E-book reader market to grow exponentially from 2013, says ABI Research report - December 8, 2010
It has been observed that the market for e-book readers has until now been largely restricted to the US, led by Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Sony's Reader. But, according to ABI Research, e-book reader markets will start to expand globally from 2013 onwards.… Read More
ECONIS content now searchable via in EBSCO Discovery Service - December 8, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that metadata from ECONIS - the online catalogue for the German National Library of Economics - will now be searchable through the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). The German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information Centre… Read More
ProQuest reference source now available on the Credo Reference platform - December 8, 2010
Online reference library Credo Reference has signed an agreement with information resources and technologies provider ProQuest to integrate The Annual Register into the Credo General Reference service. This will be the first ProQuest reference source available on the Credo Reference platform. … Read More
Knovel announces four new content partnerships - December 8, 2010
Knovel, a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced new content partnerships with four publishers and societies. These new partners, in addition to the six others announced earlier this year, further position Knovel as the go-to, interactive reference for engineers. … Read More
Associated Press sued by iCopyright for breach of contract - December 8, 2010
iCopyright, a US-based provider of intelligent copyright systems for digital content, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against news agency Associated Press (AP) for breach of contract and unfair competition. In a complaint filed in November in federal district court in New… Read More
Binghamton University Libraries selects suite of Ex Libris products - December 8, 2010
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Binghamton University Libraries have selected the Rosetta digital preservation system to preserve and provide access to the Libraries' diverse and rapidly growing digital collections. The Libraries also chose the Primo discovery and delivery solution, the… Read More
