Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Higher Education (CAPES) has selected the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution to power Portal.periodicos.CAPES, a virtual library of scientific and technological information. Portal.periodicos.CAPES is maintained by the Brazilian federal government to support the country's higher education system. MetaLib is projected to enhance the agency's ability to efficiently deliver scientific and technical information to the entire academic and research community in Brazil. Also, it will offer CAPES users a powerful tool for accessing the over 2000 scientific databases that the agency subscribes to.
Maintained by the Organization for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES/MEC), Portal.periodicos.CAPES offers over 12,000 full-text periodicals, 126 referential databases, and 78 sites featuring the full text of books. The portal, which has been recognised for excellence by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), provides access to more than 1.3 million faculty members, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and technical and administrative staff from member institutions.
Ex Libris provides automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. Offering the only comprehensive product suite for electronic, digital, and print materials, the company maintains an impressive customer base consisting of thousands of sites in more than 70 countries on six continents. Dedicated to developing creative solutions in close collaboration with its customers, Ex Libris enables academic, national, and research libraries to maximize productivity and efficiency and, at the same time, greatly enhance the user experience. By empowering users to discover and obtain the information they need, libraries ensure their position as the bridge to knowledge.
