Proceedings of SPIE rank among top 50 most-used journals in the world - July 12, 2012
The SPIE Digital Library has announced that its Proceedings of SPIE has ranked among leading journals for the third quarter in a row, as one of the 50 most-used of 50,000 journals in the world. The SPIE Proceedings, which comprise much of the SPIE Digital… Read More
OCLC awarded $99,957 IMLS grant for new initiative to ensure public access to digital content - July 12, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, has been awarded a $99,957 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a new initiative, ‘The Big Shift: Advancing Public Library Participation in Our Digital Future.’ The purpose of the grant… Read More
Gale launches new resource for research on business, companies and industries - July 12, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, has announced Business Insights: Essentials, a new resource for research on business, companies and industries built on the same intuitive platform as the recently-announced Business Insights: Global. The new… Read More
Blackboard and Ingram in deal to integrate VitalSource Bookshelf and Blackboard Learn - July 12, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, and Ingram’s Vital Source Technologies, Inc. have announced a global agreement to give students and faculty one-click access to Vital Source’s e-textbook platform directly within the Blackboard Learn learning management (LMS) system. The planned integration would be… Read More
Boston College Libraries have gone live with Ex Libris’ Alma library management service - July 12, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Boston College Libraries have gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service. A development partner for Alma since its conception, this ARL library has played a central role in the evolution of the… Read More
HighWire Press appoints Tara Robenalt as Director of Product Management - July 12, 2012
HighWire Press, a not-for-profit division of Stanford University Libraries, has announced the appointment of Tara Robenalt as the Director of Product Management. Brought on to extend the combination of vision and execution with timely and cutting-edge products, Robenalt comes to HighWire with extensive product management… Read More
