New Corporate Computing subscription database now available from ebrary - June 9, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of its new Corporate Computing subscription database. Corporations around the world can now easily and affordably provide unlimited, multi-user sales of an instant digital library of essential computing e-books that serve the practical information needs… Read More
Latest version of IEEE Xplore offers VDE content - June 8, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has released an upgrade to the IEEE Xplore digital library that highlights a new partnership with the German Electrical Engineering Society, VDE. The alliance reportedly offers subscribers access to all English language papers from more than 20 annual VDE conferences. … Read More
More than 1 million eBooks now available via SwetsWise! - June 8, 2011
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that its information resource management and procurement platform, SwetsWise, has recently expanded its eBook catalogue to more than one million publications. Swets has signed agreements with a number of eBooks publishers and aggregators, bringing together a wealth of… Read More
Ten millionth record added to WorldCat via the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway - June 8, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that a record for a book accessible online marked the 10 millionth record added to WorldCat via the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway. The record, titled Task-oriented and Purposeful Robot-Assisted Therapy, was harvested into WorldCat by staff… Read More
Thomson Reuters to divest Healthcare business - June 7, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced its intention to divest its Healthcare business, which has been part of the company's Healthcare & Science segment. The Healthcare business provides data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions and services to companies, government agencies and healthcare professionals. With… Read More
University of Alicante selects WorldCat Local as its new discovery service - June 7, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that the Library of the University of Alicante, in Spain, has selected WorldCat Local as its new discovery service. The library's administration plans to deliver the enhanced discovery experience with its range of available content from… Read More