Celebrating 45 years of WorldCat - August 29, 2016
WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections, recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of its launch. On August 26, 1971, the OCLC Online Union Catalog (now known as WorldCat) began operation. From a single terminal, cataloguers at Ohio… Read More
ProQuest continues to enrich its book offerings with new print and ebook titles - August 26, 2016
ProQuest continues to enrich its book offerings with new print and ebook titles and with advancements that simplify access to content. In addition to launching its innovative Access-to-Own acquisition model on the Ebook Central® platform, the company has debuted new ebook subscriptions, an online ebook catalog… Read More
OCLC partners with the Association of College & Research Libraries for collaborative project - August 24, 2016
Global library co-operative OCLC has announced a partnership with the Association of College & Research Libraries to design, develop and deliver a new ACRL agenda 'Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.' The team will be led… Read More
Choice announces new appointments - August 23, 2016
Melissa Ceraso has been named editor in mathematics and the natural sciences, and Jason Simon has been named senior web developer for Choice, effective immediately. Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American… Read More
SLACK Incorporated announces winner of The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing’s Innovation Award - August 23, 2016
STM publishing company SLACK Incorporated, US, has announced the winner of The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing's 5th annual Innovation Award. The winning article, 'Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience of First-Time Nurse Responders in Disaster,' appeared in the February 2016 issue of The… Read More
KU Select 2016 announced - August 22, 2016
Knowledge Unlatched (KU) has announced KU Select 2016, its third collection of specialist scholarly books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. KU hopes to make this collection available on an Open Access basis. As KU moves out of its Pilot phase, it has expanded its… Read More
