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Netflix to continue European expansion

Netflix, which launched in the UK and Ireland earlier this year, plans to increase its European presence.

Vatican and OU libraries to digitise ancient texts

The libraries are planning to digitise 1.5 million pages of ancient texts.

British Library acquires the St Cuthbert Gospel

Successful fundraising campaign enables BL to acquire the earliest intact European book.

Libraries, the digital squeeze and ebooks

Information Today publishes a range of journals, blogs, newsletters and books covering all aspects of the information space. Here we bring you some recent highlights.

Italian University Consortium to add records to OCLC's WorldCat

Consortium of Italian university libraries to make library records available on WorldCat.

Digital by design - UK initiatives for growth and openness

New business models, open data and high tech hubs can all contribute to business growth.

Project to digitise German-Jewish works

Collaboration between National Library of Jerusalem and Germany part of a 'legacy plan'.

Digital preservation and the future of history

Digital curation and preservation are important issues, and relevant to all of us.

French financial paper stops daily newsprint

Daily newspaper to cease, weekly 'tabloid' launched.

The National Library of Ireland digitisation plans

The National Library of Ireland is carrying out a number of programmes as it digitises its collections.

WSJ launches German edition

Online-only Wall Street Journal Deutschland launched.

Eight Slovenian publishers to charge for content

Online newspapers, magazines and news site launch paid for content.

New edition of Oxford DNB published

New edition of Oxford's Dictionary of National Biography features over 200 new entries.

French out of copyright digital library launched

ActuaLitté and Google Books collaborate to make scanned out of copyright works available for free download.

Cultural collaboration in Sweden

In a town in Sweden museums, libraries and archives are collaborating to develop new services, digitise collections and deliver value for money.

Digitisation and digital preservation

The EC has made recommendations on digitisation and digital preservation.

Academics do not have deep understanding of OA

Survey into academics' beliefs and behaviours discussed at Internet Librarian International.

The Guardian launches on iPad

The iPad Guardian will cost £9.99 per month.

Google's eBookstore opens in UK

Almost a year after its US launch, Google's eBookstore arrives in Europe.