ebrary announces availability of German-language titles for purchase - May 24, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of about 6,000 German-language titles for purchase in all subject areas, including content from Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Diplomica, Duncker & Humblodt, Felix Meiner, Georg Olms, VDG Weimer, and other newly signed publishers. The company's German-language… Read More
Newly updated JISC toolkit to help information professionals through different aspects of measuring impact - May 23, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that a newly updated JISC toolkit will help content creators, publishers and other information professionals understand the reach of their digital assets. They can use the kit to help guide them through different aspects of measuring impact,… Read More
Brazil’s Agricultural Research Corporation adds 470,000 records to WorldCat - May 23, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that Brazil's Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa, has added more than 470,000 bibliographic records to the OCLC WorldCat database. The database claims to be the world's largest online resource for finding information in libraries. Embrapa's collection,… Read More
Google halts News Archive Project, ProQuest offers support for similar projects - May 23, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has stopped digitising old newspapers under its Google News Archive project, according to media reports. In its comment on the move, information technologies provider ProQuest, US, noted that it had been pleased to partner with… Read More
ARL publishes ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2008–2009 - May 19, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2008-2009, which presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 62 medical libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. In 2008-2009, the reporting health sciences… Read More
Library Copyright Alliance releases statement on copyright reform - May 17, 2011
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has released a statement describing the key features copyright reform proposals should include in order to constitute significant improvement over current law for libraries and their users. Interested parties are discussing with renewed vigor the issues of orphan works, mass… Read More
NISO makes revised Recommended Practice for RFID in U.S. Libraries available for public comments - May 13, 2011
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of RFID in U.S. Libraries (NISO RP-6-201x) for a thirty day public comment period, beginning immediately and ending on June 9, 2011. This revision of the 2008 Recommended Practice recommends a set of practices and procedures… Read More
EBSCO A-to-Z enhances linking capabilities from popular research sites - May 12, 2011
Content technology and consultative services provider EBSCO has announced that EBSCO A-to-Z customers who do not already have a link resolver can now offer the benefits of OpenURL linking to help their users locate full text in the library's collection. Links can be easily integrated… Read More
NTIS calls on library, academic and business communities to evaluate NTRL Repository Beta Version 2.0 - May 11, 2011
The National Technical Information Service has called on the library, academic and business communities to evaluate the National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Repository Beta Version 2.0. The new version improves and enhances the existing NTRL 1.0 in several ways to include fielded search; search by… Read More
IEEE announces new features for the IEEE Xplore digital library - May 3, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has launched new features for the IEEE Xplore digital library that expands subscription options and adds increased value to content and search results. The recent update includes a new IEEE Standards Dictionary Online, a single, complete source of 39,000 IEEE… Read More
