Kent County Council

152 Libraries Exceed One Million Checkouts of Digital Content in 2023

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

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CLEVELAND, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Librarians investing in digital collections for the past year delivered new levels of service to all readers in their communities. In 2023, a record number 152 library systems and consortia in seven countries, from 41 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces each loaned more than one million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines for readers of all ages and interests. Readers benefited from libraries' partnership with OverDrive as well as the increased adoption and use of Libby, the award-winning library reading app. The 152 public libraries are the highest performing of 22,000 in the OverDrive network, and are based in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Germany.

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Readers benefited from libraries' partnership with OverDrive as well as the increased adoption and use of Libby , the award-winning library reading app.
In 2023, a record number 152 library systems each loaned more than one million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines.
In addition, students from four K-12 school systems in 2023 accessed more than one million digital books with Sora , OverDrive's student reading platform.
Top 10 library systems circulating ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2023:

Samsara Recognised as an Approved Supplier on New Public Sector Framework

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, has been recognised as an approved supplier on the New Kent County Council Telematics and Associated Services framework agreement.

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Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, has been recognised as an approved supplier on the New Kent County Council Telematics and Associated Services framework agreement.
This recognition allows relevant public sector organisations to benefit from Samsara’s technology.
The framework also has a Direct Award capability, giving customers a quick, easy and PCR15 compliant route to procurement.
This accreditation will allow us to work even closer with our UK public sector customers and prospects to service their requirements and we’re proud to have been recognised as part of this new specialised framework.”

PEOPLESCOUT RECOGNIZED FOR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE WITH FIVE 2022 RECRUITMENT MARKETING AWARDS

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Friday, December 2, 2022

LONDON, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleScout has been named a five-time winner in the 2022 Recruitment Marketing Awards, in recognition of their success in film, copywriting, art direction and recruitment effectiveness on various client projects.

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LONDON, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --PeopleScout has been named a five-time winner in the 2022 Recruitment Marketing Awards, in recognition of their success in film, copywriting, art direction and recruitment effectiveness on various client projects.
Since its launch in 1980, the Recruitment Marketing Awards have recognized excellence and professionalism in recruitment marketing and talent management.
"I'm delighted that the creativity of our work has been recognised by industry peers."
PeopleScout's UK-based talent advisory practice provides world-class expertise in employer branding, recruitment marketing, assessment, DE&I consulting, talent market insights and more.

Rimini Street Named a Supplier for UK G-Cloud 13 Framework for all its Application, Database, Managed and Professional Services

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Using G-Cloud 13, UK public sector organizations will be able to leverage Rimini Streets range of application, database, managed and professional services to better run, support, protect, connect and monitor their enterprise application software while achieving significant savings that can help enhance citizen services.

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Using G-Cloud 13, UK public sector organizations will be able to leverage Rimini Streets range of application, database, managed and professional services to better run, support, protect, connect and monitor their enterprise application software while achieving significant savings that can help enhance citizen services.
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Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services.
In 2021/22, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to 2.8 billion - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.
Rimini Street anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Rimini Streets assessments to change.

Guide Education Is Modernizing The Classroom With Deep Fakes

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

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London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - April 21, 2022) - Guide Education is re-purposing deep fakes and using them to enrich classrooms and curriculums.

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London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - April 21, 2022) - Guide Education is re-purposing deep fakes and using them to enrich classrooms and curriculums.
"Imagine," says Leon Hady, founder of Guide Education, "kids being taught personalized lessons by their favorite celebrity."
The potential for deep fake technology in the classroom is unprecedented, but the idea is worth exploring, which is why Guide Education is foraying into the venture of modernizing the classroom with deep fake technology.
Deep fakes offer direct translation services for refugees or students who don't have English as their first language.