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
University of Texas at San Antonio opens bookless library on university campus - September 9, 2010
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has announced that it has opened its Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, projected as the US' first completely bookless brick-and-mortar library on a college or university campus. The 80-person capacity library, which caters to UTSA's College of… Read More
FDLP consultant contract awarded to ITHAKA - September 6, 2010
ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced that it has been awarded the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) consultant contract by the US Government Printing Office… Read More
US foundation to lead digital library initiative in North Africa - August 26, 2010
The US Civilian Research and Development Foundation, a nonprofit created by the US government to promote international science programmes, is reportedly leading a project to connect universities and science institutes in North Africa to a 'digital library'. The digital library effort will begin in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia,… Read More
British Library initiative to offer free access to bibliographic records - August 24, 2010
The British Library has announced that it will make its collections of bibliographic records available for free to researchers and other libraries, at www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html. The UK national library has around 14 million catalogue records said to comprise a wealth of bibliographic data.… Read More
