Thomson Scientific Launches ResearcherID.com - January 15, 2008
Information solutions provider Thomson Scientific, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced the launch of ResearcherID.com. Designed as a web-based system, ResearcherID.com enables researchers to create stable personal identifiers to present their works and manage public presentation of their personal metrics. Each… Read More
Springer to sell Springer Business Media Austria to WEKA Group - January 15, 2008
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, and WEKA Group have reached an understanding for the sale of Springer Business Media Austria GmbH to WEKA Group. The anticipated transaction is subject to competition authority review in Austria. Based in Vienna, Springer Business Media Austria groups Springer's business-to-business… Read More
ProQuest adds supplementary digital materials to Dissertations and Theses Database - January 15, 2008
ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, US, has announced that it now offers supplementary digital materials to current and future academic works in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database. These digital additions include audio, video, spreadsheets, and more. With the recent increase in dissertations and… Read More
OCUL selects ebrary platform to host over 100,000 e-books - January 15, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) has chosen its technology to distribute and archive over 100,000 e-books as part of the Scholars Portal services. Scholars Portal offers all 20 Ontario universities a growing collection of scholarly content… Read More
OCLC acquires library solution EZproxy from Useful Utilities - January 15, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that it has acquired EZproxy, a software for serving library patrons remotely, from Useful Utilities, US. Useful Utilities founder Chris Zagar will join OCLC as a full-time consultant. Zagar, a librarian at the Maricopa… Read More
SirsiDynix launches new browser-based software for K-12 library staff - January 15, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the availability of SirsiDynix StaffWeb, a new solution for K-12 libraries. The new, easy-to-use software solution will allow school librarians and media specialists to carry out primary circulation, cataloging, reporting and administration tasks and transactions using only a… Read More
