Tag: information technology

Maximizing space at our libraries through innovation, shared collections

The Bangor Daily News published a Maine Policy Review article by Matthew Revitt that explains the Maine Shared Collections Strategy, a collaboration of nine libraries throughout the state of Maine.   The full Maine Policy Review article, which is part of a special issue on libraries, can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/.

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E-books strain relationship between book publishers and libraries

The Bangor Daily News published a Maine Policy Review article by the Honorable Tom Allen that discusses the complex issues facing libraries and book publishers as the use of electronic books increases (found at http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/05/opinion/book-publishers-and-libraries-historic-partners-face-disruptive-technology/).  The full Maine Policy Review article, which is part of a special issue on libraries, can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/.

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MPR Volume 22, No. 1 (Special Issue) – Libraries and Information

The latest issue of Maine Policy Review (Volume 22, No. 1) is available on Digital Commons.  This special issue looks at Libraries and Information, and how libraries have been a key part of the transformation that has occurred in how we use and acquire information.  Included in MPR are articles about the digital environment that […]

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