Cologne-based libraries adopt open access for bibliographic data - March 16, 2010
Cologne-based libraries and the Library Centre of Rhineland-Palatinate (LBZ), in cooperation with the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Center (hbz), have reportedly become the first German libraries to adopt open access for bibliographic data. The institutions have published their catalogue data for free public use. The University… Read More
De Gruyter e-dition offers 60,000 digitised titles dating back to 1749 - March 12, 2010
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, has announced that the new De Gruyter e-dition enables customers to order any book from De Gruyter’s backlist spanning more than 260 years of publishing history. The entire backlist, dating back to 1749 and containing over 60,000 books, has been made… Read More
Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology selects suite of Ex Libris products - March 5, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, US, has announced that the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology in Kansas City has selected a number of solutions from Ex Libris. The Linda Hall Library is an independent public library of science, engineering and technology, used… Read More
Marc21 records made available for various OUP online products - February 25, 2010
Academic and reference books publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), UK, has announced that from February 2010 the MARC records for many of its products will be generated by Bibliographic Data Services. MARC21 records are now available for all titles in OUP’s online products and downloadable for… Read More
UK national institutions seek passage of legal clause on digitisation of orphan works - February 4, 2010
The British Library, Tate, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, BFI, Wellcome Trust, Imperial War Museum and JISC, in a letter published in Times, have sought to ensure the safe passage of Clause 42 of the UK government's Digital Economy Bill. If passed, the bill is expected to… Read More
CERN Library offers book catalogue via open access - February 1, 2010
CERN Library has announced that it now offers the bibliographic book records, held in its library catalogue, to be freely downloaded by any third party. The records are provided under the Public Domain Data Licence, which permits colleagues around the world to reuse and upgrade the data for any purpose.… Read More
Curtis project on future of academic libraries gets funding from UK bodies - January 25, 2010
The British Library, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), Research Information Network (RIN), Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) are funding a project called ‘Academic libraries of the future’. The 18-month project is being undertaken by Curtis+Cartwright Consulting… Read More
Ex Libris announces beta launch of Primo Central - January 15, 2010
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of Primo Central for beta testing at 14 partner institutions. When searching in their institution’s Primo interface, users in partner libraries will have seamless access to the Primo Central mega-aggregate of scholarly e-content. Primo Central… Read More
ALA’s atyourlibrary.org posts new content to encourage library usage - December 31, 2009
The American Library Association has announced that its Atyourlibrary.org, which launched earlier this year, continues to post lively new content that encourages the public to use their local library. The mission of the site is to be a catalyst that drives people to their local libraries.… Read More
IGI Global Publisher Collection now available via Credo Reference platform - December 1, 2009
Online reference library Credo Reference, US, has signed an agreement to launch an IGI Global Publisher Collection. Many of the most popular and highly acclaimed IGI Global information technology and computer science titles will soon be available through the Credo Reference platform. This latest Publisher Collection… Read More
