NISO voting members approve new project to develop recommended practices for Packaging and Exchanging Serial Content - June 27, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) voting members have approved a new project to develop recommended practices for Packaging and Exchanging Serial Content. Many different organisations - libraries, archives, indexing services, content aggregators, publishers, and content creators - need to exchange and work with digital files… Read More
APA reports significant increases in impact factors in its portfolio of journals - June 27, 2013
The American Psychological Association (APA) has reported significant increases in impact factors in its portfolio of journals indexed in the 2012 Journal Citation Report (JCR), published by Thomson Reuters. In total, 76 percent of APA's publications received a 2012 impact factor. APA's journals received 32… Read More
Baker & Taylor’ MyLibraryBookstore ecommerce solution integrated with Axis 360 digital media platform - June 27, 2013
Baker & Taylor, a distributor of digital and physical books, has announced that its MyLibraryBookstore ecommerce solution for libraries has been integrated with the Axis 360 digital media platform. MyLibraryBookstore, which powers customised bookstores and patron-direct fulfillment of books, movies and music, has been expanded to… Read More
New mapFAST Mobile lets users search WorldCat.org from their smartphone or mobile browser - June 27, 2013
Computer library service OCLC has announced that the new mapFAST Mobile lets one search WorldCat.org from their smartphone or mobile browser for materials related to any location and find them in the nearest library. Available on the web and now as an Android app in… Read More
ePals Corporation launches enhanced services for educational publishers worldwide - June 27, 2013
Education media company ePals Corporation announced the launch of enhanced services for educational publishers worldwide. These end-to-end services enable providers of curriculum, quality resources and learning activities to distribute their content into classrooms, schools and homes globally. Using the new Learning Centers, publishers can create… Read More
SciFinder offers API capabilities to streamline researchers’ workflows - June 26, 2013
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, has announced that the SciFinder interface now enables a range of APIs designed to streamline researchers' workflows. CAS has collaborated with several customers to develop API support for reaction, substance and reference… Read More
