The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn’t restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all.

Archive for February, 2010

iPad in libraries – Unshelved Answers

iPad in libraries – Unshelved Answers. A great discussion on the future of ebooks in libraries.

Internet Explorer 8 becomes the most popular browser in the world – Telegraph

The latest version of Microsoft’s browser has finally overtaken Internet Explorer 6, now accounting for 22.3 per cent of the global browser market in January 2010, according to market share measurements carried out by NetApplications. Interestingly IE8 only took 10 months to become the global browser leader. However, its recent boost can probably be attributed [...]

Google Twists Knife In IE6, Pulls Support From Docs And Sites

This has not been the greatest start to the year for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. Days after news of the latest security flaw in Internet Explorer, Google is adding fuel to the fire by phasing out support for IE6 for two of its Google Apps products, Docs and Sites (which recently got an aesthetic upgrade). [...]

Amazon and Macmillan fence over e-book pricing | Entertainment & HDTV | Playlist | Macworld

Less than a week has passed since Apple unveiled the iPad and its new e-book reading software, but it seems that the device is already disrupting the publishing market. This past weekend, publishing house Macmillan and online retailer Amazon sparred over the price of e-books. The dispute began in behind-the-scenes conversations between the two companies, [...]