LIBROS selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - January 24, 2014
LIBROS, the consortium that connects 16 academic libraries in New Mexico, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new cloud-based library management system. WorldShare Management Services is an integrated suite of library management applications - from acquisitions and circulation, to… Read More
IOS Press launches new OA journal – Journal of Facade Design and Engineering - January 24, 2014
STM publisher IOS Press, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, an open access journal, edited by Prof.Dr.Ing. Ulrich Knaack and Dr. Ing. Tillmann Klein, from Delft Technical University, the Netherlands. The journal is primarily a scientific journal, but… Read More
Rapid global adoption validates demand by libraries for a comprehensive collection assessment service - January 24, 2014
University libraries worldwide will be implementing a new best in class collection analytics service from ProQuest. Launched late last year, Intota™ Assessment provides tools that enable libraries to showcase the value of their collections and demonstrate return on investment for their collection budget. The company reported… Read More
CCC announces Bryn Mawr College as the 200th academic institution to adopt its Get It Now service - January 24, 2014
Licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) has announced Bryn Mawr College as the 200th academic institution to adopt and implement the Get It Now service since its launch in 2011. Furthermore, Get It Now, which was selected as a 2013 Top… Read More
National Library of Russia goes live with Ex Libris Primo and Aleph integrated library system - January 24, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the National Library of Russia (NLR) has gone live with the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system, which replace their locally developed system. In a move that… Read More
De Gruyter consolidates all OA publications under a new imprint: De Gruyter Open - January 24, 2014
Academic publishing house De Gruyter is consolidating all OA publications under a new imprint: De Gruyter Open. The publisher Versita, which was acquired by De Gruyter in 2012, will be fully subsumed under the new imprint. Open Access (OA) is an important and growing aspect… Read More
