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Worldreader Aims for ‘Books for All’
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by Paula J. Hane
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Worldreader is a U.S. and European nonprofit whose mission is to make digital books available to children in the developing world, so millions of people can improve their lives. Reports indicate that 50% of schools in sub-Saharan Africa have few or no books (SACMEQ II), slowing learning and societal advancement. As of May 2012, Worldreader had put more than 100,000 ebooks—and the life-changing, power-creating ideas contained within them—into the hands of 1,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Penguin Group Launches Library Lending Pilot Program
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Penguin Group (USA), The New York Public Library, and 3M Library Systems announced a pilot project that will make Penguin eBooks available to patrons of both The New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library. The pilot program will begin in August 2012 and, if successful, could be rolled out across the U.S.
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SAGE Releases SAGE Knowledge Platform for Ebook Delivery
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SAGE, an independent academic and professional publisher, announced the full launch of SAGE Knowledge, "the ultimate social sciences online library." Launching with more than 2,500 titles, SAGE Knowledge includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content, including encyclopedias, handbooks, advanced textbooks, scholarly monographs, and professional development titles. The platform allows researchers to cross-search and seamlessly access a wide breadth of must-have SAGE book and reference content from one source. SAGE Knowledge also includes selected works from Corwin and CQ Press.
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EBSCO Announces New Partnerships that Enhance Discovery Options
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At the recent American Library Association (ALA) annual meeting, EBSCO Publishing made several announcements about recent partnerships that extend the reach of its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The company announced agreements with SirsiDynix, OCLC, and Innovative Interfaces.
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PeerJ Launches with a New Business Model for Open Access Publishing
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by Abby Clobridge
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While discussions of open access (OA) have been increasingly in the news in 2012, most discussions outside of the library and publishing world have been centered on OA for public good—mainly, the benefits of free and immediate global access via the internet to new knowledge as it is produced—not how to pay for OA. While publishers have begun experimenting with various cost-recovery models, no single strategy has yet to emerge in this space. PeerJ, launched on June 12, 2012 amid a great deal of buzz, introduced a new approach into the mix with a two-pronged strategy that includes membership fees to cover costs and ongoing peer-review responsibilities for authors to retain membership.
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