Orbis Cascade Alliance and Ex Libris complete implementation of a shared resource management and discovery system - January 23, 2015
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 37 North American academic institutions known for innovative collaboration, and library automation services provider Ex Libris Group have announced the completion of a two-year effort to migrate Alliance members to a shared, next-generation library management and discovery solution. Alliance… Read More
Accessible Archives retains Scholarly iQ to upgrade COUNTER Usage reporting capabilities - January 23, 2015
Accessible Archives, Inc., a publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced that usage statistics for its collections will become available April 1, 2015 using the new COUNTER Release 4 (R4) standards. Scholarly iQ, a provider of eBusiness solutions to the academic publishing market,… Read More
Elsevier launches Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor - January 22, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor. This easy-to-use search application enhances engineers' workflow by enabling access to Knovel's extensive and trusted content resources without leaving the Inventor environment. Users can resolve critical engineering questions during the design and… Read More
New Analytics On Demand apps improve outreach and provide insights to multi-branch systems - January 22, 2015
Public libraries face challenges demonstrating their value to the communities and stakeholders they serve – just 22 percent of Americans say they know most or all of the services provided by their public library. To help libraries overcome these barriers, Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has… Read More
Lynne Miller joins TBI as Associate Director, Client Services - January 22, 2015
TBI has announced the appointment of Lynne Miller as Associate Director, Client Services. Lynne previously held the post of Associate Director, Society Engagement at Wiley. TBI provides outsourced business development, market research and marketing services to publishers and other organisations in the research information sector.… Read More
University of Haifa opts for Ex Libris Alma - January 21, 2015
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Haifa's Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is the first early adopter in Israel of the Alma® library management solution. Haifa University will be replacing the Aleph® integrated library system. Alma will be integrated… Read More