Lund University selects Serials Solutions Summon Discovery service - December 16, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that Lund University Libraries has launched the Summon service as the primary starting point for research on its website. The Lund University Libraries claims to be one of Sweden's oldest and largest research libraries.… Read More
Özyeğin University in Turkey selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its new generation search tool - December 16, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Özyeğin University in Turkey has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its new generation search tool. The library saw a need to provide a seamless and easy way to navigate its electronic resources.… Read More
OCLC releases FAST as Linked Data under Open Data Attribution License - December 16, 2011
FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now available as an experimental Linked Data service. The service is being made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License. The FAST… Read More
Elsevier collaborates with LIPID MAPS to launch Lipid Structures app on SciVerse Applications - December 12, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of the Lipid Structures (beta) app on SciVerse Applications. The app was developed in collaboration with LIPID MAPS, a multi-institutional consortium aimed at increasing understanding of lipid metabolism, and the SciVerse Developer Network. Lipid Structures (beta) identifies and… Read More
Taylor & Francis partners with the American Institute of Physics to offer academics access to UniPHY - December 12, 2011
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced a partnership with the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to offer academics access to UniPHY. UniPHY is AIP's scientific social and professional networking site designed to enhance and accelerate collaboration amongst physical science researchers.… Read More
More than 1.4 million biographies now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - December 9, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Marquis Who's Who content will soon be available via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for mutual customers. The new agreement will add metadata from the Marquis Who's Who database into the Base Index of EDS and… Read More
