Ebooks at the State Library of Victoria
Libraries in all sectors are working to provide access to ebooks. Vicki Nelson, Redmond Barry Collection Librarian at the State Library of Victoria, describes the process from the perspective of a collecting institution with millions of items. She talks about…
eCOGSS – a collaborative ebook project
Rachel Fidock reports on an innovative ebook service developed by four secondary schools in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria. Many school libraries across Australia are choosing to create ebook libraries – online libraries where students are able to borrow and read…
Ned Kelly app from the State Library of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria recently launched a new app for iPad, iPhone and Android devices – Ned Kelly at the State Library of Victoria. The app explores Ned Kelly’s early life and family, events leading up to his capture…
Scanner turns books into touch screen devices
As e-books, e-readers and tablets become more prevalent, it’s been fashionable to argue that technology will spell the end of the traditional printed book. Just as the printing press changed the way books were made, and digital distribution has lead…
Can eReaders Encourage Reading?
A recent study from the Pew Research Center focussed on the growing popularity of eReaders. The Rise of e-reading confirmed a significant increase in users – 21% of adults had read an eBook in the past year. Their research also…
Bookish
Bookish is a new book recommendation and e-commerce site competing with the likes of Goodreads, Library thing and Amazon. Although some question the effectiveness of these sites, Bookish promises a different experience based on the resources and expertise available to publishers driving the project. Bookish is…
Create ebooks with Readlists
Readlists is a site that lets you put together bundles of articles, share these articles with others and also download the bundle as an ebook. It is a great way to curate reading lists for students or colleagues, save articles…
Open Library project: a web page for every book
Yen Wong, Learning Programs Officer at the State Library, continues her search for the best free library resources. In this post Yen looks at the Open Library project. Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive – the folks responsible…
ebooks at the State Library
Yen Wong, Learning Programs Officer at the State Library, explains a new Electronic Book Library service for all registered SLV users. The State Library of Victoria has recently launched the Electronic Book Library (EBL) pilot to the public. The pilot…
Children’s literacy lab
Helen Boelens has passed on information about the Children’s literacy lab. She explains It is an interesting programme which is trying to investigate how children actually use digital books. It is hoped that the research will help school librarians and…