlier this month and can confirm that at this time it is NOT possible to…
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ebrary Survey on Offline/Download Model and Mobile Reading
ebrary is developing new ways to support an offline/download model and reading on hand-held devices. We are conducting this survey to better understand your needs, and we would very much appreciate your comments and suggestions. Take the survey Please feel free to share the survey with any interested colleagues. We ask that you respond by…
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Using Bluefire Reader to read Overdrive ebooks on your iOS device
I carved out a little time this afternoon to explore the several posts I'd bookmarked about the new Bluefire ebook reader, which is notable for being able to support ebooks containing Adobe DRM. Here are the links to follow: How To Get Library Ebooks on the iPad/iPhone, No Sync Required – Josh Hadro, LJ Insider…
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SafariBooks Online to support institutional subscriptions later this year?
I received an email the other day letting me know I hadn't been selected to participate as a beta tester for SafariBooks Online iPad app. I exchanged a couple of emails with the Mobile Product Manager, letting him know that our users want to be able to access our institutional subscription, and he responded that…