OCLC set to launch Web-scale Management Services - June 3, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that 32 libraries have committed to using OCLC Web-scale Management Services since the organisation announced that it was making its cloud-based library management services available to early adopters 10 months ago. OCLC Web-scale Management Services is… Read More
Inaugural publication of new publication series to complement OITP Policy Briefs released - June 3, 2011
The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has released the first publication of OITP Perspectives, a new publication series created to complement OITP Policy Briefs. The publication, 'Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries,' was written by Gwen Glazer, staff writer/editor and social media coordinator at Cornell… Read More
Geological Society of America and CLOCKSS announce archiving deal - June 3, 2011
The CLOCKSS Archive has partnered with the Geological Society of America (GSA) to preserve their e-journals and e-books in CLOCKSS's geographically and geopolitically distributed network of redundant archive nodes, located at 12 major research libraries around the world. By archiving with… Read More
JISC-funded RAPTOR project allows institutions to view usage statistics from different access management systems - June 3, 2011
Cardiff University, one of UK's major teaching and research universities, has developed the first generic system in the UK to help education institutions assess the popularity and use of their electronic resources viewed via access management software. The JISC-funded RAPTOR project, led… Read More
Touch Group launches new clinical portal, touchobgyn.com - June 3, 2011
Medical and health sciences media and communications firm Touch Group plc, UK, has announced the launch of a new clinical portal, touchobgyn.com. touchobgyn.com is driven by content from leading review journals European Obstetrics & Gynaecology and US Obstetrics & Gynaecology, alongside… Read More
PLoS announces new Search API - June 3, 2011
Open access (OA) publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has announced that the new PLoS Search API (Application Programming Interface) allows anyone to build their own applications for the web, desktop or mobile devices using PLoS content. The new Search API gives developers access to… Read More
