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Rakuten and OverDrive: Building a Major Global Ebook Platform
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by Nancy K. Herther
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On March 19, internet services company Rakuten, Inc. announced its acquisition of Cleveland-based OverDrive Holdings, Inc., operator of the OverDrive platform, "for a total consideration of $410 million in cash." According to OverDrive's press release, the company will continue to operate under current CEO Steve Potash as a subsidiary of Rakuten's U.S. unit.
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CLOCKSS and CHORUS Ensure Perpetual Access to Government-Funded Research
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The CLOCKSS Archive and CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) entered into an agreement that allows CHORUS' publisher members to have a special arrangement with CLOCKSS for permanent, perpetual public access to its archived publications (if public access is unavailable elsewhere).
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W3C Will Provide MOOCs via edX
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) teamed up with edX to offer W3Cx, a series of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on core web technologies. The first MOOC, on HTML5 and web design fundamentals, will begin on June 1, 2015. Registration is now open.
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Internet Archive and DPLA Form Partnership
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The Internet Archive and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) joined forces for a joint program that will enhance collection sharing from the Internet Archive in the DPLA. The Internet Archive will work with libraries and content providers to make sure that their metadata will meet the DPLA's standards and requirements.
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OverDrive Marketplace Now Allows Preorders
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OverDrive introduced a preordering feature in its OverDrive Marketplace for all libraries, schools, and consortia. They can preorder ebooks and audiobooks 6 months in advance of the street date of public availability, and library users can place holds on titles for when they become available.
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Society of Interventional Radiology Chooses Thieme as Publishing Partner
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Thieme is now the publishing partner for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). The plan is to publish several books each year about topics in the interventional radiology field.
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University Libraries Offer an Alternative to Traditional Publishing
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Maybe you're a professor who has an idea for a journal you'd like to start at your university. Or maybe you're a graduate student looking to prove yourself by publishing your research. Or maybe you're a college librarian hoping to start a newsletter that will raise your library's visibility on campus. No matter the reason, you're writing something that needs to find an audience. Why not publish it at the library? As digital tools get easier to use, many institutions are starting their own publishing programs in an effort to offer more varied services to their communities.
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Download Our March Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free March content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer.
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