Content tagged eBooks
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- A Happy Ending – Interview with Mikkel Christoffersen on eLending in Denmark
The story of eLending in Denmark is a particular one. Despite high levels of use of the Danish eLending platform, it attracted frequent (if unjustified) criticism from other stakeholders, who held...
News - 8 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Denmark, eBooks, eLending, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview with Jonathan Band
The concept of controlled digital lending is receiving growing attention. Originating in the United States, it is now a subject of discussion elsewhere in the world, raising both interest and...
News - 22 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Libraries Can't Get Enough eBooks; an Interview with Sharon Day, Edmonton Public Library
IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's...
News - 15 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Canada, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- European copyright reform: resources
The first major reform of Europe's copyright system in almost 20 years aims to update the law for the digital age. In addition to affecting libraries and library users across Europe, it will...
Publication - 20 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Digital Humanities, Digital preservation, Digitisation, E-Learning, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Europe, licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- Deal on eLending in the Netherlands: Interview with the Dutch Public Library Association
Following extensive discussions, libraries in the Netherlands have come to an agreement with publishers and others about eBook availability in the country. Published in the Official...
News - 31 October 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Netherlands, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- LIBER - International Book Fair for the Spanish-language book sector
LIBER is the leading international fair for the Spanish-language book sector. IFLA will participate in a pannel about intellectual property, where speakers will discuss current trends and...
Event - 18 September 2018
Tags: Copyright, eBooks, Event, Publications, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Scholarly Communication in Asia & Africa
At the 2018 World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lumpur, SOCRS held an open program on scholarly communication. The program featured papers from across Asia and Africa. The main...
News - 4 September 2018
Tags: Africa, Asia and Oceania, bibliometrics, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, eBooks, Electronic resources, Open Access, Professional development, Scholarly Communication, Serials and Other Continuing Resources
- Session 217, What's Up with eLending? - eLending Working Party with Public Libraries
08:30 - 10:30 Livestreamed Simultaneous Interpretation In the 5 years since the last major session at WLIC, we have seen talk of the death of the physical books replaced by...
Event - 9 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Congress, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, eBooks, Electronic resources, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- SET Business Meetings at WLIC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Education and Training Section Business Meetings I & II SET Business Meeting 1 – Session 006 will meet in Room 403 on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 from 11:15 a.m..- 13:15 p.m. Agenda...
News - 4 July 2018
Tags: eBooks, SET Business Meetings, Education and Training
- Give eBooks a Chance
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 28 February 2018 — eBooks have enjoyed a remarkable success in the years since their invention, accounting for around a quarter of the publishing market in countries...
News - 28 February 2018
Tags: eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Press Release