OCLC and Credo Reference extend partnership to add local library materials in WorldCat to Credo Topic Pages - April 20, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, and reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, have announced a special collaboration project aimed to increase collection visibility and usage with library users. Credo Topic Pages will now be enhanced with WorldCat results to show local library materials alongside other timely,… Read More
Pensoft Publishers to preserve e-journals in CLOCKSS Archive - April 19, 2012
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with Pensoft Publishers to preserve its e-journals in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with CLOCKSS, Pensoft seeks to ensure that an author's work will… Read More
Sheridan’s Electronic Content Services now feature POD, Journal Anthology support and batch product import - April 19, 2012
The Sheridan Group has expanded their Electronic Content Services (ECS) commerce platforms to allow integration with Sheridan's Print-on-Demand (POD) system, Journal Anthology support, and the ability to auto-import multiple titles into the system. Sheridan's ECS offering, launched over a year ago, enables publishers to sell… Read More
FIZ Karlsruhe offers Chinese patent information on STN - April 18, 2012
FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, is offering the Chinese full-text patent file CNFULL on online science and patent information service STN. This is projected to enable researchers and patent specialists to broaden their complex patent searches to Chinese patent full-texts in order to determine patentability, state of the… Read More
Jefferson State Community College in Alabama selects EBSCO Discovery Service for its discovery needs - April 18, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Jefferson State Community College in Alabama has chosen its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The college is the first community college in the state to implement EDS. When looking to implement a discovery service, Jefferson… Read More
College faculty prefer print textbooks to digital version, says BISG study - April 18, 2012
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) recently conducted the 'Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education', a survey of college faculty perceptions toward classroom materials. The survey found that professors continue to equate their own and their students' successes in the classroom to the use of… Read More
