What do e-books mean in the context of preserving “lesser used languages”? Practically nothing. Whoever works in the book industry knows what the wider used languages are, and what they mean. This is especially true in the European context. Spanish, English, but also German, French, and Italian are those European languages that the global platform…
2015, Innovations in the digital field
The Problem of E-Book Lending in Public Libraries
by Renata Zamida •
Recently, I returned from Riga, where the annual meeting of the European umbrella association of libraries took place. The NAPLE (National Authorities for Public Libraries in Europe) Forum, as a network of key players for public libraries in the EU member states and associated states, especially in the field of digitisation, is also active within…