UConn Libraries join HathiTrust Digital Library - September 7, 2011
The UConn Libraries have become the latest member of HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating to compile a massive digital library of published scholarship. HathiTrust includes material from the Google Books Library Project, an effort by Google to scan… Read More
ONS survey on British internet habits shows UK surge in social network use - September 6, 2011
The Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK, has released the results of an annual survey on British internet habits. According to the survey, more than half of the UK population aged 16 and over is now using social media. Results from the annual survey
Thieme launches new illustrated Review Series - September 5, 2011
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that its new illustrated Review Series serves as an important dual purpose for medical students - both concise course review and high-yield USMLE test preparation. Covering all the basic science subjects taken in medical school and those… Read More
UK’s National Archives releases application interface for 11 million records - September 5, 2011
The National Archives, the official archive of the UK government, has reportedly made details of 11 million records available through an application programming interface (API) it published as part of an ongoing programme to get more official records online. The API… Read More
IEEE Xplore Digital Library reaches three million documents milestone - September 2, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that the IEEE Xplore digital library recently added its three millionth document to its vast digital library. IEEE Xplore digital library claims to be one of the world's largest collections of high quality technical literature in engineering and technology.… Read More
eBooks now available in SAE International Digital Library - September 2, 2011
SAE International has announced that its Digital Library now includes eBooks to bolster its already comprehensive collection of more than 175,000 technical papers, standards, and related publications from SAE International and other organisations. SAE International's portfolio of eBooks in the SAE Digital Library includes 117… Read More
