Kanopy Streaming Service to make video content discoverable via Serials Solutions Summon service - June 3, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is working with Kanopy Streaming Service to make their growing collection of more than 18,000 videos discoverable via the Summon service. Kanopy partners with some of the world's most creative filmmakers and respected distributors to offer libraries… Read More
MedCentral Health System opts for ProVation Software for Order Set and Care Plan Management - June 3, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that MedCentral Health System has selected its ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, software as its electronic order set solution and ProVation Care Plans, powered by Lippincott's Nursing Solutions as its evidence-based interdisciplinary care plans… Read More
House Assembly passes California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act - June 3, 2013
The House Assembly has passed the California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (AB 609). The act is now set to be heard in the Senate later this summer. If AB 609 becomes law, it will unlock access to the results of more than $200 million in annual,… Read More
OCLC Research and Jisc to co-sponsor first European MOOCs and Libraries conference - June 3, 2013
Library information provider OCLC Research and Jisc are co-sponsoring MOOCs and Libraries: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a one-day event hosted by the Open University Library. The event, scheduled for July 12, will be held at the Pullman Hotel in Central London. The… Read More
Open Book Publishers win IFLA/Brill Open Access Award - June 3, 2013
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and academic publisher Brill have announced the winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award for initiatives in the area of open access monograph publishing. The winner is Open Book Publishers, Cambridge (United Kingdom). Open Book Publishers (OBP)… Read More
SirsiDynix and Bibliotheca reaffirm global strategic partnership - June 3, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix and Bibliotheca have announced their intent to extend and strengthen their global strategic partnership. Working together, the two companies continue to win the business of some of the largest and most demanding RFID projects in the world. The most recent of… Read More
