Five key institutions in the UK select Intota from ProQuest to enhance management of their libraries - November 7, 2014
Institutions across the UK are choosing to transform their library management systems using the new cloud-based Intota™, from ProQuest. Designed to address the needs of today's libraries, Intota manages electronic collections and supports the expectations of modern patrons. Intota combines discovery, linking, e-resources management and… Read More
ACCUCOMS prepares for restart as founder and managing director, Pinar Erzin buys back company - November 7, 2014
ACCUCOMS, a provider of sales and marketing services for publishers, has been bought back by founder and managing director Pinar Erzin, together with key management: Egon Menardi, Simon Boisseau and Rakesh Malik. This news follows the recent announcement that Swets Information Services B.V., the parent company… Read More
Roma Tre University selects Ex Libris Alma - November 7, 2014
Ex Libris Group has announced that Roma Tre University Library has selected the Alma unified resource management solution. Alma will enable the University to take advantage of insightful analytics in making user-focused collection development and strategic decisions. With its streamlined workflows that unify electronic, print… Read More
Gale names Paul Gazzolo as new Senior Vice President and General Manager - November 6, 2014
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the appointment of Paul Gazzolo as Senior Vice President and General Manager. In this role, Gazzolo will lead Gale's strategy, product development, sales and marketing teams, and continue to identify ways Gale can partner with libraries to help them… Read More
NISO seeks comments on draft recommended practice Protocol for Exchanging Serial Content - November 6, 2014
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking comments on the draft recommended practice Protocol for Exchanging Serial Content (PESC), NISO RP-23-201x. This Recommended Practice was developed to provide guidance on the best way to manage all of the elements of digital serial content packaging in… Read More
EBSCO modernizes publication discovery with Full-Text Finder - November 5, 2014
EBSCO Information Service (EBSCO) has announced the introduction of Full-Text Finder™ (FTF). Available to all EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) customers with their subscription, and as a stand-alone application to non-subscribers, Full-Text Finder delivers the intuitive, time-saving experience when searching for journals, e-books and articles, and managing… Read More
