ALA TechSource announces new workshop, Getting Started with Open Access - December 30, 2013
ALA TechSource has announced a new workshop, Getting Started with Open Access, with Emily Puckett Rodgers and Meredith Kahn. This workshop will last 90 minutes and is scheduled for January 15, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Journals continue their transition to becoming increasingly digital publications,… Read More
ARL and Ithaka S+R’s free web seminar to bring together leaders of seven of the eight cases profiled in the Searching for Sustainability report - December 27, 2013
Museums and libraries are taking advantage of advances in technology to move their rare and unique collections online. What most institutions learn quickly is that digitization is the easy part. As grant funding rarely covers ongoing operations, the larger challenge is to develop a successful strategy to make sure the… Read More
Proposal submission deadline approaching for Library Assessment Conference 2014 - December 23, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the conference planning committee are accepting proposals through January 17, 2014, for the Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4–6, 2014. The goal of… Read More
SirsiDynix releases version 4.3 GA5 of Enterprise and Portfolio - December 23, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced the release of version 4.3 GA5 of Enterprise and Portfolio, SirsiDynix's premium discovery platforms. This update brings highly anticipated features to Enterprise and Portfolio, including in-catalogue downloads and user authentication for OverDrive titles. The update also includes item-level… Read More
Springer and the American Thoracic Society join forces on the book series Respiratory Medicine - December 20, 2013
STM publisher Springer and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the book series Respiratory Medicine. Springer will hold editorial responsibility, but will work with the ATS to develop new topics for books. Members of the society will have free… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health updates Lexicomp and Facts & Comparisons with information on European meningitis B vaccine approved for emergency importation - December 20, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the addition of information on the European vaccine to fight a meningitis B outbreak to its referential drug information resources, Lexicomp® Online™ and Facts & Comparisons® eAnswers. The rapid response by the Wolters Kluwer Health reference content team… Read More
