Content providers worldwide partner with OCLC to improve library workflows for e-content - January 28, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has finalised agreements with 17 publishers worldwide to add valuable electronic collections to the WorldCat database, the most comprehensive online catalogue of resources available through libraries worldwide. Incorporating bibliographic data that link to these collections into… Read More
Molly Raphael joins Credo advisory board - January 27, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Molly Raphael, past-president of the American Library Association, has joined the company's corporate advisory board. Credo's advisory board comprises significant Library and education industry experts who are tapped by Credo throughout the year for consulting on a… Read More
National Library of Russia goes live with Ex Libris Primo and Aleph integrated library system - January 24, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the National Library of Russia (NLR) has gone live with the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system, which replace their locally developed system. In a move that… Read More
Springer begins 2014 with two major accomplishments - January 23, 2014
Springer started 2014 by announcing two major accomplishments. The publisher completed its Springer Book Archives (SBA), a four-year project to digitise nearly every book it had published from the 1840s to 2004. While the company originally anticipated that around 100,000 books would be part of this… Read More
OCLC unveils WorldCat Discovery Services - January 23, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced the launch of WorldCat Discovery Services, a new suite of cloud-based applications that brings together the FirstSearch and WorldCat Local services. Set to launch in March, the new suite will enable discovery of more than… Read More
Springer expands open access activities in South Korea, in deal for two new SpringerOpen journals with Korean partners - January 22, 2014
STM publisher Springer is intensifying its open access activities in South Korea by signing agreements for two new SpringerOpen journals with the Korean Geotechnical Society (KGS) and the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (KSCT). Starting in January 2014, both research societies will start publishing their… Read More
