OCLC in deal with more publishers worldwide to add e-book metadata to WorldCat - January 21, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers around the world to add more e-book metadata to WorldCat, a comprehensive online database of resources available through libraries worldwide. This new WorldCat metadata will be integrated into library management workflows using OCLC's cataloguing… Read More
ARL to host Library Assessment Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting - January 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting, featuring LibValue research conducted at the University of Tennessee. The forum will be held on January 25, 2013, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Sheraton Seattle’s Ravenna… Read More
Centra Health selects WK Health’s ProVation Medical Software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding - January 18, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Centra Health has selected its ProVation Medical software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding in its cardiac catheterisation labs. ProVation software replaces dictation/transcription and streamlines the coding and billing process. Unlike cardiovascular information… Read More
University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library selects Ex Libris Primo - January 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Barr Smith Library of the University of Adelaide has adopted the Primo discovery and delivery solution. A member of Australia's Group of Eight (GO8) research universities, Adelaide joins over 1200 sites that have opted for… Read More
New features further strengthen Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor’s focus on patient safety - January 17, 2013
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has added new features including a Drug Identifier and a Drug Interactions Guide to Lippincott's Nursing Advisor. Nursing Advisor is one of the leading online clinical decision-support solutions used… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and Ingram partner to make eBooks on EBSCOhost available via the OASIS library platform - January 16, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, and Ingram Content Group Inc., a subsidiary of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc., have announced an agreement aimed at benefiting mutual customers of Ingram’s OASIS (Online Acquisitions and Selection Information System) and eBooks on EBSCOhost. The agreement will allow… Read More
