OCLC WMS global user community gathers in Dublin to discuss best practices and share experiences - September 20, 2016
More than 120 library professionals from around the world are meeting at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio, to offer best practices and discuss their experiences with WorldShare Management Services (WMS), the cloud based cooperative library management system. The first-ever OCLC WMS Global Community & User Group… Read More
K-12 libraries can now easily add EBSCO eBooksTM to collection via Mackin.com - September 20, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Mackin have partnered to make EBSCO eBooks™ available to order on the Mackin.com ecommerce site. The collaboration between EBSCO and Mackin, a provider of high-quality library and classroom materials to librarians and educators in K-12 schools, gives MackinVIA customers the opportunity… Read More
CCC hosts third annual Joint User and Publisher Advisory Group Meeting - September 19, 2016
Global licensing and content solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) recently brought together corporate customers and publishers for its third annual Joint Advisory Group Meeting at the Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston. At the meeting, attendees reported on collective achievements and challenges around content… Read More
Cambridge University Press announce participation in Peer Review Week - September 19, 2016
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced its participation in Peer Review Week – an annual event to recognise and highlight the essential work done by peer reviewers. Throughout this week Cambridge wants to acknowledge the time and effort required for peer review and the value… Read More
Frankfurt CEO Talk to feature Jacob Dalborg, CEO of Bonnier Books - September 16, 2016
Jacob Dalborg, Chief Executive Officer of Bonnier Books, will be the sole speaker at the Wednesday edition of this year's Frankfurt CEO talk (Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 2-3 pm, Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.2, Room Dimension). The discussion will focus on Bonnier Books' ambitions to be… Read More
Over one million scholarly blog posts now part of the PlumX Suite mentions - September 16, 2016
A new partnership between Plum Analytics, an EBSCO company, and ACI Information Group will give PlumX Suite users access to metrics collected from the world's only scholarly blog service. Scholarly blogs are increasingly part of the public discourse… Read More