IET and Minesoft launch Minesoft Inspec platform - November 7, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and global information solutions provider, Minesoft, have announced the launch of their Minesoft Inspec platform. The service will provide fast, easy access to high quality science and engineering research intelligence. The new platform is designed to benefit patent… Read More
ProQuest project with TAMU Scholars to train OCR tech to read early modern fonts - November 7, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has participated in a project that is expected to vastly accelerate research of 15th through 17th Century cultural history. The company will provide access to page images from the veritable Early English Books Online and newcomer Early European Books… Read More
National Library of Poland and OCLC in deal to add 1.3 million records to WorldCat - November 7, 2012
Library information provider OCLC, US, and the National Library of Poland (Biblioteka Narodowa) have signed an agreement to add 1.3 million Polish library records to WorldCat. WorldCat claims to be the world's largest resource for discovery of library materials and increasing the visibility of these collections… Read More
Seventy two institutions join beta programme for cloud-based learning object repository from Blackboard - November 7, 2012
Enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc., US, has announced that seventy two institutions have joined the company in a beta programme for xpLor, a cloud-based learning object repository that will be the industry's first to support multiple learning management systems (LMS). The beta is… Read More
EBSCO Publishing releases two new grade-appropriate e-book subscription collections for the school market - November 2, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced two new grade-appropriate e-book subscription collections for the school market. eBook K-8 Collection and eBook High School Collection are available for schools looking to find full-text e-books specifically catered to their needs. The collections align with… Read More
Lexicomp and UpToDate collaborate to enhance patient education leaflets in Lexicomp Online - October 31, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Lexicomp and UpToDate, both part of WK Health, have collaborated to enhance the patient education leaflets in the Lexicomp Online product to include new and updated content. As a part of WK Health,… Read More
