EBSCO and the Common Library Network in Germany partner to develop more options for discovery - September 25, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and the Common Library Network in Germany (GBV), one of the biggest library services in Germany, have signed an agreement to enable integrated access between EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) and GBV's VuFind service. GBV serves more than 250… Read More
Serials Solutions and Jisc Collections’ Knowledge Base+ announce new collaboration to improve library workflows - September 25, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced a collaboration with Jisc Collections KB+ to improve library workflows by transferring data from KB+ to the Serials Solutions knowledgebase. This cooperative effort will keep current data from Jisc Collections up to date in the Serials Solutions knowledgebase, saving… Read More
US judge weighs Google book copyright case - September 24, 2013
A federal judge on September 23, 2013, pointedly questioned attorneys for the Authors Guild in a long-running case on whether Google's book-scanning project violates copyright law. The two sides presented oral arguments in a hearing on whether the case should be dismissed, or whether the authors… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health and American College of Physicians expand publishing partnership - September 24, 2013
Information and point-of-care solutions provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that ACP Smart Medicine, an evidence-based clinical reference tool produced by the American College of Physicians, will be available on its OvidSP medical research platform. In addition to ACP Smart Medicine, ACP's peer-reviewed clinical journal,… Read More
CAS and the Czech Consortium partner to provide SciFinder to faculty, staff and students at universities in the Czech Republic - September 23, 2013
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's authority for chemical information, and the Czech Consortium, a regional consortium of schools outside Prague, jointly announced their collaboration to provide SciFinder to member universities. SciFinder is the proprietary search and analysis tool that accesses CAS databases, which claims to… Read More
3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces complete integration of eBook Lending Service with Encore discovery application - September 23, 2013
Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces have completed integration of 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service into Innovative's Encore discovery application. This latest integration success enables library users to have a seamless experience for 3M's extensive pool of eBooks,… Read More
