Serials Solutions unveils Summon 2.0, raises the bar for web-scale discovery - March 18, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has introduced Summon 2.0 creating another historical milestone for library discovery services. Optimised for academic research, Summon 2.0 represents groundbreaking features and a new, modern interface for the Summon discovery service that will resonate with users familiar with open web search… Read More
Taylor & Francis Open Access survey explores authors views on OA publishing and their level of involvement - March 18, 2013
Taylor & Francis' Research and Business Intelligence Department recently conducted a survey of the Taylor & Francis author community for their views on Open Access publishing and their level of involvement with it. This survey, circulated in the final weeks of 2012 leading into early 2013,… Read More
IEEE Spectrum wins third Grand Neal Award - March 18, 2013
IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication of the IEEE, has received the coveted Grand Neal Award during the recently held Association of Business Information & Media Companies' (ABM) 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards ceremony at Pier Sixty in New York City. This is IEEE Spectrum's… Read More
Cloud Connect announces expanded lineup of keynote speakers for Silicon Valley event - March 18, 2013
Cloud Connect, an event produced by UBM Tech, has announced the expanded lineup of keynote speakers, including Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Margaret Dawson of HP Cloud Services. In addition, DEPLOYCON, presented by Rishidot Research LLC, is a new one-day conference presented in… Read More
SirsiDynix announces robust growth in customer base - March 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that 88 new library customers migrated to SirsiDynix Symphony in 2012. SirsiDynix CEO Bill Davison welcomed the new customers into the growing SirsiDynix library community during the keynote session of COSUGI, the largest user conference of SirsiDynix customers. … Read More
OCLC Research, Pennsylvania University to hold event, ‘MOOCS and Libraries’ - March 18, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research and the University of Pennsylvania have announced an event named 'MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge?' on March 18-19. The event will feature presentations about how libraries are already getting involved with MOOCs (massive open online course), and engage… Read More
