National University selects Ex Libris’ Alma and Primo services - May 10, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has been selected by the National University to provide next-generation library management and discovery services through the Alma unified resource-management system and the Primo unified discovery and delivery system. As a one-stop service, Primo enables users to fulfill… Read More
Cengage Learning and Blackboard launch digital content integration solution - May 10, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, and Blackboard Inc. have announced the availability of an integrated solution that gives instructors and students streamlined access to Cengage Learning’s rich digital learning solutions and core curriculum content directly through the Blackboard Learn learning… Read More
Cengage Learning and NorthWest Arkansas Community College partner to educate and strengthen local workforce - May 9, 2012
Cengage Learning, a US-based provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, has announced that it is working with NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) to develop a series of workforce development courses for professionals in the Bentonville, Arkansas area. The courses being developed… Read More
Carolyn Anthony elected 2013-2014 PLA president - May 9, 2012
The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced that Carolyn Anthony, director of the Skokie (Ill.) Public Library, has been elected the 2013-2014 president of the PLA. Anthony has been actively involved in PLA throughout her career, serving on the PLA Board from 1987–1989 and again… Read More
Student e-book usage stronger in the UK than other regions, says survey - May 9, 2012
Students in the UK who recently participated in ebrary’s Global Student E-book Survey reported a greater preference for digital over printed books and higher usage than their global counterparts in a similar survey conducted in 2011. When asked how often they would choose e-books over printed… Read More
Wiley acquires higher education publisher Harlan Davidson Inc. - May 9, 2012
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Harlan Davidson Inc. (HDI), a family-owned publishing company in Wheeling, IL. The acquisition builds on Wiley’s existing high quality American History portfolio, and strengthens growing curriculum areas such as World History, Atlantic History and… Read More
