SirsiDynix unveils latest version of Portfolio digital asset management solution - July 4, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the release of version 4.1 of its SirsiDynix Portfolio digital asset management solution. The solution builds upon SirsiDynix Enterprise search and discovery, adding digital asset management capabilities, optical character recognition (OCR) technology, open archives Initiative compatibility for web… Read More
Three Scandinavian journals join Versita Open - July 1, 2011
E-publishing technology solutions provider Versita, Poland, has announced that three Scandinavian serials - Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Nordic Journal of Migration Research and Sommerfeltia - are now included in the portfolio of more than 200 Open Access journals published by Versita Open. The newly contracted Scandinavian journals,… Read More
Taylor & Francis launches new platform as successor to informaworld - July 1, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced the successful launch of the Taylor & Francis Online site. The site, now fully operational, is the successor to the informaworld platform. The process of redirecting from informaworld to Taylor & Francis Online reportedly ran smoothly and… Read More
OCLC Research and RLUK to gather data on special collections in research libraries in the UK and Ireland - July 1, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, and Research Libraries UK are working together on a project to gather data on special collections in research libraries in the UK and Ireland. The project is similar to a project conducted by OCLC Research in 2009 that gathered data… Read More
OCLC announces implementation of WorldCat Local at two more libraries in the UK and Ireland - June 29, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced two more implementations of its WorldCat Local discovery service at libraries in the UK and Ireland. According to OCLC, libraries across Europe are responding positively to WorldCat Local's ability to connect users to 800 million electronic,… Read More
Pharmaceutical Press launches BNF on FormularyComplete - June 28, 2011
Publisher Pharmaceutical Press, UK, has announced the launch of BNF on FormularyComplete, giving healthcare professionals the opportunity to synchronise local formulary information with gold standard BNF and BNF for Children guidance in a unique point-of-care tool. Utilising the FormularyComplete editing tool, pharmacists and formulary managers… Read More
