Boom in electronic gadgets prompts libraries to offer more ebooks
Are iPads sending people to their local public library? Sunnyvale, Calif., official Lisa Rosenblum thinks so.
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Dazzling Renaissance discoveries displayed
Eight examples from a remarkable 'visual encyclopaedia' of Renaissance prints, lying undiscovered in the archives of The University of Manchester's John Rylands Library for 108 years, have gone on show.
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May 21, 2014
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10th century Greek manuscript is brought into the digital age
A tenth century Greek manuscript, one of the latest additions to the Digital Library, shows how the transmission and reinterpretation of written knowledge over the centuries still continues in today's digital age.
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Mar 27, 2014
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World Digital Library grows to 10,000 items
The World Digital Library led by the Library of Congress reached a milestone Thursday, surpassing 10,000 items with the addition of ancient manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
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Mar 6, 2014
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Data gains power through graphics and charts, specialists say
It seems like big data is everywhere you look. And in a way, it is: Maps, medical scans, and weather charts are commonplace forms of data visualization. Each was examined during "Thinking with Your Eyes," a two-day conference ...
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Mar 6, 2014
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Digital music to feel impact of Big Data
A new project that will use large music collections – so called Big Data – to support music research has been launched by Queen Mary University of London, City University London, University College London and the British ...
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Feb 26, 2014
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Researchers develop tools to access 'scholarly big data'
Academic researchers and corporate managers often seek experts or collaborators in a particular field to enhance their knowledge or maximize the talents of their workforce. Harnessing that data, however, can be a challenge. ...
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Jan 28, 2014
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Canada's closure of science libraries riles researchers
Canada's closure of science libraries containing a vast repository of environmental data dating back more than a century has researchers worried that valuable books and reference materials are being lost in the name of cost-cutting.
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Jan 11, 2014
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US library offers glimpse of bookless future
(AP)—The future of the public library looks a lot like an Apple Store. Rows of glossy iMacs and iPads beckon. Hundreds of other tablets stand ready for checkout to anyone with a borrowing card.
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Jan 3, 2014
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287-year-old Hebrew manuscript goes on sale
A 287-year-old manuscript handwritten in Hebrew and found in a cardboard box in a North Manchester garage, is to be auctioned this morning. The 18th Century richly illuminated Haggadah, used by Jews during the first two nights ...
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Nov 22, 2013
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