Four Kentucky university libraries select OCLC WorldShare Management Services - March 24, 2015
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville have selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as their library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management… Read More
Covington County Library System signs seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix - March 24, 2015
SirsiDynix has announced that Covington County Library System (CCLS), a three-member system in Mississippi, has signed a seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix. In addition to selecting the Symphony Integrated Library System, CCLS has also selected Enterprise, eResource Central (eRC), and SMS Notifications. A number of BLUEcloud… Read More
Oman’s Ministry of Health selects Elsevier’s ClinicalKey - March 23, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that ClinicalKey, an electronic medical reference, will be utilised in 47 secondary and tertiary hospitals, 22 extended healthcare centers, and 170 primary healthcare centers in Oman. More than 10,000 health professionals in Oman will have access to ClinicalKey. ClinicalKey is a… Read More
Jisc selects ProQuest to provide ebooks to UK Further Education colleges - March 23, 2015
ProQuest has been chosen by Jisc to continue to provide key ebooks to Further Education (FE) Institutions across the UK. Following its 2014 tender announcement for provision of ebooks for the UK Further Education community, Jisc elected to renew its existing contract… Read More
Penn State librarians approve OA policy for scholarly work - March 23, 2015
Penn State University Libraries faculty recently voted to embrace open access principles when publishing their scholarly articles. The Open Access Policy, passed into legislation at the February 11, 2015, Library Faculty Organization meeting, preserves the right of library faculty to publish where they wish, but encourages… Read More
Blackboard completes acquisition of Schoolwires - March 23, 2015
Education technology company Blackboard Inc. has announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Schoolwires, one of the leading educational website, hosting and content management providers to K-12 schools and districts. With the close of this acquisition, Blackboard continues to demonstrate its commitment to be the… Read More
