Digital Science’s Global Research Identifier Database now available as linked open data - August 16, 2016
Digital Science has announced that its Global Research Identifier Database (GRID) is now available as RDF, joining a wide range of other prestigious data sources on the web of data. By using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) to describe its data, GRID facilitates interlinking with other… Read More
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec adds 2.4 million bibliographic records to WorldCat - August 16, 2016
Global library co-operative OCLC has announced that the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) has contributed 2.4 million records to WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive network of data about library collections. The contribution, which includes 800,000 new records, will make BAnQ's valuable collections more visible… Read More
Cambridge University Press selects Scope’s ConSCIseTM platform for book chapter abstracts - August 16, 2016
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope) has been selected by Cambridge University Press (CUP) to create chapter abstracts and keywords for Cambridge Histories Online (CHO) titles. With access to the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content, Cambridge Histories are an invaluable resource… Read More
West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention to preserve e-journals with Portico - August 15, 2016
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention will preserve e-journals with Portico, ensuring that they will be secure and available into the future. The West Asia Organization for Cancer prevention is a subsidiary of the Asian Pacific Organization for… Read More
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali becomes first library in Colombia to use OCLC WorldCat Discovery - August 15, 2016
Global library co-operative OCLC has announced that the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, recognised for its high quality education by the National Accreditation Agency and Ministry of National Education, has become the first library in Colombia to use OCLC WorldCat Discovery services. WorldCat Discovery helps people… Read More
Credo announces new and updated features to Credo Online Reference Service - August 12, 2016
Information skills solutions provider Credo, the industry leader for information literacy, critical thinking, and research solutions, is introducing several new and updated features to its popular Credo Online Reference Service, the only publisher-neutral reference platform designed intentionally as the starting point for research. The enhancements… Read More