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Rock 'n' roll library

Ever wish the library had longer hours? In an attempt to modernize its library service, England's Northumberland County Council is looking at potential changes. One option under consideration is the delivery of books to local ... Read More »

September 20, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Google introduces new limits to its online book project

By Scott MacDonald

An article on Wired.com presents arguments both for and against Google's plan to create digital copies of millions of books from the libraries of Stanford, Michigan, Harvard, and Oxford universities, as well as the New ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Palaces of light

By Leigh Anne Williams

Former Q&Q staff writer Devin Crawley is now maintaining his own blog, Enlightened Librarian, which features some wonderful writing about libraries, books, buildings, communities, and life in Ottawa. Here's a sample: a consideration of "the ... Read More »

January 20, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Dawn of the machines (in the library stacks)

By Leigh Anne Williams

The robots are coming! The online B.C. magazine The Tyee reports on the University of British Columbia library's plan to launch "a new storage system that uses robotic cranes to fetch books." Once the system's ... Read More »

November 1, 2004 | Filed under: Events

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Rock 'n' roll library

Google introduces new limits to its online book project

Palaces of light

Dawn of the machines (in the library stacks)

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