Hong Kong Polytechnic University selects Ex Libris suite of discovery and delivery products - July 28, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) library has selected the Ex Libris suite of discovery and delivery products, including Primo, with its Central Index; the MetaLib metasearch system; and the SFX OpenURL link resolver. … Read More
Niels Bohr Library and Archives of the American Institute of Physics makes Goudsmit Papers available online - July 27, 2011
The Niels Bohr Library and Archives of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) has digitised the complete papers of renowned physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit (1902-1978). The papers, which occupy 39 linear feet of shelf space in the library and contain about 69,000 images, have been released… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches first mobile app in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series - July 27, 2011
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly business of publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the launch of the first mobile application in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series, accessible via iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Clinical Cases Uncovered series presents… Read More
US govt. web portal offers training modules on intellectual property law - July 27, 2011
The US' National Technical Information Service (NTIS), in agreement with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has announced the launch of a pilot programme to provide the public with access to official agency training content via the web at usptotraining.gov. Under the arrangement, more than… Read More
Audio reader application enables researchers to listen to scientific articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect - July 26, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the availability of an audio reader application from iSpeech, provider of cloud-based speech technology and mobile apps, on SciVerse Applications beta. The iSpeech Audio Reader is the latest in a growing list of applications enhancing the use of SciVerse ScienceDirect… Read More
The UK’s National Archives to pilot web archiving model for local authorities - July 26, 2011
The National Archives, the official archive of the UK government, will pilot a web archiving model for local authorities to ensure that important online information is preserved for future generations. Currently, The National Archives works in partnership with the Internet Memory Foundation (IMF) to archive central… Read More
