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CIG Makes Equity Investment in Library Thing.
Library Thing: Press Release.
Jan 22,2009
http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg.displaytext.pl? RC=13766

Reading online made easier. Bower and Proquest merge together invest in a new flagship library product. Along with the founder, Tim Spalding these companies use of there cataloging systems and latest technologies of there new Wed 2.0 will make finding a library book easier.

This product will assit the people who are not savvy using a search engine. This new technology will offer online services to help readers catalog their books as well as finding then in many translations around the world.

Library Thing's founder Tim Spalding comments that his new innovative system will not only bring libraries up to date with cataloging books but will also have resources and solutions for what ever you need.

This will really be interesting to read books from other counties in my language. I feel it give me more of opportunity as a reader in my studies as a life long learner. But as a reader I wonder if there are exceptions to what is being translated and by whom. What biuse is there if any and what are we all aloud to read?

Bowker has been working with libraries since 1872 but noted on paper since 1938. This company as provided many different services globally. Proquest has also been involved with providing different technologies to libraries around the world.

Tim Spalding the founder of Library Thing and the companies Bowker and Proquest comment: that their new cataloging service will provide libraries with new innovated way of cataloging books as well as make it easier for the public to find information and service.