IMLS and CMS to partner with libraries to meet public demand for information on Health Insurance Marketplace - July 2, 2013
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), together with representatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), met with library representatives to hear more about what librarians can do to get ready to respond to patron requests for assistance in navigating new health… Read More
EBSCO and Innovative Interfaces announce expanded strategic partnership - July 1, 2013
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), US, and Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (Innovative) have expanded their strategic partnership designed to improve access to library resources. The expanded partnership will incorporate catalogue functionality within the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) experience including real-time circulation status checking, enabling end… Read More
ORCID using Ringgold as Registration Agency for ISNI Institutional Identifiers - June 28, 2013
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has entered into an agreement with Ringgold to provide its database of institutional entities and associated unique institutional identifiers, in the form of Ringgold IDs and the forthcoming ISNI numbers. These unique… Read More
Jisc and Wikimedia UK collaborate to bridge the gap between academia and Wikipedia - June 28, 2013
Jisc and Wikimedia UK are collaborating on a project to bring the academic world and Wikipedia closer together. This will create opportunities for researchers, educators, and the general public to contribute to the world's freely available knowledge. Jisc, the UK education charity championing the use… Read More
NoveList and 3M expand readers’ advisory to include check-out experience - June 27, 2013
Readers will encounter NoveList's high-quality recommendations when they check out using a 3M SelfCheck station. By expanding the reach of readers' advisory services to include the self-check out experience, NoveList and 3M have created an innovative user experience that has never before been available to readers.… Read More
Ex Libris in deal with publishers and aggregators to add content to Primo Central Index - June 27, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, recently signed agreements with numerous content providers to include new collections in the Primo Central Index. Offered as a cloud-based service to institutions around the globe, the Primo Central Index gives users access to hundreds of millions of… Read More
ePals Corporation launches enhanced services for educational publishers worldwide - June 27, 2013
Education media company ePals Corporation announced the launch of enhanced services for educational publishers worldwide. These end-to-end services enable providers of curriculum, quality resources and learning activities to distribute their content into classrooms, schools and homes globally. Using the new Learning Centers, publishers can create… Read More
EBSCO expertise allows libraries using Kuali OLE to incorporate discovery into the ILS implementation - June 26, 2013
The Kuali Foundation has announced EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) as one of its latest Kuali Commercial Affiliates (KCA) within the Kuali community. EBSCO will provide expertise in seamlessly integrating discovery services with the Kuali OLE (Open Library Environment) for enhanced access to both print and digital… Read More
More than 200 Lippincott Continuing Education eCourses now available for individual purchase through eCommerce site - June 26, 2013
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that all of the online courses in Lippincott's Professional Development Programs are available for the first time for individual purchase to nurses looking to satisfy their Continuing Education (CE) requirements or to gain knowledge in a specialty… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional and The Institution of Engineering and Technology sign publishing deal - June 26, 2013
Print and digital engineering content provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has signed a new multi-year agreement with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a professional engineering organisation with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries. Under the agreement, McGraw-Hill Professional and The IET will jointly… Read More
