University of Manchester and University of Sheffield select Primo and the Primo Central Index - November 26, 2010
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield, in the north of England, have chosen the Primo discovery and delivery solution, together with the Primo Central Index of scholarly e-content, to provide a unified discovery experience for… Read More
Taylor & Francis and American Fisheries Society announce publishing partnership - November 26, 2010
Publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, and the American Fisheries Society (AFS) have announced a new publishing partnership. Under the deal, Taylor & Francis will publish six publications on behalf of the AFS, beginning 2011. The publications are: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; North American Journal… Read More
Maverick supports launch of two new content platforms - November 26, 2010
Maverick Outsource Services, a UK-based provider of outsourced solutions for the publishing industry, has announced the forthcoming launch of new online platforms from two of its customers - Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) and Reference Tree. The recently founded publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals… Read More
US Court of Appeal overturns lower court decision on Vermont law - November 25, 2010
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a Vermont law restricting the commercial use of information relating to physician prescribing patterns is unconstitutional. Judge John G. Koeltl wrote the majority opinion overturning an April 2009 US District Court decision, concluding the… Read More
Gartner summit examines growth potential of cloud computing - November 25, 2010
Technology research services firm Gartner, Inc., US, has announced that analysts discussed the Cloud Computing scenario during the Gartner India CIO & IT Executive Summit 2010, held in Mumbai on November 23 - 24, 2010. The event, now in its fourth year, has reportedly become a… Read More
The Biodiversity Heritage Library adds 14,000 records to WorldCat - November 25, 2010
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that the Biodiversity Heritage Library has added more than 14,000 records of digitised materials, brought together from 12 institutions, to WorldCat. The Biodiversity Heritage Library claims to be one of the world's largest repositories of full-text digitised legacy biodiversity… Read More
