EBSCO Publishing releases first e-book subscription collection for corporations - May 8, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released BusinessCore, its first e-book subscription collection for corporations. BusinessCore is designed to support the learning and research needs of business professionals. The collection is available as an annual subscription with unlimited access to the content. The… Read More
Ex Libris endorses global open metadata initiatives - May 8, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that it will include the Harvard Library's catalogue records in the Ex Libris Alma Community Catalog, and Harvard's Digital Access to Scholarship (DASH) article repository in the Primo Central Index of scholarly content. Endorsing the… Read More
Unbound Medicine and Datapharm release Medicines Compendium UK for mobile devices - May 4, 2012
Unbound Medicine, a US-based provider of knowledge management solutions for the healthcare industry, and Datapharm have announced the release of Medicines Compendium UK for mobile devices. Datapharm is an independent organisation dedicated to improving public health and safety by providing up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information about… Read More
Portico and Association of University Programs in Health Administration announce preservation deal - May 4, 2012
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) has entered into an agreement with non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US. The deal is to preserve the AUPHA's e-journal, Journal of Health Administration Education (JHAE). Through this agreement with Portico, AUPHA ensures that its… Read More
Academic and research libraries in Europe select Ex Libris’ Primo discovery and delivery solution - May 3, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that numerous academic and research libraries in Europe have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, several existing customers have supplemented their Primo offering with the Primo Central Index and the bX Recommender, while… Read More
E-book consumers choosing tablets over e-readers, says BISG Study - May 1, 2012
E-book consumers’ preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group’s (BISG) Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey. The second installment in Volume Three of the study shows that, over the course of just six months,… Read More
