Dutch Universities migrate to Ex Libris Cloud Environment - August 22, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Leiden University, Universiteit van Amsterdam (the University of Amsterdam, or UvA), and Hogeschool van Amsterdam (the University of Applied Sciences, or HvA) have selected a cloud-based installation of the Primo discovery and delivery solution, including… Read More
Touch Briefings Cardiology division to exhibit at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2011 - August 22, 2011
Touch Briefings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Touch Group plc, has announced that its Cardiology division will exhibit at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2011. The event is scheduled for August 27-31, Paris Nord Villepinte, France, at booth number B344. At the event,… Read More
Content from Chongqing VIP Information Co included in Primo Central Index - August 19, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Chongqing VIP Information Co. Ltd. (CQVIP), the third largest Chinese aggregator, has made its content searchable in the Primo Central Index. CQVIP will enable both the metadata and the full text of its Chinese journals to… Read More
Chegg to launch e-textbooks, announces pacts with educational publishers - August 19, 2011
Textbook rental firm Chegg, US, has reportedly made a number of new announcements. It has finalised plans to go digital, and is going to be steadily rolling out e-textbooks on its platform with a goal of offering millions of both print books… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - August 19, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Brown University adopts Serials Solutions’ Summon discovery service - August 19, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that Brown University Library has chosen its Summon web-scale discovery service to improve the discoverability and usability of library electronic resources for its students, faculty and staff. The Summon service seeks to enable Brown University's… Read More
