National Library of Israel adds 788,000 records to OCLC WorldCat - December 15, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, and the National Library of Israel have completed a pilot project that has resulted in the addition of more than 788,000 new bibliographic records and 1.1 million holdings from the national library to WorldCat. WorldCat is… Read More
Serials Solutions announces new and improved reporting for the Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager - November 26, 2008
Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest, US, has announced new and improved reporting for the Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager e-resource management system. These reports help libraries optimise e-resource management, increase efficiency, and make informed decisions concerning budgets, collection-development goals, and patron needs. 360 Resource… Read More
ALT announces free workshop to discuss JISC TILE project - November 21, 2008
The Association of Learning Technology (ALT) has organised a free workshop where the results of the TILE (Towards Implementation of Library 2.0 and the E-Framework) project will be presented and discussed. The event, 'Sitting on a gold mine' - improving… Read More
Ex Libris’ Voyager integrated library solution expands customer base - November 20, 2008
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that several institutions have recently selected the Voyager integrated library solution (ILS). Some of the most recent additions to the Voyager customer community are New York Medical College; Judson College, Alabama; Unitec New Zealand; and the American… Read More
ARL and ALA release guide for libraries on Google Library Project settlement - November 17, 2008
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library Association (ALA) have released a guide titled A Guide for the Perplexed: Libraries and the Google Library Project Settlement, authored by Jonathan Band, JD. The guide is designed to help the library… Read More
OCLC Members Council meet to discuss similarities and differences in libraries worldwide - November 14, 2008
Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that the OCLC Members Council recently met in Dublin, Ohio, to discuss similarities and differences in libraries around the world, continue planning a transition to a Global Council and Regional Councils to extend OCLC… Read More
Safari Books Online adds Apress books to the Safari Books Online platform - November 5, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced the addition of Apress books to the Safari Books Online platform. The move is in response to requests from the company's growing base of corporate customers and… Read More
Stanford University Libraries and SirsiDynix partner for original script access - November 4, 2008
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, and Stanford University have announced the completion of a project that allows searching and display of the library's Chinese, Japanese, and Korean holdings in the original scripts. In a previous related project, functionality for searching, sorting,… Read More
NIH Library opts for Bibliotheca’s RFID technology - November 3, 2008
Library solutions provider Bibliotheca, Inc., Switzerland, has announced that it has been selected as the RFID technology provider for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The NIH Division of Library Services, through a comprehensive range… Read More
Safari Books Online introduces Apple mobile integration with Safari Bookbag - October 30, 2008
Safari Books Online, a US-based e-reference joint venture between publishers O'Reilly Media, Inc. and Pearson Technology Group, has announced Safari Bookbag, allowing the download of chapter and full book PDFs to the iPhone and iPod touch. Safari Bookbag can be installed via the Apple App Store… Read More
