1.Acquisitions has nearly become synonymous with contract negotiation and rights wrangling, especially in the tangled domain of licensing electronic resources including databases, serials, and e-books.
“收购”的意思已几乎等同于“合同谈判”和“权利斗争”，特别是在错综复杂的数据库、期刊以及电子图书等电子资源专利领域内。

2.BBC Audiobooks America, publisher and distributor of unabridged audiobooks and radio dramatizations, is making its collection available in the United States as downloadable eAudiobooks through NetLibrary, OCLC's platform for eBooks and eAudiobooks for libraries.
作为全文本有声读物和广播剧改编出版商和发行商，BBC Audiobooks America出版公司通过OCLC的NetLibrary在美国推出其电子听书的下载服务。NetLibrary是OCLC为图书馆提供的电子图书和电子听书平台。

3.The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded four university presses with a grant to support development of a collaborative university press electronic book project. The grant, to be administered by NYU Press on behalf of collaborating presses at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and Rutgers University, will fund multifaceted research into the feasibility of developing a consortium of university presses to deliver e-books to libraries on a shared platform.
美国梅隆基金会（Andrew W. Mellon Foundation）近日为四家大学出版社提供资助，帮助他们开展大学出版社电子图书合作项目。这笔奖金由纽约大学（NYU）出版社负责管理，将建立一个大学出版社联盟，参与其中的还有宾夕法尼亚大学、天普大学和罗格斯大学的出版社，奖金用于开发一个共享平台，为图书馆传递电子图书的可行性研究提供资助。

4.On August 27, SirsiDynix announce the release of its e-Library OPAC to users of the Symphony 3.2.1 ILS. The revamped product mirrors the user interface of the company’s recently debuted Enterprise faceted search product, and also includes improvements like an updated “My Account”feature, with“a new intuitive interface to engage patrons as they view holds, renew materials, check for library alerts, and complete other interactions,”the company said.
8月27日，SirsiDynix公司宣布向Symphony 3.2.1 ILS用户发布其电子图书馆OPAC。这个重整后的产品反映了其公司最近推出的企业分面搜索产品的用户界面，其它方面同时也做了一些改进，诸如已升级的“我的帐号”功能，和“一个新的便于客户进行视图操作、材料更新、图书馆警报检查以及其它互动活动的直观界面”，SirsiDynix公司这样表示。

5.The e-Library product, successor to SirsiDynix’s iBistro, also includes other features such as “new e-commerce options” that allow users to securely manage fees and payments, as well as the ability to customize the look and feel of e-Library with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Positioned as a direct response to feedback from the library community, SirsiDynix chief technology officer Talin Bingham said the “Symphony e-Library product contains library-requested enhancements and features that will offer an engaging use experience. Future enhancements are in development and promise even greater innovation and flexibility.”
这个电子图书馆是SirsiDynix公司iBistro的换代产品，除原有功能外还增加了一些其它功能，如“新电子商贸选项”，它可以让用户管理费用和付款时更加安全，并且还有用层叠样式表（CSS）定制电子图书馆配置的能力。在对图书馆界反馈意见作直接回应时，SirsiDynix公司技术总监Talin Bingham说，“Symphony电子图书馆产品按照图书馆的要求作了相应改进，能够提供现行使用经验。将来我们还会不断对产品进行改进，以使之具备更大的创新性和灵活性。”