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 ...

As it works with Google to scan nearly all the books on its shelves, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has decided not to make full-text versions of copyrighted books available online, even to ...

As it works with Google to scan nearly all the books on its shelves, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has decided not to make full-text versions of copyrighted books available online, even to ...

While travel has all but stopped during the COVID-19 crisis, this is the perfect time to enjoy some armchair adventures. Readers, rejoice! Over 1.4 million books have been made available in the brand ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Researchers have created a powerful new approach to scholarship, using approximately 4 percent of all books ever published as a digital "fossil record" of human culture. By ...

In addition to access to 20,000 scholarly journals, the Penn libraries are now aiming to make 200,000 out-of-print books available as well. Through a partnership with Kirtas Technologies, students, ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first Children's Book Week, a new collection of classic books has been made available, for free, to the public. The Library of Congress just digitized 70 ...

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, ...

Books are an important part of our cultural genome, the information that we pass on from generation to generation. "Culturomics" studies the evolution of human culture quantitatively, in this instance ...

As cities like Las Vegas navigate the evolving short-term rental market and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cracks down on hidden fees, a new study from UNLV's Lee Business School dives into how ...