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District of Columbia Public Library Offering Download MP3 Audiobooks

OverDrive, a provider of download media in libraries and schools, announced that the District of Columbia Public Library went live with a new service to become the first public library in the nation to offer audiobook titles in MP3 download format.

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Marshall Public Library Goes Live With Evergreen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Norcross, GA - July 29, 2008 Marshall (Mo.) Public Library has gone live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. Marshall Public Library is now the second library to opt for remote hosting of their Evergreen installation through Equinox Software Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen software. (Kent County Library in Maryland went live as an Equinox-hosted Evergreen site in June of 2008.) The entire migration process--from initial data mapping to going live--took only one month. Amy Crump, director of Marshall Public Library, said, "We are very excited to join the growing number of libraries making the switch to Evergreen open-source library software. The [hosting] is beneficial to a small library like ours that lacks some of the resources of a larger instituti

Pemberton (B.C)Public Library Goes Live With Evergreen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Norcross, GA - July 22, 2008 Pemberton Public Library in British Columbia has become the 7th library in the BC SITKA consortium to go live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. Equinox Software Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen, provided assistance to SITKA's migration team, who again led the way to another successful Evergreen migration. Pemberton Public Library's new online catalogue can be viewed at http://pemberton.catalogue.bclibrary.ca/ Sharon Herbert, Project Manager for the Evergreen implementation project at BC SITKA, said, "British Columbia's strategic plan for libraries includes the goals of facilitating equitable access to information and encouraging collaboration and partnerships to improve service delivery in a cost-effective manner.

Audio Books in MP3 Format Give Fresh Meaning to Term "Online Library"

Don't have time to sit down with that new book you've been wanting to read? OverDrive, Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of downloadable eBooks, audio books and other media for libraries and schools, announced in June 2008 that the District of Columbia Public Library was the first public library in the nation to offer popular audio book titles in MP3 format. Many other libraries have added the format since June.

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DCPL First To Offer MP3 Audio Downloads

The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) yesterday became the nation’s first library to offer audiobooks as MP3 downloads, announced OverDrive, the vendor supplying the service (see LJ’s earlier related coverage).

Hussey-Mayfield Public Library Goes Live With Evergreen

Hussey-Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville, Indiana has gone live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. This is the first step in a process that will see seventeen Indiana public libraries migrate to Evergreen by the end of 2008 as part of Indiana Evergreen, a shared-catalog project administered by the Indiana State Library. Equinox Software, Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen, provided bumper-to-bumper support during the Hussey-Mayfield migration.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.com service.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.com service.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.

Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- BGP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Borders Audiobook Downloads -- a new audiobook download service -- debuts today on Borders.com, offering an initial 15,000 titles, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, classics, self-help and children's books, among other categories. Each week, hundreds of new titles will be added to the online catalog of audiobook titles, augmenting the vast selection of audiobooks on CD that are available in Borders stores and online. At launch, more than 5,000 of the listed titles are available in MP3 format, a digital format that is universally compatible with all MP3 players, including iPods. Leading digital audiobook distributor OverDrive provides both the inventory and the underlying technology for the new Borders.

Grand County Public Library Library Chooses Koha

ATHENS, OH--July 31, 2008-- LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that the Grand County Public Library in Utah has selected a Koha Classic appliance solution for their next integrated library system.

Speed Download Lite 1.0.2 expands with RSS newsreader integration

Yazsoft has announced Speed Download Lite 1.0.2. Overhauled from top to bottom, Speed Download Lite is a stripped down version of the Speed Download 5 download manager - without any of the extra features. With regards to the interface and browser integration, Speed Download Lite offer the same top of the line performance and reliabilty that you’d expect from a download manager. And now with RSS newsreader integration.

At Bennington College, the Library Becomes a Work of Art

Art is usually part of any good library, but at Bennington College’s (VT) Crossett Library, students, faculty, and librarians have turned the library itself into a work of art. Bennington Bookmarks, billed as “an interactive art installation� was unveiled at Crossett in May, inviting students to attach gently-glowing “bookmarks� to library materials—books, DVDs, and VHS tapes, for example; each indicates a message has been left about the item. Patrons can then access messages at one of three touch-enabled “Bookmark Stations� installed on each of the library’s three floors. The stations connect to a library database, which displays the messages in hexagons on the screen.

Library-worthy MP3 players and review date importance--Ask the Editors

Audiobooks are great on-the-go entertainment, but they cost about twice as much as a standard hard copy of the material. With that price difference, I'd rather read it myself. Happily, for those whose eyesight isn't what it used to be--or others who just prefer the soothing sound of a narrator--there is a way to enjoy digital books without lightening the wallet: public libraries. Many city libraries are now offering audiobooks as free downloads...but there's a catch. Find out what it is below. Also this week: why it's important to pay attention to review dates.

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