University of Delaware Library selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 20, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the University of Delaware Library has selected the OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its Web-based cooperative library management system for metadata management, acquisitions, circulation, discovery, license management and workflow improvements. The Library is the first member of the… Read More
Gale and National Geographic in deal to provide online archive of over 100 years of National Geographic magazine - January 20, 2012
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and National Geographic, a non-profit scientific and educational organisation, has announced an agreement to provide an online archive of more than 100 years of National Geographic magazine. Available to libraries this spring, National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 will… Read More
SPIE partners with CLOCKSS to preserve digital library content - January 20, 2012
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced a partnership with the CLOCKSS Archive to preserve the content of the SPIE Digital Library, a collection of optics and photonics literature, in the CLOCKSS dark archive. By archiving with CLOCKSS, SPIE has committed to… Read More
MathType works with Apple’s new ebook authoring app for Mac - January 20, 2012
Enterprise software vendor Design Science, Inc., US, has announced that US-based computer and software firm Apple Inc. has chosen MathType as the equation editor for its new iBooks Author application for Mac. Authors will now be able to create ebooks that include mathematical notation which can… Read More
Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - January 20, 2012
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
NPG, Digital Science, Palgrave express concerns over SOPA and PIPA - January 19, 2012
Publishers Nature Publishing Group (NPG), Digital Science and Palgrave have issued a joint statement on the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) legislations in the US. NPG, Digital Science and Palgrave provide a range of publications, information and digital services to… Read More
