BIBSYS Consortium opts for Ex Libris Alma - December 6, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that BIBSYS, the Norwegian national provider of library services, has selected the Alma library management service. BIBSYS will use Alma in conjunction with Ex Libris Primo to provide next-generation library services for a consortium of over 100… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched to preserve with CLOCKSS Archive - December 6, 2013
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with Knowledge Unlatched to preserve their ebooks in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries worldwide. This action provides for content to be freely available to everyone after a 'trigger event' and… Read More
New Zealand universities extend access to Thomson Reuters Web of Science database for three more years - December 5, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced that all eight universities in New Zealand have extended access to the Thomson Reuters Web of Science database for three additional years. This ensures researchers, administrators, faculty and students in New Zealand universities have access… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional’s eBook catalogue now available for K-12 school libraries and public libraries worldwide - December 5, 2013
McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, US, and OverDrive, an eBook, audiobook, music and video lending service for schools and libraries, have announced that McGraw-Hill Professional's eBook catalogue is now available for K-12 school libraries and public libraries worldwide. This catalogue claims to be one… Read More
Winners of the 2013 “Health Science Librarians Make a Difference” video contest announced - December 5, 2013
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the winners of its 2013 'Health Science Librarians Make a Difference,' video contest. With this initiative, Wolters Kluwer Health seeks to recognise the value medical librarians bring to their medical schools, hospitals and other healthcare institutions globally. All the winning videos… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces publication of World Stem Cell Report 2013 - December 5, 2013
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the publication of the World Stem Cell Report 2013, a special supplement to the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells and Development. Dr. Graham Parker (Wayne State University School of Medicine) and Bernard Siegel (Genetics Policy Institute) serve as Co-Editors-in-Chief… Read More
