Elsevier launches Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina - May 22, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina, a sequencing and array-based solutions provider for genetics research. The app allows researchers to share large data sets in Illumina’s BaseSpace cloud, where they can easily be reviewed and… Read More
Serials Solutions’ Summon Service to index full text of more than 100 IOS Press electronic journals - May 22, 2013
Serials Solutions has announced that the Summon service continues to expand its coverage of content from around the world through a new agreement with IOS Press. Headquartered in the Netherlands, IOS Press has satellite offices in the USA, Germany and China and joint ventures with publishers… Read More
Microsoft and Janet alliance to provide faster, more secure cloud-computing services to over 18 million students and staff in the UK - May 22, 2013
Software vendor Microsoft Corp., US, and Janet, the UK’s research and education network, have signed a new peering arrangement as a result of which more than 18 million students, staff and researchers at institutions across the UK could start to benefit from a faster and more… Read More
ZHB Luzern migrates to Ex Libris cloud environment - May 22, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern (ZHB Luzern) has adopted the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Both Primo and the library’s Aleph integrated library system (ILS) will be provided through the Ex Libris cloud environment. As the… Read More
Association of Educational Publishers and Association of American Publishers announce merger agreement - May 22, 2013
The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers have announced an agreement to merge, combining AEP’s quality programming and professional development with AAP’s public policy advocacy to provide the strongest services for the preK-12 education publishing industry in a rapidly changing environment. … Read More
SirsiDynix releases version 4.3 of Enterprise and Portfolio - May 22, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has released version 4.3 of Enterprise and Portfolio, its premium tools for patron discovery and digital asset management. Version 4.3 brings 24 new features and enhancements to Enterprise and Portfolio, including eResource Central integration, EBSCO Discovery Service integration, and search speed… Read More
