Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore adopts Serials Solutions 360 Counter - January 21, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore (IIMB) has selected and successfully implemented Serials Solutions 360 Counter. With the implementation of the Serials Solutions 360… Read More
Economic woes increasing library use, says OCLC membership report - January 21, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has released a report, which says Americans are using libraries a lot more as the economic downturn has impacted lives, careers and incomes. The report, titled 'Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community', is a follow-up to the 2005 Perceptions of… Read More
McGraw-Hill launches mobile versions of AccessMedicine and AccessPharmacy - January 21, 2011
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has launched mobile versions of two of its premier online medical products - AccessMedicine and AccessPharmacy - for physicians, faculty, medical students, pharmacists, and all health professionals. The mobile versions feature essential portions of the two sites'… Read More
ARL unveils interactive statistics service for vendors and non-member libraries - January 21, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the availability of the ARL Statistics Interactive Analytics. The subscription-based service is meant for non-member libraries, vendors and commercial parties interested in accessing the final, verified ARL Statistics data through an interactive interface. The new service is… Read More
International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations joins Right to Research Coalition - January 21, 2011
The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) recently announced its membership in the Right to Research Coalition. Right to Research Coalition is an international alliance of undergraduate and graduate student organisations that promotes a more open scholarly publishing system through advocacy… Read More
Metadata from Mergent, Inc.’s Annual Reports Database to be added to Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service - January 21, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, and Mergent, Inc. (Mergent) have announced an agreement to allow metadata from Mergent's largest collection, the Annual Reports Database, to be added to the Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Mergent's Annual Reports Database includes more than… Read More
