IEEE Xplore® Digital Library celebrates 15 years of information driving innovation - May 15, 2015
IEEE is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its IEEE Xplore Digital Library, which provides online access to millions of the most cited articles in engineering and technology. Since its launch in May 2000, IEEE Xplore has grown from a collection of 500,000 documents going back… Read More
Twelve leading national research and education networks open doors for international research - May 14, 2015
Twelve leading national research and education networks (NRENs) representing the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, and including Jisc's Janet network, have announced the official launch of the second 'Enlighten Your Research Global (EYR-Global)' programme. This programme, which helps accelerate international research collaborations by providing selected proposals… Read More
BitLit selects Bowker Bibliographic Data to power its new ‘Shelfie’ function - May 14, 2015
BitLit, creators of an inventive app that enables publishers to offer ebook bundles to readers, has selected Bowker Global Books In Print® database to power its new 'Shelfie' function. Readers use the app to take a photo of their bookshelf (a "Shelfie").… Read More
University of Waikato joins growing community of libraries using ProQuest Intota - May 8, 2015
The University of Waikato joins the growing community of libraries around the world using Intota™, a cloud-based library services platform. With Intota, ProQuest delivers transformative workflows that fundamentally change how libraries service their users. Empowering libraries to make data-driven decisions about… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education’s Connect and SmartBook win three honours at 2015 CODiE Awards - May 8, 2015
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education has announced that two of its key digital products, McGraw-Hill Connect® and SmartBook®, won a total of three honours at the 2015 SIIA CODiE awards for education technology. The CODiE Awards, an annual program that recognises excellence in software development, is… Read More
A network of four academic libraries in Berlin opt for Ex Libris Alma - May 7, 2015
Library automation services provider Ex Libris Group has announced that a network of four university libraries in Berlin, Germany, has chosen Ex Libris Alma to provide unified resource management. The network is comprised of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin,… Read More
