OCLC in deal with publishers to add more content and collections to WorldCat Local - February 27, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers worldwide and has added important new content and collections to WorldCat Local, the OCLC discovery and delivery service that offers users integrated access to more than 922 million items. WorldCat Local offers access… Read More
Images from Bridgeman Education now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - February 24, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced a new partnership with Bridgeman Education allowing images from Bridgeman Education's extensive collection to be searched within EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The agreement will add metadata from the Bridgeman Education collection into the Base Index of… Read More
Cairn.info content now available via Ex Libris’ Primo Central index - February 23, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Cairn.info has joined the rapidly expanding group of information providers whose scholarly content is searchable in the Primo Central Index. The Cairn.info platform contains top French, Belgian, and Swiss academic journals in the fields… Read More
OCLC offers bulk downloadable version of FAST free of charge - February 20, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and routine updates. As with other FAST data, the bulk downloadable versions are available at no charge. FAST… Read More
New Faculty of 1000 application helps researchers identify best research in Biology and Medicine covered in Elsevier’s SciVerse - February 17, 2012
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced the launch of a new application that helps researchers explore the scientific content in biology and medicine included in Elsevier's SciVerse platform. Once a SciVerse user adds the app, the articles that have been highlighted… Read More
Clinical Advisor launches collection of medical videos on ClinicalAdvisor.com - February 17, 2012
The Clinical Advisor, the medical journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, has launched a 'best of the web' collection of medical videos on its website ClinicalAdvisor.com. The videos have been organised into categories that closely align with diseases that nurse practitioners and physician assistants… Read More
