OCLC adds linked data to WorldCat, appends Schema.org descriptive mark-up to WorldCat.org pages - June 21, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that it is taking the first step toward adding linked data to WorldCat by appending Schema.org descriptive mark-up to WorldCat.org pages. WorldCat.org now offers the largest set of linked bibliographic data on the Web. With the addition of Schema.org… Read More
Cengage Learning and National Geographic Society announce extended agreement to create additional library products - June 21, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and the National Geographic Society, a non-profit scientific and educational organisation, have announced an extended agreement to create additional library products as part of a new product suite, National Geographic Virtual Library. Earlier this year, Gale announced the National Geographic… Read More
Elsevier, CAE offer simulation technology for health science curriculums - June 21, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and CAE Healthcare, a medical simulation and healthcare learning solutions provider, have announced a new electronic nursing education solution to be made available in July. The new offering features evidence-based scenarios fully-programmed for CAE's METI line of human patient simulators, including an… Read More
University of Hawaii System selects Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solutions - June 20, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the University of Hawaii System (UH), which consists of 10 universities and colleges, has adopted the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution, the Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic resources the bX Article Recommender,… Read More
Elsevier’s Scopus now interoperable with the Lattes Platform - June 20, 2012
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Scopus, which claims to be the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature, is interoperable with the Lattes Platform, Brazil’s national database for research and science activity, through a newly developed application. The new Curriculo… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new study tracks current status of research on neglected tropical diseases - June 20, 2012
The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters has announced the publication of a new study tracking the current status of research on neglected tropical diseases. The Global Research Report Neglected Tropical Diseases analyses research output across countries and fields from 1992-2011 and finds a… Read More
