Category Archives: Fellowships

Re-thinking Open Library’s Book Pages

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by Mek Karpeles, Tabish Shaikh

We’ve redesigned our Book Pages: Before →After.
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A web page for every book… This is the mission of Open Library: a free, inclusive, online digital library catalog which helps readers find information about any book ever published.

Millions of books in Open Library’s catalog have been made available to preview, read, or borrow using the Internet Archive’s controlled digital lending library. However, the catalog also features tens of millions of books which are yet to have previews and instead serve as resources that help patrons learn more about books, share lists of books they love, keep track of what they’re reading, and locate copies from bookstores and local libraries.

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Scan On Demand: Building the World’s Open Library, Together

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By Omar Rafik El-Sabrout & Mek

Earlier this week, Open Library’s Mek Karpeles, Internet Archive Summer of Code fellow Tabish Shaikh, and members of the community announced the launch of a new Book Sponsorship program which, boingboing.net explains, “lets you direct a cash donation to pay for the purchase and scanning of any books. In return, you are first in line to check that book out when it is available, and then anyone who holds an Open Library library card can check it out.”

So far, the program has been met by enthusiasm by readers and authors who are eager to play a role in shaping the world’s largest online digital library.

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