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Bexar County is home of the first library in the United States that does not stock a single print book. Instead, the BiblioTech library has thousands of e-books that patrons can access on hundreds of computers, e-readers and tablets. Due to the success...

“Because Transformation Is Essential to the Communities We Serve” is the introductory tagline of the webpage promoting the American Library Association’s (ALA) newest attempt at establishing the essential link between libraries and their...

By shrinking 40 libraries for 20 offices down to one, Foley & Lardner LLP ushers in a new era of information access with a digital library Established in 1843, award-winning Foley & Lardner LLP is experienced at adapting to change to become...

That’s one of conclusions reached by Ann Sinsheimer (Pittsburgh) and David Herring in Lawyers at Work: A Study of the Reading, Writing, and Communication Practices of Legal Professionals , 21 Legal Writing Journal___ (Forthcoming, 2016). This...

The law library in the state Capitol is being restored to its original appearance, uncovering designs on its walls not seen in nearly a century. Chief Justice David Gilbertson of the South Dakota Supreme Court, highlighted some of the changes...

PLA 2016 panel discusses the future of eBooks During the 2016 Public Library Association conference in Denver, a panel updated attendees on the library ebook lending market and offered ideas to help patrons access more digital content. Learn more about...

Recently, Pew released a report titled “ Libraries and Learning ”, which found that the number of people aware of digital materials at their library has never been higher. As lifestyles continue to get busier and technologies advance, people...

Once again, LexisNexis has enhanced your eBook reading experience through a new-and-improved version of OverDrive Read. Our reader is faster than ever, with new features that make it look and feel more like a printed book while delivering functionality...

Over the past decade or so, how we read and consume books has changed drastically. Books don’t always come on paper anymore, but instead, they’re often consumed on ebook readers and tablets that allow you to churn through as many titles as...

It’s 2016, and simply posting a new blog article every week may or may not help your brand stay on top. To truly stand out from the sheer volume of uploads that take place daily, brands need to diversify and optimize each piece of content. A properly...

Every year Amazon and Kobo release new flagship e-readers and they all enjoy heavy promotion online. Every major online news agency reviews and recommends their preferred pick and it’s easy to get lost in the hype. There is not very much raw data...

While 6 percent said they read books only in digital format, 38 percent said they read books exclusively in print. But 28 percent are reading a combination of digital and printed books, suggesting that voracious readers are happy to take their text however...

OverDrive survey finds readers are using their library more because of eBooks International Read an eBook Day is a celebration of modern storytelling. Readers around the globe are encouraged to take part in the largest digital reading event by borrowing...

Sixty-five percent of Americans have read a print book in the last year, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, more than double the share that has read an ebook (28 percent) or listened to an audiobook (14 percent). Many ebook readers...

Citing to Authoritative Sources as Media Options Expand There's no question about it... sound authority is fundamental to your work. And today you can access that authority using many types of media. Both law students and professionals now conduct...

It’s an old song, but it’s still ringing out from the global marketplace: ebook sales are down, print sales are up, and we think the kids are to blame. In all seriousness, the very early days of the digital publishing revolution showed us...

LexisNexis® eBooks can help you consult critical legal texts from anywhere at any time. eBooks include active links from citation references to statutes, cases, treatises, and other materials at Lexis Advance®. When you purchase an eBook on the...

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced a new agreement between LexisNexis® Digital Library and ALM®, to make more than 250 well-regarded treatise titles from ALM available on the Digital Library platform and the LexisNexis eCommerce...

The National Student Survey and the teaching excellence framework are placing growing emphasis on the learning environment and student experience. But discussions have moved on from thinking about physical spaces. Instead, libraries are putting digital...

Monthly ebook revenue increased for the first time in two years. Revenues for book publishers were up by $50.7 million (4.6%) in May 2017 over May 2016. Downloaded audio had another strong month, up 43.4% in May 2017 vs. May 2016 and 32.5% from Jan. –...

This article describes the current landscape of eBooks relevant to the law library field, the benefits and challenges of offering eBooks in law libraries, the different ways to purchase law-related eBooks, and how to get started choosing a solution. Read...

The most successful people typically work hard, practice the right habits every day, and often are readers who strive for self-improvement. If reading is something you're willing to do to sharpen yourself, take some suggestions from more than two...

For many book-lovers, there's just... something .... about e-books. Whether we're reading them on our computers or our phones or our Kindles, many of us can't quite get behind them like we do tangible tomes, despite their upsides: they save...

Although printed books are still more popular, e-books will ultimately win out While students continue to prefer print books, it is inevitable that e-books will rightfully surpass the popularity of paper due to their accessibility. Students shouldn't...

Law libraries are discovering innovative ways to meet attorneys’ mobile resource needs while increasing efficiency and simplifying workflow. At the large law firm Milbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, the library team has been meeting this...