Universite du Quebec Chooses Ex Libris Primo Solution - April 17, 2008
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Universite du Quebec (UQ) has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as the main portal for the libraries of eight of the university's constituents. Major factors in the university's choice of Primo… Read More
OCLC and Orbis Cascade Alliance to develop new consortial borrowing solution - April 17, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and the Orbis Cascade Alliance are working together to migrate the Alliance's Summit union catalogue to a consortial borrowing solution based on the integration of WorldCat.org, VDX, WorldCat Resource Sharing and a… Read More
Nature website nominated for ‘Oscars of the Internet’ - April 17, 2008
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced that its website, www.nature.com, is one of five websites shortlisted for Best Science Website of 2008 in the 12th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the 'Oscars of the Internet' by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is a… Read More
Dear Subscriber - April 17, 2008
STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company Read More
Cornell and Duke University Press partner to provide enhanced services for Project Euclid - April 16, 2008
Academic research library Cornell University Library, US, and Duke University Press (Duke) have announced a joint venture to expand and enhance the services of Project Euclid, an online information community for mathematics and statistics resources from independent publishers. The joint venture was… Read More
Elsevier enhances STM platform ScienceDirect with new features - April 16, 2008
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that new intuitive reference and navigational features have been added to its online STM platform, ScienceDirect. The new features, which were developed in cooperation with researchers, are seen to deliver clearer results with fewer clicks. Additionally, researcher comments and ratings… Read More