Swets releases latest update to SwetsWise platform - June 12, 2013
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has released the latest update to its SwetsWise platform; installing a revitalized end-user environment for users of the SwetsWise Online Content module. The update has been made freely available for all existing SwetsWise Online Content subscribers and is available for use… Read More
NoveList and TLC expand partnership to include ILS integration into NoveList Select - June 11, 2013
NoveList, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), is announcing a new seamless ILS integration with NoveList Select, its catalogue enrichment resource. NoveList Select content is now displayed alongside library data in TLC's (The Library Corporation) LS2 PAC. NoveList Select enables libraries to add rich… Read More
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
NLM and AAHSL to co-sponsor leadership fellows program for future academic health sciences library directors - June 11, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the 2013-2014 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health… Read More
Serials Solutions and NetAdvance partner to make content in JapanKnowledge discoverable via the Summon discovery service - June 10, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is working with NetAdvance to make content in JapanKnowledge discoverable via the Summon discovery service. Metadata for 13 reference titles from the largest and most reliable provider of Japanese-language content, including encyclopaedias, dictionaries and citation indexes will be indexed and available… Read More
ICIS acquires carbon market analytics company Tschach Solutions GmbH - June 10, 2013
ICIS, a global provider of energy market information and a division of Reed Business Information, has announced an agreement to acquire Tschach Solutions GmbH, a specialist carbon market analytics company based in Karlsruhe, Germany. The company has quickly established a strong reputation for carbon market… Read More
