Johns Hopkins University allows public access to Collexis Expertise profiles - February 5, 2009
Knowledge management and discovery software developer Collexis Holdings, Inc., US, announced that Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has put the institution's Collexis Expertise Portal online (http://www.institutionaldashboard.collexis.com/jhu). The portal is a public website where individuals can search, sort, or view compiled views of the… Read More
Dutch bodies reach agreement on digitisation of heritage orphan works - February 4, 2009
FOBID, the organisation that represents Dutch libraries, archives and museums, recently reached an agreement with VOI©E, which represents right holders, on the digitisation and accessibility of the latter's heritage collections. The agreement was reached within the Digiti©E Committee (Digitisation of Cultural Heritage) that was set up… Read More
Reed Business Information opts for EPiServer CMS for web content management - February 4, 2009
Web content management (WCM) platforms provider EPiServer, Sweden, has announced that B2B publisher Reed Business Information (RBI), UK, has selected its content management system (CMS). RBI will use EPiServer CMS to help redevelop and manage content for existing websites and deploy new… Read More
Oxford Journals and European Society of Cardiology announce new publishing agreement - February 3, 2009
Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have announced a publishing partnership for the journal - European Journal of Heart Failure. The journal is the fifth title from the ESC Journal Family to join Oxford Journals.… Read More
Talis, LibLime in deal to make available bibliographic records on biblios.net - February 3, 2009
Library management systems provider Talis, UK, has announced a partnership with LibLime, a leading provider of open solutions for libraries. Under the deal, over five million bibliographic records will now be made available to the library community on LibLime's ‡biblios.net platform. The… Read More
Ingram Digital and ALPSP launch exclusive e-Book Collection - February 2, 2009
Digital content services provider Ingram Content companies, US, has announced the launch of a new eBooks cooperative service enabling members of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) to offer multi-publisher collections to libraries. The ALPSP eBook Collection (AeBC) consists… Read More
ARL and ACRL release guide for developing scholarly communication program in libraries - February 2, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) have published a guide to "Developing a Scholarly Communication Program in Your Library." The guide provides background information and outlines steps for setting up a scholarly communication… Read More
Versita, MPS Technologies partner to build e-content platforms in Central and Eastern Europe - February 2, 2009
Versita, a leading STM e-publisher and e-publishing technology marketer in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced a partnership with MPS Technologies to implement the MPS ContentStore platform for launching and developing their new digital business. MPS Technologies is the technology arm of… Read More
BMJ Group to provide on-line medical education service to Saudi Pediatric Association - January 30, 2009
Medical information publisher BMJ Group, UK, has signed an agreement with the Saudi Pediatric Association (SPA) to provide a customised on-line medical education service for the Association's 1500 members. The service is available through a new BMJ Learning Channel for the SPA: Read More
YBP Library Services announces full cataloging support for Oxford Scholarship Online eBook Collections - January 30, 2009
YBP Library Services, a leading provider of materials to academic libraries, has announced the availability of fully customisable MARC records for all titles included in Oxford Scholarship Online eBook Collections. Oxford Scholarship Online is a rapidly expanding cross-searchable library which now offers quick and easy access… Read More
