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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 4 November 2011 – Roaring Development has released a preview of the SimpleDL 5.0 release. Version 5.0 offers an API, enhanced book reader, improved workflow for bulk adding and editing items and seamless integration with your website. You can preview Version 5 at http://www.simpledl.com/demo.html

SimpleDL 5.0 also includes new hosted digital collections options starting at $49.95 per month. The easy to configure system will allow you to quickly and reliably start building your collections.

October 31, 2011, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, and Trashing the Talking Head by author, blogger and Library Journal Mover & Shaker Michelle Boule.

Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting):

The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share
information among those interested in the intersection of libraries,
technology, and the future.

We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 16th issue.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences.
To be included in the 16th issue, which is scheduled for publication
in late January, 2012, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at
http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal@code4lib.org

For Immediate Release
Contact: Rob Colding
Information Today, Inc.
(609) 654-6266, ext. 330

August 29, 2011, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the premiere edition of Introduction to Information Science and Technology, a book edited by Charles H. Davis and Debora Shaw and published by ITI on behalf of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Kristin Vogel
Vice President Sales & Business Development
1-860-760-0438 August 18, 2011
kristin.vogel@mk-sorting-systems.com For Immediate Release

mk Sorting Systems announces exclusive partnership to offer top quality EM security systems

Simsbury, CT – mk Sorting Systems has exclusively partnered with Tagit Group in order to provide libraries in North and South America with the quality and security they desire in an Electromagnetic (EM) security system.

Charleston, SC & London, UK – BiblioLabs, LLC and the British Library have launched their British Library 19th Century Historical Collection App for iPad – now available on the App Store. The App was announced in June with an initial offering of a thousand 19th century books – it now makes some 45,000 titles available to subscribers, expanding to over 60,000 titles by the end of the year.

Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ruth Dukelow, MCLS Associate Director
800-530-9019 x121
dukelow@mcls.org

NCIP DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY FOR MICHIGAN EVERGREEN & MELCAT
MCLS Retains LTC to Develop Open-Source NCIP Component for Evergreen

Dallas, TX — Robert Watkins, Chief Operations Officer for Amigos Library Services, is retiring from Amigos effective June 30, 2011. Watkins informed Amigos of his decision earlier this year, ending a 24-year career that saw him rise steadily through the ranks of the organization and hold numerous positions of increasing responsibility.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Elaine M. Lasda Bergman (SLA Academic Division)

Tel.: 1(518) 442-3695

Email: ebergman@uamail.albany.edu
CONTACT:

Judith M. Pantich (Director of Library Communications, UNC Chapel Hill)

Tel. : 1(919) 962-9301

E-mail: panitch@email.unc.edu
UNC CHAPEL HILL LIBRARY IS PRESENTED WITH INNOVATION AWARD

~Emerging librarians receive funding for travel and conference expenses~

Birmingham, Ala. – June 8, 2011 – In co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), EBSCO awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference June 23-28, 2011 in New Orleans.