ProQuest completes acquisition of Coutts Information Services and MyiLibrary - June 2, 2015
ProQuest has completed the acquisition of Coutts Information Services and MyiLibrary from Ingram Content Group. ProQuest is beginning to integrate assets such as Coutts' expertise in collection development, broad catalogue of print and digital titles, and platforms that include not only MyiLibrary but OASIS as well.… Read More
Sixth annual meeting of the Rosetta Advisory Group opens in Leuven, Belgium - June 2, 2015
Users of the Ex Libris Rosetta digital asset management and preservation solution are gathering this week at KU Leuven in Belgium for the sixth annual meeting of the Rosetta Advisory Group from June 1-6, 2015 at Leuven, Belgium. This year the meeting examines the ways… Read More
American University of Sharjah selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - June 1, 2015
The American University of Sharjah, based in the United Arab Emirates, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library management solution. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and discovery applications in an integrated suite. WMS offers librarians a cost-effective way to… Read More
Publishers Weekly announces ‘PW’s Publishing Luminaries Awards’ - May 29, 2015
Publishers Weekly has announced a new programme ‘The Publishers Weekly Publishing Luminaries Awards,’ which will identify and celebrate talented young members of the US publishing community and bring recognition to them on a global stage. Publishers Weekly will partner with The Frankfurt Book Fair (14… Read More
ARL, ACRL, ALA form joint advisory task force to clarify Academic Library Definitions in IPEDS Survey - May 27, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) have formed a joint advisory task force to suggest changes to the current definitions and instructions accompanying the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component for FY 2015. The… Read More
Wolters Kluwer global customer support teams receive NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for Excellence for the fourth consecutive year - May 26, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that the global customer support teams for its UpToDate®, Ovid® and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) product lines have each received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp. This marks the fourth time each team has been… Read More