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
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
PreMedia Global consolidates branding across divisions - June 16, 2010
Integrated multimedia content solutions provider PreMedia Global, Inc. has announced that it has consolidated branding across its divisions under the name 'PreMedia Global' eliminating former division names BeaconPMG, PrepressPMG/GGS Higher Education and GGS Creative Resources. The company recently showcased the new branding at the BookExpo America… Read More
ASIDIC Board may accept NFAIS proposal for a potential merger - June 15, 2010
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced that the Association for Information and Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) Board has voted unanimously to accept its proposal for a potential merger, and has put forth its recommendation to the ASIDIC membership. The… Read More
OCLC Canada LTS Library Technical Services to perform cataloguing for Ontario colleges - June 15, 2010
OCLC Canada LTS Library Technical Services has announced that it will perform full cataloguing and physical processing of library materials for 18 of the 24 publicly-funded Ontario colleges, under the terms of a consortial agreement negotiated on behalf of the colleges by the Ontario Colleges Library… Read More
ebrary and City University of New York sign system-wide deal for Academic Complete with DASH! - June 15, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that all libraries within the City University of New York (CUNY) have subscribed to Academic Complete. CUNY is a leading urban public university serving more than 480,000 students in New York City. Twenty-three institutions including Baruch… Read More
Elsevier acquires semantic technology provider Collexis Holdings - June 11, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of assets from Collexis Holdings, Inc., a US-based developer of semantic technology and knowledge discovery software, for an undisclosed amount. The combination of Elsevier's content and Collexis' semantic technology is projected to provide institutions and researchers with new… Read More
Cambridge University Press to publish journals for Materials Research Society - June 11, 2010
The Materials Research Society (MRS), US, and Cambridge University Press, UK, have announced a new publishing partnership to produce MRS' publications and to develop new journals, books and online products related to materials science and engineering. MRS' flagship publications include MRS Bulletin, Journal of… Read More
NDL ties up with OCLC to offer access to Japanese content via WorldCat - June 11, 2010
Library service provider OCLC, US, and the National Diet Library (NDL), Japan, have signed an agreement to jointly make over 5 million records from NDL more visible and accessible to scholars and researchers worldwide through WorldCat. The two organisations plan to cooperate for the benefit of… Read More
RCD forms alliance with Hanley Wood to provide construction industry content - June 11, 2010
B2B information providers Reed Construction Data (RCD) and Hanley Wood, LLC have announced the formation of a strategic alliance. Under the deal, the companies will open up proprietary information channels in an effort to deliver richer, more valuable content to the construction industry. The alliance will… Read More
