Central Michigan University opts for Ex Libris Primo and bX Recommender - September 20, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Central Michigan University (CMU) has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution, with the Primo Central Index of scholarly e‑resources, and the bX Recommender. Primo, which will be deployed as a cloud-based service, will provide… Read More
IEEE-IEC guidelines for condition monitoring of equipment at nuclear power plants - September 20, 2012
IEEE and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have announced the joint publication of new international guidelines for condition monitoring of electrical equipment installed in nuclear power plants. The organisations have also published three affiliated standards detailing specific techniques that can be used to perform the condition monitoring… Read More
NISO publishes COUNTER-SUSHI Implementation Profile as a Recommended Practice - September 20, 2012
The National Information Standards Organisation (NISO), US, has announced the publication of the COUNTER-SUSHI Implementation Profile. The new Recommended Practice seeks to provide a practical implementation structure to be used in the creation of reports and services related to harvesting of COUNTER Release 4 reports using… Read More
Worldwide cloud services market to surpass $109 billion in 2012, says Gartner report - September 19, 2012
Gartner, a US-based information technology research and advisory company, has released a report which forecasts the public cloud services market to grow 19.6 percent in 2012 to total $109 billion worldwide. Business process services represent the largest segment, accounting for about 77 percent of the total… Read More
EBSCO Information Services offers time-saving options via EBSCO Usage Loading Service - September 19, 2012
EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced that with EBSCONET Usage Consolidation, librarians can collect, consolidate and report on the usage of their online resources. This is expected to make vital collection management information readily available in the librarian’s workflow — within EBSCONET Subscription Management. But since… Read More
Thomson CompuMark launches enhanced research offering, Search with Opinion - September 19, 2012
Thomson CompuMark, a Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business and global player in trademark searching and watching, has announced the launch of Search with Opinion, an enhanced research offering. The new feature seeks to facilitate fast and cost-effective access to a highly regarded network of… Read More
