Stanford’s Engineering Library shifts to new site, opts for more e-books - August 3, 2010
Stanford's Engineering Library has moved from the Terman Engineering Center to the new Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center. The shift is seen to mark the forefront of a movement toward the 'bookless library'. The new 'bookless' Engineering Library at Stanford University - that opened August 2, 2010… Read More
Techstreet announces plans to release new electronic version of the ASME’ Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - August 3, 2010
Techstreet, part of the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters, has announced its plan to release Techstreet ASME BPVC Plus, a new electronic version of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The new offering includes single-user online access to PDF files… Read More
American Chemical Society upgrades professional network site - August 3, 2010
The American Chemical Society has announced upgrades to its professional network site, ACS Network. The ACS Network was designed for scientists by scientists. With thousands of members worldwide, it claims to be the destination of choice for chemists and scientists to connect, communicate and collaborate online.… Read More
ARL publishes Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317 - August 3, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317, which examines exhibits, events, instruction, and other activities that are targeted to engage students, faculty, and other scholars/researchers with special collections for research and education. Further, it investigates who… Read More
Bournemouth University selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its discovery solution - August 3, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that Bournemouth University has chosen EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery solution, bringing a single search box to the library collection. Bournemouth selected EDS after a detailed review of the service, determining that it met… Read More
Equalis joins Scilab Consortium - August 3, 2010
Equalis, an on-line destination for the mathematics community, has announced that it has partnered with Scilab, the open source reference for numerical computation, and has joined the Scilab Consortium. This partnership will provide Scilab users with direct access to the Equalis expert math community to connect… Read More
