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The article announces that release of the "e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection," a collection of electronic books (e-books) which will be available to libraries in the U.S., from January 1 to February 2009, by Duke University Press in Durham, North Carolina. It notes that the collection will include more than 100 scholarly titles published by Duke in the calendar year. The collection will be available on a tiered pricing plan, based on the Carnegie Classification systems.

This section offers news briefs related to computers in libraries as of January 2014. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has launched its new Ebook purchase model, Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) that lets libraries purchase ebooks based on usage. The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (NCDHC) will be the state access point to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) announced publication of the first edition of the Library Publishing Directory.

Presents updates on public libraries in the U.S. as of July 15, 2002. Award received by Queens Borough Public Library director Gary E. Strong in Jamaica, New York; Reason for the closure of Austin Public Library branches in Texas; Amount raised by Jessie Edwards for the genealogy section of the Greensboro Public Library System in North Carolina; Number of library employees at the North Carolina State University who will be laid off.

Discusses the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), North Carolina. Publication of `An African Album Volume 2' on CD-ROM, an electronic photograph album of 60 years of change in the area's African-American community; The prequel `An African American Album'; People involved in the project including Chris Bates and Kathryn Frye.

Reports that the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Rockingham County Public Library's Reidsville Branch in North Carolina, have entered into an agreement whereby the branch will serve as a Small Business Center.