Swets’ eBook procurement portal fully integrated into SwetsWise - April 9, 2010
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that its eBook procurement portal has been fully integrated into SwetsWise and is now available to all customers. The eBooks procurement portal allows users to purchase both individual titles and eBook collections. SwetsWise now provides the capability to… Read More
Credo launches Topic Page, a topic search tool for libraries - April 9, 2010
Online reference services provider Credo Reference, US, has announced the launch of Credo Topic Pages, a new search tool for libraries. Designed to provide contextualised, orderly access to authoritative content, each of the over 10,000 Credo Topic Pages is projected as an all-in-one starting point that… Read More
Dear Subscriber - April 9, 2010
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SAE International and Elsevier partner to deliver automotive and aerospace science engineering information - April 8, 2010
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, US, has announced a partnership with STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands. Under the deal, both organisations will together deliver extensive automotive and aerospace & defence engineering information to better serve the information needs of industrial, research… Read More
More than 16.3 million French records in WorldCat - April 8, 2010
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that there are now more than 16.3 million French records in WorldCat, following completion of batch loading projects from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Système Universitaire de documentation (Sudoc) and the Bibliothèque municipale… Read More
Regulator FCC has limited authority on web traffic, rules US court - April 8, 2010
A US federal appeals court recently ruled that, under current law, regulators have only limited power over web traffic. The decision is expected to allow Internet service companies to block or slow specific sites. Also, they can charge video sites like YouTube to deliver their content faster. The decision is… Read More