Institutions in Poland opt for EBSCO Discovery Service as the discovery solution of choice - July 1, 2014
The EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is becoming the discovery solution of choice in Poland. To date, 25 universities and academic institutions in the country have chosen EDS as their discovery solution. Uniwersytet Warszawski, the biggest university in… Read More
OCLC and Elsevier partnership to ensure ScienceDirect holdings data kept up-to-date in WorldCat without library intervention - June 30, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, and STM publisher Elsevier will work together to automate the process to keep e-book and e-journal holdings from ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text platform for research literature, up-to-date in WorldCat and library catalogues. The automated… Read More
Credo unveils new look to Credo Online Reference Service - June 26, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has unveiled a new look to the Credo Online Reference Service, updating several features with a focus on user experience. The enhancements are based on input from subscribers matched with cutting edge technology to create a cleaner, more modernized layout and… Read More
Elsevier announces inclusion of a Simplified Chinese user interface to Scopus - June 24, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a Simplified Chinese user interface to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. The interface enables Chinese users to search and discover scientific literature in their local language. In addition to the localised interface,… Read More
Stanley Katz and Sandra Hirsh join Credo advisory board - June 24, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Sandra Hirsh, Director of San José State University's School of Library & Information Science, and Stanley Katz, Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, have joined the… Read More
Elsevier launches new enhanced version of Pure, improves research networking and funding discovery capabilities - June 17, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Pure 5, an enhanced version of its leading research information management system, and part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of tools and services. The release of Pure 5 improves the system's research networking capabilities resulting from the… Read More