Jisc launches collaborative initiative for UK research - November 19, 2014
Teams across universities and others that support research in the UK are being offered the opportunity to submit their ideas to a collaborative funding initiative being launched by Jisc. Called research data spring, the project aims to engage all individuals and groups with an interest… Read More
APA makes hundreds of ebooks available for individual purchase through ebrary - November 14, 2014
The American Psychological Association (APA), the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the world's largest association of psychologists, has joined forces with ProQuest ebook business ebrary to make more than 250 titles published since 2009 available… Read More
ProQuest’s Intota library services platform centralises and simplifies e-resource management - November 13, 2014
Day-to-day library collection management activities for academic librarians using ProQuest Intota™ now benefit from a new workflow feature called My Intota. My Intota provides an 'Activities' and 'Databases' workspace that includes tasks, deadlines and associated action steps—with multiple filtering capabilities and access… Read More
OWL Consortium signs long-term agreement with SirsiDynix - November 11, 2014
The Organization of Watauga Libraries (OWL), a 10-member consortium in northeast Tennessee, has signed a seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix. In addition to choosing SirsiDynix Symphony and SirsiDynix SaaS hosting service, OWL has chosen a number of SirsiDynix BLUEcloud products, including Enterprise discovery tool, eResource Central (eRC)… Read More
Five key institutions in the UK select Intota from ProQuest to enhance management of their libraries - November 7, 2014
Institutions across the UK are choosing to transform their library management systems using the new cloud-based Intota™, from ProQuest. Designed to address the needs of today's libraries, Intota manages electronic collections and supports the expectations of modern patrons. Intota combines discovery, linking, e-resources management and… Read More
Roma Tre University selects Ex Libris Alma - November 7, 2014
Ex Libris Group has announced that Roma Tre University Library has selected the Alma unified resource management solution. Alma will enable the University to take advantage of insightful analytics in making user-focused collection development and strategic decisions. With its streamlined workflows that unify electronic, print… Read More
