North American Working Group to revise Model License - March 14, 2014
Libraries today must be strongly proactive in shaping the licenses that govern their campuses' electronic information resources. A multi-organisational effort is now underway to strengthen libraries' negotiating position in the e-resources marketplace. In 1997, the LIBLICENSE project (then at Yale Library and since 2011 at the Read More
Knowledge Unlatched Pilot Collection to become Open Access - March 11, 2014
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) has announced that its Pilot Collection of 28 new books from 13 recognised scholarly publishers will become Open Access. The KU Pilot Collection is the first step in creating a sustainable route to Open Access for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) books. Support… Read More
Two day Jisc Digital Festival begins - March 11, 2014
The two day Jisc Digital Festival exploring the latest policies, issues and technologies at the heart of the further education (FE), higher education (HE) and research sectors began on March 11 at the ICC in Birmingham, with its pioneering programme of content being streamed live to… Read More
Ingram expands textbook program with used, buyback and new supply options - March 11, 2014
Ingram Content Group Inc. has expanded its physical textbook selection and services with the addition of new supply models, a comprehensive assortment of used textbooks and textbook buyback programmes. Through its relationships with leading publishers, Ingram provides booksellers with access to millions of titles and… Read More
EBL – Ebook Library reinvents its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module - March 7, 2014
EBL - Ebook Library, a ProQuest business, has reinvented its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module, enabling libraries to tailor their ebook experience to fit their own and their users' unique needs. The new LibCentral helps libraries streamline workflows, making discovery, selection, acquisition, and management of ebooks… Read More
CLIC becomes first academic library consortium to subscribe to ProQuest’s cloud-based library services platform - March 7, 2014
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC) of St. Paul, Minnesota, is the first academic library consortium to subscribe to ProQuest's cloud-based library services platform, Intota™. The CLIC libraries will be taking full advantage of the transformative nature… Read More
