Two day Jisc Digital Festival begins - March 11, 2014
The two day Jisc Digital Festival exploring the latest policies, issues and technologies at the heart of the further education (FE), higher education (HE) and research sectors began on March 11 at the ICC in Birmingham, with its pioneering programme of content being streamed live to… Read More
MSU Library joins SCOAP3, makes research articles freely accessible to all - March 10, 2014
The Montana State University Library has taken an initiative towards making important physics research more widely accessible. The library recently signed on to participate in Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3), a program that makes peer-reviewed literature… Read More
Genealogists can now find FamilySearch and WorldCat records through both online resources - March 7, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, and FamilySearch International are working together to share data between WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog to provide more resources for improved genealogy research. More than 1 million FamilySearch genealogical records are now discoverable in WorldCat, the world's… Read More
Elsevier launches new digital platform for Expert Consult, Student Consult - March 7, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of the fully redesigned Expert Consult and Student Consult, its two medical reference and learning platforms, now powered by Inkling, the creator of engaging, intuitive digital books for some of the world's most respected publishers. Expert Consult and Student… Read More
EBL – Ebook Library reinvents its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module - March 7, 2014
EBL - Ebook Library, a ProQuest business, has reinvented its LibCentral administrative and acquisitions module, enabling libraries to tailor their ebook experience to fit their own and their users' unique needs. The new LibCentral helps libraries streamline workflows, making discovery, selection, acquisition, and management of ebooks… Read More
The Institute of Education adopts Ex Libris Primo - March 6, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the Institute of Education (IOE), a renowned center for teacher education and educational research at the University of London, has chosen to adopt the Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Primo will enable the IOE's Newsam… Read More
