A digital version of a book is being created at Shields Library at UC Davis. (Tim Silva/UC Davis) The University of California libraries — which comprise the largest university research library in the ...

In this first selection of texts from the Wenner Collection, we will see some examples of the use of print to popularize and ...

For twenty years, literature consumption practices have undergone a total conversion. Readers can now avoid carrying bulky hardcovers and postpone paperback wait times – e-books have established ...

Last week, a district court judge in New York ruled on Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive, a case that is likely to shape how we read books on smartphones, tablets, and computers in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. A study published last month raised intriguing questions about just what ...

Krissy Wilson‘s Tumblr project, The Art Of Google Books, works on our nostalgia for both the printed word and our (now long gone) wide-eyed awe at digitizing it. Google Books was born in 2004, when ...

If you have a digital library, you know the struggle: a growing mountain of PDFs, research papers, and ebooks scattered across folders and cloud drives. It doesn’t feel like a library since you can’t ...

In the early 20th century, Franklin K. Matthiews, the librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, embarked on a nation-wide tour to advocate for better standards in children’s literature. At the time, ...

The Sao Paulo state government decided this week to largely replace textbooks with e-books in high schools, sparking a row in Brazil, where education experts and publishers warned the move could have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Earlier this month a call to action crossed my desk about proposed cuts ...