Content providers worldwide partner with OCLC to improve library workflows for e-content - January 28, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has finalised agreements with 17 publishers worldwide to add valuable electronic collections to the WorldCat database, the most comprehensive online catalogue of resources available through libraries worldwide. Incorporating bibliographic data that link to these collections into… Read More
University of Wisconsin System selects Ex Libris Alma LMS to achieve unified resource management and collaboration - January 27, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Wisconsin System (UW System) libraries have selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution to complement their Primo discovery and delivery solution. The consortium's 26 institutions, which include the University of Wisconsin-Madison -… Read More
Molly Raphael joins Credo advisory board - January 27, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Molly Raphael, past-president of the American Library Association, has joined the company's corporate advisory board. Credo's advisory board comprises significant Library and education industry experts who are tapped by Credo throughout the year for consulting on a… Read More
Gale and Portico extend partnership to preserve remaining digital collections - January 27, 2014
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and Portico, a not-for-profit digital preservation service, have announced an extension of their relationship to preserve the majority of Gale's remaining digital archives. The organisations have previously… Read More
Edge Initiative for public library technology assessment launches - January 27, 2014
The Edge Initiative, a new leadership and management tool for libraries that want to improve their public technology services, invites participation by public libraries across the United States. As of January 22, interested public libraries may sign up via the Edge website. Participating libraries will… Read More
SPIE’s Journal of Nanophotonics names Ali Adibi as editor-in-chief - January 27, 2014
Ali Adibi, Joseph M. Pettit Professor of electronics, photonics, and bioengineering in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Nanophotonics (JNP), effective this month. The journal is published by SPIE, the international society… Read More
