Academic Libraries in England now able to access EBSCO eBooks - October 11, 2013
EBSCO eBooks™ from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has been chosen as an e-book supplier for higher education libraries in England. Members who participate in this joint consortia agreement will be able to select e-books from EBSCO's extensive collection including nearly 500,000 e-books and audiobooks. This agreement… Read More
Bowker leverages more than 140 years’ experience to power connections between books and readers - October 11, 2013
ProQuest affiliate Bowker is turning the heat up on its role as a key partner in book discovery, providing solutions that help publishers, booksellers and libraries better serve their customers. The company has an over 140 year history of organising data that enables books and information… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health partners with Cerner Corporation to develop dynamic clinical documentation solution - October 10, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has partnered with Cerner Corporation to develop a dynamic clinical documentation solution. The solution will leverage evidence-based ProVation® Clinic Note content and clinical decision support which, when embedded with Cerner Millennium®, will guide physician documentation and capture… Read More
IOP Publishing unveils first ebooks collections - October 10, 2013
IOP Publishing (IOP), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics, has announced the launch of its new ebooks publishing programme. The announcement was made at the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair (9–13 October). IOP announced its entrance into the ebook market and a new… Read More
Scopus indexes first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program - October 9, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than 50 million records… Read More
Jisc signs framework agreement with Google Apps for Education - October 9, 2013
Janet, part of the Jisc group, whose primary purpose is to provide network infrastructure and related services for schools, colleges and universities in the UK, has announced a major framework agreement with Google Apps for Education. The agreement will make it easier… Read More
