ebrary unveils discounted e-book packs for medical libraries - May 1, 2012
US-based ebrary, a ProQuest business that has developed a new strategic approach to e-book acquisition based on three steps: Transition, Diversify, and Streamline, has announced a solution specifically for medical libraries. This includes new packs in nursing & allied health, medicine and psychology & social work.… Read More
Ingram adds Sesame Street e-book library solution to ipage offering - May 1, 2012
Ingram, a US-based provider of physical and digital services to libraries, is expanding its e-book offering for libraries with an e-book subscription option for popular Sesame Street e-books. The Sesame Street e-bookstore subscription on ipage provides libraries of any size with unlimited access to more than… Read More
EBSCO adds CE modules to clinical reference tool for rehab therapists - April 30, 2012
Database and e-books aggregator EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that it has added continuing education (CE) modules to Rehabilitation Reference Center (RRC), an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. Nineteen CE modules are currently included in Rehabilitation Reference Center and… Read More
CrossRef launches CrossMark update identification service for scholarly content users - April 30, 2012
CrossRef, a US-based not-for-profit membership association of publishers, has launched the CrossMark update identification service. The CrossMark system will alert researchers to important changes that may occur to published scholarly content and will highlight important publication record information. The service has been piloted by several CrossRef… Read More
Benchmark portal honours WK Health’s Ovid and LWW technical services team as top 100 Center of Excellence - April 27, 2012
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that the Technical Services team for its Ovid and LWW journals business has been designated a 2012 Top 100 Center of Excellence from Benchmark Portal, in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded at… Read More
DuraSpace provides Internet2 members access to DuraCloud - April 27, 2012
DuraSpace, a US-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to preserving the world’s scholarly, scientific and cultural records, and Internet2 have announced that Internet2 members now have automatic access to DuraCloud. DuraCloud is a service for archiving and managing content in the cloud featuring one-click… Read More