OCLC, Ex Libris partner to integrate WorldCat Search API into Ex Libris unified discovery and delivery services - September 13, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed an agreement with library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group. The deal will enable Ex Libris to incorporate the WorldCat Search API into several Ex Libris discovery and delivery services, providing OCLC member libraries access to WorldCat through the… Read More
Thieme expands RadCases series with the publication of Genitourinary Imaging - September 12, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the publication of Genitourinary Imaging by Dr. Shailendra Chopra, as part of Thieme's RadCases series. Containing nearly 400 high-resolution radiographs demonstrating 250 basic to advanced cases seen in daily practice, Genitourinary Imaging will give readers the information,… Read More
Amazon in talks with publishers to launch digital library - September 12, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, is set to launch a digital book library, for which it is reportedly in talks with book publishers. According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, the library will enable customers to access a… Read More
Health Shared Services BC signs multi-year contract with Lexicomp for medical information - September 9, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that Health Shared Services British Columbia (HSSBC) has signed a multi-year contract with Lexicomp on behalf of the Health Authorities it represents following an extensive evaluation process. Part of Wolters Kluwer Health, Lexicomp provides medical information… Read More
Elsevier’s Scopus data enables visualisation of international collaborative research networks for Max Planck Science Gallery - September 8, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that its Scopus data enables visualisation of how densely Max Planck institutes are linked with their local and international partners. This visualisation is part of the new Max Planck Science Gallery in the Science Forum building at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin,… Read More
JSTOR opens access to Early Journal Content - September 8, 2011
JSTOR, the preservation archive and research platform arm of the not-for-profit ITHAKA, is offering free access to journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the US and prior to 1870 elsewhere. This 'Early Journal Content' includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities,… Read More
