OCLC extends Digby mobile app to libraries worldwide - February 22, 2018
OCLC is extending its Digby mobile app to libraries worldwide, offering student library workers, volunteers and staff greater efficiency, accuracy and independence working with WorldShare Management Services. The move follows a successful launch in the United States. As a suite of web-based applications, WorldShare Management… Read More
University of Bristol selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - February 21, 2018
The University of Bristol, ranked among the top universities in the world, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its new cloud-based library services platform. The university selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) because it provides everything needed to manage a leading research library with world-class collections.… Read More
The National Archives joins the Open Preservation Foundation - February 21, 2018
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) has announced The National Archives of the UK as its latest charter member. The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK Government. They are the guardians of more than 1,000 years of iconic national and international… Read More
NEH and NLM renew partnership to collaborate on research, education, and career initiatives - February 20, 2018
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) have reaffirmed a partnership, originally established in 2012, to develop initiatives that explore the intersection of biomedical and… Read More
JDR Clinical & Translational Research wins PROSE Award for ‘Best New Journal in Biological and Life Sciences - February 16, 2018
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have announced that IADR/AADR's latest journal, the JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR), has won the PROSE Award for the 'Best New Journal in Biological and Life Sciences.' The PROSE Awards, given annually by the… Read More
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing call for evidence on how to maintain a world-leading publishing sector - February 16, 2018
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Publishing has called for evidence into how to maintain a world-leading publishing sector in the UK. The publishing industry generates up to £7.8bn gross value added (GVA) for the wider economy and supports more than 70,000 jobs directly and indirectly. It is also… Read More