New features in the Summon discovery service enable streamlined access of local library and consortia content by researchers - June 22, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced a new catalogue display functionality, as well as support for consortia catalogues in the Summon discovery service. The new catalogue detail page improves display of items from both local and consortia catalogues indexed in the Summon service. Optimised… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ Data Citation Index connects researchers to data repositories worldwide - June 22, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced that it will preview at the American Library Association Conference (ALA) the Data Citation Index, an upcoming research resource within the Web of Knowledge to facilitate the discovery, use and attribution of data sets and… Read More
SAGE releases SAGE Knowledge platform for eBook delivery - June 22, 2012
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the launch of SAGE Knowledge: the ultimate social sciences online library. Launch demonstrations and trials will be available at the forthcoming ALA conference in Anaheim. Launching with more than 2,500 titles, SAGE Knowledge includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook… Read More
George Mason University Libraries select Ex Libris’ Primo discovery and delivery system - June 21, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that George Mason University Libraries have selected the Primo discovery and delivery system. Combined with the Primo Central Index of scholarly e-resources, the Primo system enables users to search the entire spectrum of a library's… Read More
Registration for 2012 Library Assessment Conference now open - June 21, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that registration is now open for the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. It is claimed to be the only conference in North America to focus solely on library assessment. This fourth assessment conference will… Read More
Allen Press offers mobile optimisation for its online journal hosting platform, Pinnacle - June 21, 2012
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, is offering mobile optimisation for its online journal hosting platform, Pinnacle. Pinnacle for Mobile enables publishers to present content attractively across all major mobile platforms while controlling access from the institution out to the end users and their devices.… Read More
