EBSCO Information Services releases new policy on metadata sharing and technology collaboration - April 21, 2014
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), a provider of aggregated content resources for libraries, has released its new policy on metadata sharing and technology collaboration. EBSCO will make all metadata (and full text when contractually allowed) available for more than 120 full-text databases and over 500,000 e-books, as… Read More
OCLC and Ingram help libraries manage e-book collections more efficiently - April 21, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, is working with Ingram to set and maintain holdings for e-books in WorldCat automatically, saving library staff valuable time and effort. This new program enables libraries with an OCLC cataloging subscription and an account with MyiLibrary®,… Read More
Harvard Library selects Ex Libris Primo for Harvard University electronic collections - April 17, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Harvard Library has decided to offer the Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery system as a single search interface for Harvard University's vast local and electronic collections. The Library is adding Primo to a… Read More
Kazakhstani research community to benefit from access to Scopus and continued access to ScienceDirect - April 15, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has signed a license agreement with the National Center for Scientific and Technical Information (NCSTI) to make key Elsevier resources available to the entire Kazakhstani research community. The agreement, signed on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Education, provides more… Read More
The Natural History Museum selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo for next-generation resource management services - April 11, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that London's Natural History Museum has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo for unified resource discovery and delivery. These tightly integrated solutions will support the museum's strategic goal of providing… Read More
The Spazio Reale Foundation selects Ex Libris Primo to meet users’ needs for an advanced discovery experience - April 9, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Spazio Reale in San Donnino, Italy, has chosen Ex Libris Primo as the discovery tool for the center's Biblioteca All Digital, whose collections consist entirely of electronic materials. The Spazio Reale's commitment to innovation… Read More