UNESCO partners with Nature Education and Roche to launch a free online science education resource - November 11, 2014
UNESCO has launched the UNESCO World Library of Science (WLoS), a newly created, free online science education resource for a global community of users. Developed through the joint efforts of UNESCO, Nature Education and Roche, the WLoS was created to give students… Read More
OWL Consortium signs long-term agreement with SirsiDynix - November 11, 2014
The Organization of Watauga Libraries (OWL), a 10-member consortium in northeast Tennessee, has signed a seven-year agreement with SirsiDynix. In addition to choosing SirsiDynix Symphony and SirsiDynix SaaS hosting service, OWL has chosen a number of SirsiDynix BLUEcloud products, including Enterprise discovery tool, eResource Central (eRC)… Read More
Five key institutions in the UK select Intota from ProQuest to enhance management of their libraries - November 7, 2014
Institutions across the UK are choosing to transform their library management systems using the new cloud-based Intota™, from ProQuest. Designed to address the needs of today's libraries, Intota manages electronic collections and supports the expectations of modern patrons. Intota combines discovery, linking, e-resources management and… Read More
Delft University of Technology selects OCLC WorldShare Management Services - October 29, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), one of the world's leading technical universities, has selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its library management system. WorldShare Management Services (WMS) provide cloud-based library management and… Read More
GBI-Genios’ wiso collections now indexed and discoverable via Central Index of Ex Libris Primo - October 21, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that all journals and the majority of reference databases hosted on GBI-Genios’ wiso-net platform have been indexed in the Ex Libris Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic resources, making the content easily discoverable via the Ex Libris… Read More
ProQuest enhances Intota Assessment collection analysis with new Title Linking functionality - October 13, 2014
Academic libraries building their collections with core titles from Resources for College Libraries (RCL) can now stretch their collection budget further, making smarter acquisition and deselection decisions. Using the enhanced Recommendations and Deselection reports in Intota™ Assessment, libraries can simply compare by subject area their collection… Read More
SCELC selects ProQuest Intota Assessment for use in Shared Print project to make evidence-based retention decisions - October 10, 2014
Libraries worldwide are transforming their spaces to better align with the changing needs of their communities. The Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) has initiated a collection analysis project to gain insight on collection overlap and usage as a basis for establishing a sustainable shared collections… Read More
ProQuest Collections now indexed and discoverable via Ex Libris Primo Central Index - September 30, 2014
Information industry leaders ProQuest and Ex Libris® Group have announced that over 200 of ProQuest's most widely used databases have been indexed in the Ex Libris Primo Central Index of scholarly electronic resources, making the content easily discoverable via the Ex Libris… Read More
The Network Inter Library Document Exchange now available via Ex Libris SFX - September 26, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that users of the Network Inter Library Document Exchange (NILDE) can now seamlessly access documents via the Ex Libris SFX OpenURL link resolver. Used by over 800 Italian, Spanish, and Greek libraries, NILDE is a document… Read More
University of Canterbury selects Intota Assessment from ProQuest to simplify library collection management - September 25, 2014
The University of Canterbury recently selected Intota™ Assessment from ProQuest as the best solution to address challenges in evaluating usage of their libraries' collections and making collection management decisions based on evidence. Detailed overlap analysis helps a library… Read More
