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Serials Solutions’ Summon Service to index Nordic scientific journals from idunn.no - September 18, 2013

Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with Universitetsforlaget AS to include idunn.no, a database of 49 leading Nordic scientific journals. Including subscription and open access titles, idunn.no contains scholarly academic content that is peer-reviewed by editors who have deep professional respect within their field of… Read More

EBSCO releases two audiobook subscription collections - September 18, 2013

Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has released two new subscription collections - AudiobookPremier Collection and AudiobookYouth Collection. EBSCO's audiobook subscription collections allow libraries to subscribe to a growing collection of audiobooks for an annual fee with additional titles added regularly at no additional cost.… Read More

Alexander Street Press forms agreement with Leeds Metropolitan University, expands evidence-based acquisition - September 11, 2013

Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has forged an agreement with England's Leeds Metropolitan University, establishing the publisher as a key resource for metrics-driven curation of library materials. The move follows the recent launch of the publisher's evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model. Effective immediately, patrons of Leeds… Read More

The Alberta Library selects OCLC group catalogue as its provincial discovery tool - September 6, 2013

Computer library service OCLC has announced that The Alberta Library (TAL), a consortium of 49 public, university, college, technical institute and special libraries, has selected a group catalogue solution from OCLC as its provincial discovery tool. The revamped union catalogue, TAL Online, makes 25 million items… Read More

Credo releases 19 new and updated Subject and Publisher Collections - September 5, 2013

Information skills solutions provider Credo has launched 19 new and updated Subject and Publisher Collections. This new collection adds to the more than 80 collections which are currently available for perpetual purchase or subscription. Credo's new collections help librarians grow their reference shelves through their… Read More

Boston College High School opts for EBSCO Discovery Service - September 4, 2013

Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced that the Boston College High School has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as the basis for their library resource Corcoran One Search. As recipient of the 2013 ALA Cutting Edge Technology Award, Boston College High School… Read More


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