ebrary unveils new ‘Patron Driven Acquisition’ e-book model - October 5, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has collaborated with librarians and publishers to develop a new Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) model. With ebrary's implementation of PDA, libraries may create collections of titles of their choice, provide full access to end-users,… Read More
ProQuest digitises documents on US-Korean relations - September 28, 2010
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has digitised a National Security Archive collection on US-Korean relations, expanding the Digital National Security Archives (DNSA) database series. Available for purchase now, "The United States and the Two Koreas: 1969-2000" is stated to cover diplomatic, security and economic… Read More
National Academic Library and Information System in Bulgaria selects suite of Ex Libris products - September 28, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Germany, has announced that the National Academic Library and Information System (NALIS) in Bulgaria has gone live with the Primo discovery and delivery solution, the SFX OpenURL link resolver, the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution, and the DigiTool digital asset… Read More
OECD iLibrary to deliver integrated access to OECD’s knowledge base - September 21, 2010
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced the availability of the OECD iLibrary, a new platform providing seamless and comprehensive access to statistical data, books, journals and working papers. The OECD iLibrary replaces SourceOECD and hosts all content equally so users can find… Read More
British Library launches 2020 Vision - September 20, 2010
The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom, has announced the launch of its 2020 Vision, which sets out the library's priorities and aspirations for the next decade. The vision highlights what are likely to be the key trends and opportunities over the next… Read More
York St John University becomes first academic institution in the UK to implement WorldCat Local - September 17, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that York St John University has become the first academic institution in the UK to implement OCLC's WorldCat Local as its new library end-user discovery interface. The WorldCat Local service delivers single-search access to more than 450 million items from locally… Read More
New learning centre for schools opened at the British Library - September 17, 2010
British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom, has opened its revamped and expanded Learning Centre, the Harry M Weinrebe Learning Centre. Funded entirely through private donations, the Learning Centre offers pupils and teachers cutting-edge facilities to support digital literacy skills as well as first-hand… Read More
IEEE offers new subscription option for members subscribing to IEEE Xplore - September 16, 2010
Technical professional association IEEE has announced a new subscription option, available only to IEEE members, offering full-text access to the IEEE Xplore digital library. Designed for professionals who want to stay current on the latest technology advances, IEEE Member Digital Library Basic provides IEEE members with… Read More
ARL publishes Impact Measures in Research Libraries, SPEC Kit 318 - September 15, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Impact Measures in Research Libraries, SPEC Kit 318, which explores the tools and methods libraries use to gauge the difference they make for their user community. SPEC Kit 318 looks at the topics assessment practitioners probe and the… Read More
OCLC adds more content from H.W. Wilson to WorldCat Local - September 13, 2010
Library cooperative OCLC has announced that it will make more content accessible through the WorldCat Local service with popular databases from H.W. Wilson. The WorldCat Local service delivers resources of local libraries and libraries around the world through a single search box. Twenty-nine H.W. Wilson databases… Read More
