University of Sheffield and OCLC awarded funding to explore library catalogue recommender system - June 16, 2010
The University of Sheffield, in collaboration with library information provider OCLC Research, US, has been awarded funding from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council to explore a library catalogue recommender system based on the requirements and preferences of users. The joint Doctoral Award will pay… Read More
Google to digitise 400,000 Austrian library books - June 16, 2010
Austria's national library, Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek (ONB), has announced a 30-million-euro deal with Internet search services provider Google Inc. to digitise 400,000 copyright-free books, a vast collection spanning 400 years of European history. According to ONB, the Austrian library project concerns one of the world's five biggest… Read More
Portico Archive reaches new milestone in digital preservation - June 16, 2010
Non-profit electronic archiving service provider Portico, US, has announced that 110 publishers, representing over 2,000 professional and scholarly societies, are now participating in the Portico archive. Furthermore, nearly 15 million articles are now safely preserved in the Portico archive. The 110 publishers who have entrusted their… Read More
EBSCO Publishing announces new evidence-based monitoring service for corporate learning professionals - June 16, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced the launch of Corporate Learning Watch, a new evidence-based monitoring service that investigates learning techniques for corporate learning professionals. The service will focus on methods that can be used within businesses to facilitate employee learning. Corporate… Read More
Thomson Reuters launches publishing tool EndNote X4 for Windows - June 16, 2010
Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has released an upgrade to Thomson Reuters EndNote for Windows, a bibliographic management and publishing solution. EndNote X4 is projected to enable researchers to import and search PDF files; use new Cite While You Write features that simplify their writing;… Read More
Gale and ABC-CLIO in deal to distribute eBooks via Gale Virtual Reference Library - June 16, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced a partnership with publisher ABC-CLIO. Under the deal, Gale will distribute select titles from ABC-CLIO's eBook collection through Gale Virtual Reference Library, Gale's eBook platform providing access to thousands of authoritative reference works. Directed toward users… Read More
