Ten millionth record added to WorldCat via the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway - June 8, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that a record for a book accessible online marked the 10 millionth record added to WorldCat via the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway. The record, titled Task-oriented and Purposeful Robot-Assisted Therapy, was harvested into WorldCat by staff… Read More
Thomson Reuters to divest Healthcare business - June 7, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced its intention to divest its Healthcare business, which has been part of the company's Healthcare & Science segment. The Healthcare business provides data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions and services to companies, government agencies and healthcare professionals. With… Read More
ETH Zurich selects Ex Libris’ Rosetta digital preservation system - June 7, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that ETH-Bibliothek, the library of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), has selected the Rosetta digital preservation system to preserve, manage, and provide access to the Institute's digital collections in perpetuity. Based… Read More
University of Alicante selects WorldCat Local as its new discovery service - June 7, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that the Library of the University of Alicante, in Spain, has selected WorldCat Local as its new discovery service. The library's administration plans to deliver the enhanced discovery experience with its range of available content from… Read More
Goportis to hold summit on digital preservation in October - June 7, 2011
Goportis - Leibniz Library Network for Research Information is organising the Digital Preservation Summit from October 19-20, 2011, in Hamburg. An international group of practitioners of digital preservation will be coming together to discuss concrete solutions for their daily work and share… Read More
IBM releases cloud services designed for educational institutions - June 6, 2011
Technology firm IBM, US, has announced new cloud services to deliver advanced software, computer lab resources and services to students and researchers at schools, colleges and universities, without the need for advanced IT expertise at those locations. The IBM SmartCloud for Education is projected as… Read More
