Accucoms publishes whitepaper on selling to libraries in Central and Eastern Europe - October 2, 2008
Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has published a whitepaper titled 'Selling to Libraries in Central and Eastern Europe.' The Central and Eastern European (CEE) region is rapidly emerging as an important market for scientific and academic publications.… Read More
CAPES selects MetaLib to power its virtual library - October 1, 2008
Library solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Higher Education (CAPES) has selected the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution to power Portal.periodicos.CAPES, a virtual library of scientific and technological information. Portal.periodicos.CAPES is maintained by the… Read More
ETH Zurich opts for Ex Libris discovery and delivery interface - September 25, 2008
Library solutions provider Ex Libris, Germany, has announced that the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) has selected the company's Primo discovery and delivery solution. Primo will constitute a key element of the ETH Knowledge Portal, which goes beyond a standard library project. ETH… Read More
Gibson Library Connections, CRKN sign multimillion-dollar deal - September 24, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that Gibson Library Connections, which has licensed its e-publishing services and technology since 2005, has signed a major contract with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) that will provide millions of dollars in revenues to participating publishers over the… Read More
University of Delaware Library provides access to WorldCat Local service - September 19, 2008
The University of Delaware Library has announced that it now provides access to WorldCat Local, a network of library-based content and services. WorldCat Local combines the cooperative power of OCLC member libraries worldwide with the ability to customise WorldCat.org as a solution for local discovery and… Read More
Organization of American States join the Library of Congress in developing the World Digital Library - September 16, 2008
The Organization of American States (OAS) has agreed to join the Library of Congress in developing the World Digital Library, which is scheduled for launch in 2009 in Paris. A 'Contributor Agreement' was recently signed at an OAS headquarters ceremony. Under the agreement, the OAS' Columbus… Read More
