Four new publishers announce participation in CLOCKSS’ digital preservation archive - June 20, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of four new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are: PeerJ, Future Science Group, American Society of Plant Biologists and Channel View Publications. PeerJ is an Open Access scholarly publisher in the Biological and Medical Sciences.… Read More
University of Hawaii System selects Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solutions - June 20, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the University of Hawaii System (UH), which consists of 10 universities and colleges, has adopted the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution, the Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic resources the bX Article Recommender,… Read More
Gale announces launch of ed2go for public libraries programme - June 20, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced a new programme, ed2go for public libraries, which brings turnkey online training and education solutions to the public library market. ed2go, also part of Cengage Learning, provides online training courses for the adult education, career, and corporate training… Read More
Elsevier’s Scopus now interoperable with the Lattes Platform - June 20, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus, which claims to be the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature, is interoperable with the Lattes Platform, Brazil’s national database for research and science activity, through a newly developed application. The new Curriculo… Read More
ebrary’s new Extended Access service offers benefits of multi-user access for purchased titles with less upfront costs - June 19, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced Extended Access for titles purchased under a single-user license. Extended Access reduces up-front costs to the library, eliminates speculative purchases of multiple copies, and prevents turn-aways when titles are in use. There are several ways that libraries can purchase… Read More
State Library of Queensland becomes first state library to adopt Ex Libris’ next-generation library management service - June 19, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has joined the Australia and New Zealand early-adopter programme for the Alma library management service. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first… Read More
