Gale and Portico extend partnership to preserve remaining digital collections - January 27, 2014
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and Portico, a not-for-profit digital preservation service, have announced an extension of their relationship to preserve the majority of Gale's remaining digital archives. The organisations have previously… 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
Ovid to be exclusive site license partner for current and archival NEJM content in China - January 22, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has extended its global distribution agreement with the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM.org), a publisher of breakthrough biomedical research and best practices in clinical medicine, to be the exclusive provider of NEJM site licenses… Read More
Buffalo State, the State University of New York (SUNY) to continue to use Summon discovery service and 360 Link - January 17, 2014
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that Buffalo State, the largest campus in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, will continue to use the Summon discovery service and 360 Link to honour the library’s dedication to proactive and innovative support for research and… Read More
CONTEC Brasil to focus on interactive learning and innovative teaching methods - January 17, 2014
The Frankfurt Book Fair, scheduled for October 8-12, 2014, will expand its activities in Brazil in 2014 to include the CONTEC Brasil conference series, which will take place in various states throughout the country. The first conference will be held on February 18, 2014 in Sesc… Read More
ALCTS/bepress Digital Commons Midwinter Symposium to focus on public access to federally funded research - January 16, 2014
“Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research,” a Midwinter Symposium co-presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and bepress Digital Commons offers a unique opportunity to explore the complex issues surrounding the collection, organisation, delivery and preservation of federally… Read More
