Monash University Library selects Primo and Primo Central from Ex Libris - May 10, 2010
Library software provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Monash University Library has chosen the Primo discovery and delivery solution, together with the Primo Central mega-aggregate of scholarly e-content, to provide users with a unified interface for the discovery and delivery of the library’s vast… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - May 10, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Joe Wikert (eReaders and Digital Bookstores); Kent Anderson (Has Publishing Revealed the Achilles’ Heel of Webist Political Philosophies?); Krafty Librarian (Group Purchasing Opportunity for Hospital & Academic Libraries in the GMR); and Alix Vance (A Future of Touch and Gestures:… Read More
Freelancing job at Scope eKnowledge Center – Editor - May 10, 2010
Scope eKnowledge Center is calling for applications from freelancing editors. The Candidate should be a through professional with the ability to draft business e-mails, presentations, case studies and other communication material surrounding a conference / event. The candidate should assist in the preparation of presentations and/or speeches geared toward prospective… Read More
OCLC researchers analyse and synthesise studies of digital information seekers - May 7, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that its scientists, in partnership with JISC, have released a study titled ‘The Digital Information Seeker: Report of Findings From Selected OCLC, RIN and JISC User Behaviour Projects’. The report seeks to analyse and synthesise 12 separate studies… Read More
E-books market expected to undergo sea-change with Google Editions entry - May 7, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is making all the right moves that will help it dominate the e-book space, reports eWeek.com. The e-book marketplace is observed to be turning increasingly crowded. Initially, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com were competing for customer dollars. But after… Read More
60 Italian Universities gain access to Scopus - May 7, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a multi-year agreement with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI). The deal is to provide researchers in 60 Italian Universities with access to Scopus. Scopus claims to be the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Built… Read More
