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Libraries in Taiwan and Hong Kong cooperate to acquire NetLibrary eBooks

Agreement among 48 libraries demonstrates unprecedented regional cooperation in creating a NetLibrary eBook collection in Asia-Pacific

From left: Dr. An Chi Liu, President of Feng Chia University; Fan Sun-lu, Taiwan Deputy Minister of Education; and Rich Rosy, OCLC Vice President, Content Management.

Forty-eight university libraries in Taiwan and Hong Kong have purchased more than 50,000 OCLC NetLibrary eBooks under an extraordinary cooperative agreement that crosses geographical boundaries.

Under the agreement, the English-language NetLibrary eBooks in Biology and Life Sciences; Business, Economics and Management; History; Literature; Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing; and many other subject areas will be available electronically anytime, anywhere through the NetLibrary eBook platform. The eBook collection is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Google still king of search and clear favorite across all search categories, new Keynote study reports

Dr. Bonny Brown, Director of Research and Public Services for Keynote, said, “Despite active competitive maneuverings, Google’s challengers have yet to break the leader’s grip on consumers’ affections, although each of the search engines has their own loyal following. The clear appeal of Google’s home page, as well as its presentation of sponsored ads and the overall usefulness of its ads continue to be important factors in Google’s continuing success.” Other findings:

Yahoo!, a strong second, most competitive with Google in local and image search
Ask Jeeves jumps in brand perceptions when consumers try its site
MSN improving in general search quality and presentation of sponsored results
AOL’s strength lies with its subscriber base

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Veenendaal City Archives uses CONTENTdm to put its unique photo collection online

OCLC PICA’s first European CONTENTdm customer translates the interface into Dutch and integrates the collection into its Web site

History is once again quite popular. More and more people want to know about their ancestors, their city and what their street used to look like. Anticipating this interest, the archives of the Dutch city of Veenendaal decided to put online part of its rich photo collection, which includes a large number of pictures and postcards.

“We chose CONTENTdm because it was the most user-friendly solution for our needs,” said Dave Eickhoff, Archivist at the Veenendaal City Archives. “We work with volunteers who are not always very experienced in IT, but they could use this system very well. On top of that, we liked the fact that CONTENTdm is a complete package and does not require any modules and user licenses to be bought separately.”

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Rebranding the library

OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

Temple University, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center - South Library
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
OCLC Symbol: TMY
OCLC Network: PALINET

Chippewa River District Library
Location: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA
Symbol: EZVGB
OCLC Network: Michigan Library Consortium

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