Ex Libris’ Primo Central Index to cover the Kotar Library and RAMBI - May 18, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Kotar online library and RAMBI, the Index of Articles on Jewish Studies, have made their content searchable in the Primo Central Index. The Primo Central Index, offered as a cloud-based service to hundreds… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases nine new audiobook collections in popular genres - May 18, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has released nine new audiobook collections in popular genres, providing public libraries with a quick and convenient way to begin or expand their audiobook offerings. The latest audiobook sets focus on niche areas of fiction and non-fiction. They reportedly… Read More
National University selects Ex Libris’ Alma and Primo services - May 10, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has been selected by the National University to provide next-generation library management and discovery services through the Alma unified resource-management system and the Primo unified discovery and delivery system. As a one-stop service, Primo enables users to fulfill… Read More
Ex Libris endorses global open metadata initiatives - May 8, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that it will include the Harvard Library's catalogue records in the Ex Libris Alma Community Catalog, and Harvard's Digital Access to Scholarship (DASH) article repository in the Primo Central Index of scholarly content. Endorsing the… Read More
National Library of Medicine announces ‘Tropical Disease Motion Pictures’ - May 8, 2012
The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, has produced a new digital collection, Tropical Disease Motion Pictures. The collection comprises 46 titles from the Library's collections that illustrate the battle against tropical disease. The… Read More
Metadata from millions of OA catalogue records from Harvard Library now available via EBSCO Discovery Service - May 7, 2012
Database and e-books aggregator EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset is now available via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). EBSCO Discovery Service users will now be able to search millions of Harvard Library catalogue records in the Base Index of EDS. The… Read More