Public libraries in England are at a crossroads and must adapt if they are to survive, an independent report into the future of the service has said. In this documents some key recomandations are provided like a targeted action on local libraries and a taskforce on national standards.

Overview of the Creative Commons licences used in Europeana.

Jointly released by OCLC and the Library of Congress, this white paper compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. It is an executive summary of a more detailed technical analysis that will be released later this year.

This paper analyses the contribution of academic libraries to research data management (RDM) in the wider institutional context. In particular it: examines the roles and relationships involved in RDM, identifies the main components of an RDM programme, evaluates the major drivers for RDM activities, and analyses the key factors influencing the shape of RDM developments.

An annual review of OCLC activity around three lines: exploring the important trends that will impact libraries in the future, improving the ways by which libraries can share data, resources and services, and helping member libraries magnifying their collective visibility and relevance.

Russia has unveiled new plans to launch a National Digital Library in 2015. The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said that the new initiative will transform local libraries into modern information and cultural hubs, adding that citizens’ access to the service will be via the internet with a single electronic library ticket.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has released its strategic plan for the next three years.

On December 4, 2014, CEDIA (the National Research and Education Network of Ecuador) announced the launch of the Network of Open Access Repositories of Ecuador – RRAAE. The network integrates institutional repositories of universities and supports the management, preservation, open access and interoperability of digital content generated by members and other institutions around the country.

Within the overall framework of UNESCO Strategy on Open Access to scientific information and research and to take forward UNESCO’s leadership role in diffusing knowledge amongst its Member States, UNESCO has developed a set of manuals to facilitate capacity building of library and information professionals and researchers.

This two parts article raises the important role of librarian publishers, and their relation with institutional repositories.

Part 1: Librarian Publishers May Be More Important Than You Think

Part 2: The Convergence of Data Repositories and Library Publishers