ARL publishes Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317 - August 3, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the publication of Special Collections Engagement, SPEC Kit 317, which examines exhibits, events, instruction, and other activities that are targeted to engage students, faculty, and other scholars/researchers with special collections for research and education. Further, it investigates who… Read More
ETD Project to allow doctoral candidates to submit work via Western’s digital library repository - August 2, 2010
Doctoral candidates at the University of Western Ontario have a new option for submitting theses and dissertations for examination that will make their research available to scholars worldwide. Beginning August 1, 2010, the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Project allows Western's PhD candidates to submit their… Read More
Free access to APS online journals in US public libraries - July 30, 2010
The American Physical Society (APS) has announced a new public access initiative that will give readers and researchers in public libraries in the US full use of all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893. The collection includes… Read More
SkyRiver Technology files antitrust suit against OCLC - July 30, 2010
Cataloging services provider SkyRiver Technology Solutions, US, has announced that it has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in San Francisco against library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US. The suit alleges that OCLC, a purported non-profit with a membership of 72,000 libraries… Read More
ebrary adds more than 800 e-books to Public Library Complete - July 28, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has enhanced its Public Library Complete Pilot Program with more than 800 e-books from AMACOM, Ballantine Books, Bantam Books, Chelsea House, Global Media, and other leading publishers. Public Library Complete now includes a growing… Read More
Northeastern University selects EBSCO Discovery Service for unified search experience - July 21, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Northeastern University has chosen to work with the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), a unified, customised index of available information resources, to explore the impact of a one-stop 'discovery' system on user research. Northeastern will… Read More
Ex Libris releases version 4.0 of SFX OpenURL link resolver - July 20, 2010
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the general release of version 4.0 of its SFX OpenURL link resolver. With the updated and enhanced administrative interface and the redesigned structure of the SFX KnowledgeBase, librarians will benefit from streamlined workflows, new functionality, and… Read More
ARL, ALA and EDUCAUSE file comments in support of the FCC’s ‘Third Way’ - July 19, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined the American Library Association (ALA) and EDUCAUSE in voicing support for the FCC's Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proposing a 'third way' forward on the difficult question of regulatory authority over broadband Internet access service. Libraries, librarians, higher education… Read More
London Libraries Consortium members increasingly opting for RFID - July 15, 2010
The London Libraries Consortium has reportedly announced that members of the consortium are extensively using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for self-service, improved stock management and to facilitate longer opening hours. Around a third of London is served by the consortium's library services. The most recent RFID… Read More
Canadian municipal library lending Kindle devices to patrons - July 15, 2010
The West Vancouver Memorial Library has reportedly become the first library in Canada to let cardholders borrow a Kindle e-books reader. The municipal library has bought six of these devices developed by Amazon.com. As part of an e-reader pilot project, the library began lending out five… Read More
