The London Book Fair launches new Trailblazer Awards at the Society of Young Publishers annual conference in Oxford - November 23, 2015
The London Book Fair is launching the new Trailblazer Awards at the Society of Young Publishers annual conference in Oxford (#SYPConf15). The Awards will celebrate publishing professionals under the age of 30 who are demonstrating innovation and ambition in the book industry. The Awards will… Read More
SAGE Knowledge redesigned with responsive platform, improved search, and extended content - November 20, 2015
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that SAGE Knowledge, an expansive social science digital library for students, researchers, and faculty, is now live on a new platform for use on all devices and featuring multiple content types. Originally launched in 2012, SAGE Knowledge currently hosts more than… Read More
West Virginia University selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system - November 19, 2015
West Virginia University Libraries, which serves more than 31,000 students and comprises five libraries and the WVU Press, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) is a complete, cloud-based library management system that offers all the applications needed… Read More
Barbara Preece joins OCLC Board of Trustees - November 17, 2015
Barbara Preece, Director, Loyola Notre Dame Library, officially took her seat on the OCLC Board of Trustees during the Board's November meeting. She was elected to the Board by OCLC Global Council in April 2015. Loyola Notre Dame Library, located in Baltimore, Maryland, serves Loyola… Read More
Jisc selects ProQuest to deliver key ebook content to UK Further Education colleges - November 16, 2015
ProQuest has teamed with Jisc to create a custom ebooks collection that provides key texts for Further Education (“FE”) Institutions across the UK. The move expands the relationship between ProQuest and Jisc that already provides access to more than 400 ebooks to over 400 colleges across… Read More
National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 calls for presentation proposals - November 16, 2015
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on the UCLA campus August 10–13, 2016. The NDLC ’16 Program Committee is inviting presentation proposals that address… Read More
