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Why do digital resource providers need to focus on accessibility?

In 1982, Time Magazine replaced its usual “Man of the Year” issue with the “Machine of the Year.” The cover image showed a man made of paper seated at his personal computer. An exciting but still inchoate era was taking shape, with personal devices now attainable and people beginning to live an increasing proportion of their lives online. In the following decades, the need for accessibility for those with disabilities became increasingly evident and vital to keep this new frontier … Keep Reading

Historic Views of magazines

Spotlights in a library focussed on back issues (after ChatGPT)

The Illustrated War News was launched soon after the start of the first World War and published regular weekly issues from 1914–18. Its 238 issues give us a vivid, illustrated, patriotic, and in places sensational account of the Great War. The periodical was a subsidiary publication from the Illustrated London News publishing company. And an advertisement in the opening page of the junior periodical proclaimed: 

Were the editors and publishers of … Keep Reading

Vancouver Public Library Provides Digital Access to 20 Cultural Magazines

The Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is now offering library cardholders unlimited and fully-searchable digital access to the archives and ongoing issues of 20 art, poetry, literature, music and architecture magazines via Exact Editions.

A range of magazine covers.
The collection of 20 digital editions.

The collection includes a range of Canadian titles such as Brick, The Capilano Review and Musicworks, as well as international household names such as Granta, Sight & Sound and Frieze. These new acquisitions allow library members to engage with content that … Keep Reading

Perpetual & Ongoing Access; a solution to resource crisis?

In 2019, the University of California and Elsevier failed to reach a renewal deal for a laundry list of journals totalling millions of dollars. The dissolution of the agreement was what is termed as a ‘trigger event’ in many publisher licenses. Via this clause, UC was able to keep most of what it had subscribed to before deciding not to proceed, but crucially not everything.

Over the last few years, more and more universities in the US and UK have … Keep Reading

“Celebrate Climate Action & Sustainability”: Green Libraries Week 2024

What is Green Libraries Week?

Libraries Week takes place annually in the second week of October to celebrate the innovative and diverse activities that UK libraries offer. In 2023 Libraries Week was transformed into Green Libraries Week. This aim is to showcase the inspirational work of libraries in encouraging climate action and sustainability.

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