Libraries NI selects SirsiDynix Symphony and Enterprise discovery platform - May 13, 2013
Fujitsu N.I., an IT systems, services and products company, has won the £25 million managed services contract for Libraries NI, the single Public Library Service for Northern Ireland. As part of the core business applications solution, SirsiDynix, a library technology solutions provider, is partnering with Fujitsu… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 13, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: David Smith (Convenience versus Community — Is a Deeper Question Hiding Behind the Façade of the Access Debates?); Peter Scott (Scholarly publishing should be set free – but not a free-for-all); Carly Strasser (Some answers to the most common misconceptions… Read More
Elsevier unveils revamped version of Mosby’s Index with enhanced features - May 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the revamping of Mosby's Index, stated to be the most robust journal abstracts and indexing database available for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Offering a broad range of content and search results from more than 3,150 international source titles, Mosby's… Read More
Wiley partners with Snapwiz to launch online learning tool WilePLUS with ORION - May 10, 2013
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, and Snapwiz, a US-based company that specialises in adaptive and personalised learning solutions, have announced the launch of WileyPLUS with ORION. This is projected as the initial offering to come out of a new partnership aimed at giving students… Read More
Thomson Reuters expands intellectual property management consulting offerings - May 10, 2013
The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the expansion of its intellectual property management consulting offerings to include strategic services for its growing client base. The team now provides specialty consulting related to IP business strategy, benchmarking, portfolio-to-product mapping and data management,… Read More
EBSCO’s 2013 Information Days event in Norway deemed successful - May 10, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO, US, has announced that its 2013 Information Days event in Norway was judged by delegates to have been a success. It is stated to have helped librarians to face the challenging task of promoting the resources in their own libraries, and letting… Read More
