OCLC completes major technical upgrade of core WorldCat infrastructure - June 11, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has completed the development work to convert the underlying structure for its WorldCat database to Apache HBase, a distributed platform in use by many global information providers, including Facebook, Adobe and Salesforce.com. This marks the conclusion of… Read More
Scientists call for more funding in science to keep Britain competitive - June 7, 2013
Scientists have warned that the economy will be damaged without more support for British research and development. According to a Royal Society of Chemistry report, to be presented at a House of Commons event, there is growing evidence to suggest that the UK science base is… Read More
Sabanci University in Turkey goes live with Ex Libris Primo - June 6, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Sabanci University in Turkey is now in production with a cloud-based implementation of the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution. In addition, the university has subscribed to the bX article recommender service - also cloud… Read More
Kanopy Streaming Service to make video content discoverable via Serials Solutions Summon service - June 3, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is working with Kanopy Streaming Service to make their growing collection of more than 18,000 videos discoverable via the Summon service. Kanopy partners with some of the world's most creative filmmakers and respected distributors to offer libraries… Read More
EBSCO and Infogroup in deal to provide business and consumer data from ReferenceUSA to libraries - May 31, 2013
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced a new agreement with Infogroup. The agreement allows EBSCO to resell ReferenceUSA, the leading provider of business and consumer research, to libraries. ReferenceUSA is a provider of business and consumer content, including real-time access to information on more than… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and Amirsys expand partnership to add two additional clinical anatomy and pathology image databases - May 30, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Amirsys Inc. to offer two new clinical reference databases, the Amirsys Pathology Reference Center and the Amirsys Anatomy Reference Center, via the OvidSP medical research platform. The Amirsys Imaging Reference… Read More
