ARL to host Eighth Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science - December 2, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that it will host its Eighth Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science (MLIS) students on January 21 and 22, 2012, in Dallas, TX. The Leadership Symposium curriculum will focus on topics related to the… Read More
The British Library in deal with Elsevier and Taylor & Francis for document delivery outside the UK to non-commercial researchers - December 1, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has signed an agreement with publishers Elsevier and Taylor and Francis for document delivery outside the UK to non-commercial researchers. The agreement governs the supply of copies of articles from the British Library's Document Supply Service to… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 1, 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
Elsevier expands suite of online curricula to train professionals supporting people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities - December 1, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has introduced DirectCourse, an expanded suite of online curricula to train professionals who support people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, as well as older adults. DirectCourse is anchored by the College of Direct Support (CDS), an online curriculum for Direct Support… Read More
American Institute of Physics and Publishing Technology partner to develop next generation Scitation - December 1, 2011
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced a partnership with UK-based publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc to build the next generation of AIP's Scitation, scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. The new custom platform… Read More
OCLC partners with King Abdulaziz Public Library to make Arabic-language resources available via WorldCat.org - December 1, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has added more than 1.2 million brief bibliographic records to WorldCat.org for materials held by Arab libraries, records that represent the complete catalogue of the Arabic Union Catalog (AUC) maintained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Each record from the AUC in WorldCat.org… Read More
