Serials Solutions integrates 360 Link OpenURL link resolver service with Google Books - June 27, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced that it has integrated the Serials Solutions 360 Link OpenURL link resolver service with Google Books. This integration enables new avenues of eBook discovery for library patrons. As a 360 Link resource, Google Books provides detailed… Read More
Cell ranked cell biology’s top research journal - June 27, 2008
Cell, the flagship journal of Cell Press, an imprint of STM publisher Elsevier, has been ranked cell biology's top research journal, according to the 2007 Journal Citation Reports published by ThomsonReuters. In the report, released earlier this month, the journal's impact factor increased to 29.9 from… Read More
SirsiDynix unveils new faceted search product - June 27, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the launch of SirsiDynix Enterprise, a new faceted search product that seeks to become the foundation for a range of user experience solutions. SirsiDynix Enterprise provides the groundwork that will support community/social networking capabilities such as user reviews,… Read More
Oliver Pesch elected chair of NISO Board - June 27, 2008
Journal subscription services provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), US, has announced that Oliver Pesch, Chief Strategist at EBSCO, has been elected chair of the board of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) for the 2008-2009 term, effective July 1, 2008. As chief strategist for the company,… Read More
Attention Subscribers – Benefit now from the Content atomisation initiative from Knowledgespeak - June 27, 2008
Knowledgespeak is planning to atomise its content. A preliminary but significant initiative has already been taken in this direction. For an internationally esteemed association, we have repackaged and categorised our news under various topics to suit the information needs of its members. We are exploring other possibilities of bringing a… Read More
Global e-book survey results now available from ebrary - June 26, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that the results of its first 2008 Global Student E-book Survey completed by nearly 6,500 students throughout the world, representing nearly 400 individual institutions. Designed by more than 150 college and university librarians worldwide, the wide-scale survey explores students'… Read More
