Fort Hays State University goes live with Ex Libris’ Alma library management service - September 11, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the library of Fort Hays State University (FHSU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service. FHSU has run Ex Libris solutions for many years, including the Voyager integrated library system, Primo… Read More
Edinburgh University Press and Boydell & Brewer set to join University Publishing Online - September 11, 2012
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press, UK, has announced the addition of over 450 scholarly titles to University Publishing Online, from two of the UK's prestigious academic presses - Edinburgh University Press and Boydell & Brewer. Launched in October 2011, by Cambridge University Press, University Publishing… Read More
NISO brings out themed issue of ISQ on linked data for libraries, archives and museums - September 11, 2012
The US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the publication of a special themed issue of the Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) magazine on Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums. ISQ Guest Content Editor Corey Harper, Metadata Services Librarian, New York University, has sought to… Read More
Serials Solutions’ Summon discovery service expands coverage of open access scholarly content - September 10, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced new agreements with three publishers of scholarly open access journal and book content. The publishers are: New Zealand based Libertas Academica; eScholarship@McGill, the McGill University open access collection; and the Directory of Open Access Books, provided by Open Access… Read More
The Ringgold Challenge survey notes 76 percent of publishers not making best use of their data - September 10, 2012
Journal supply chain support provider Ringgold Inc has released findings from its recent survey, The Ringgold Challenge. The results indicate room for improvement in how publishers are applying customer data such as that relating to journal subscriptions, usage or submissions. Survey results indicate that 76… Read More
UBM TechWeb’s E2 Innovate announces keynote speakers - September 10, 2012
E2 Innovate, formerly known as the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, produced by UBM TechWeb, has announced initial keynote speakers from Emergence Capital Partners, Google, Greylock Partners, IDC, Mayfield Fund and more. E2 Innovate is scheduled to be held from November 12-15, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.… Read More
