UK Library e-lending evolves

UK public libraries are facing a “perfect storm” of £122 million cuts in local government budgets combined with a revolution in the way knowledge is consumed. With eight libraries a month closing, being handed over to volunteers to run or turned into a social enterprise this year, according to recent research by the union UNISON, e-lending is being seen as a possible way forward for these valuable institutions to attract new readers and reach people who are unable to physically visit a library anymore. read more on www.publishingperspectives.com