ALA now accepting submissions for John Cotton Dana Award - November 26, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The award, which is managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) division of ALA, honours outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 awards are granted each year by the… Read More
IHS content indexed in the Summon discovery service to include IHS Jane’s modules and databases - November 25, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with IHS Inc. to expand IHS content indexed in the Summon discovery service to include IHS Jane's modules and databases. With the inclusion of metadata and full text from the IHS Jane's content sets in the Summon index, researchers… Read More
WorldCat Metadata API powers new enhancements in latest MarcEdit release - November 25, 2013
MarcEdit, the popular free library metadata software suite, includes new functionality that will give OCLC member libraries the ability to contribute and enhance their bibliographic and holdings data within WorldCat while using MarcEdit. The new functionality will provide catalogers with a new way to interact with… Read More
Serials Solutions Intota Assessment now available - November 22, 2013
Intota™ Assessment, a library collection analytics service from Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is now available. It claims to be the most comprehensive assessment solution that gives libraries a holistic view of both monographs and serials in both electronic and print format, enabling data-driven decisions regarding… Read More
OECD selects Luxid to semantically integrate its knowledge, publications, and workflows - November 22, 2013
TEMIS, a provider of Semantic Content Enrichment solutions for the Enterprise, has won a call for tender issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the company's Semantic Content Enrichment solution, Luxid. The OECD provides its expertise, data and analysis to its… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Ural Federal University collaborate to advance global research impact - November 21, 2013
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced a commitment with Ural Federal University (UrFU) to create a map of the University's scientific research efforts in order to demonstrate the efficiency and global impact of its programs and scientists. The first phase of… Read More
