CUL/IS announces opening of China Academic Digital Associative Library database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University - January 7, 2014
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) has announced the opening of the CADAL (China Academic Digital Associative Library) database of 1.75 million Chinese e-books to Columbia University. The CADAL, which originated from the China-US Million Book Digital Library Project, is one of the two major consortia… Read More
National Library of Medicine announces new addition to its Digital Collections - December 31, 2013
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a new addition to its Digital Collections: over 400 NLM publications and productions dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. This new digital collection encompasses all printed monographic publications produced by the National Library of Medicine and… Read More
OCLC partners with Novelry to connect readers with libraries - December 23, 2013
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has added the newly launched book search engine Novelry to its growing list of WorldCat.org traffic partners in the US. Based in Omaha, NE, Novelry provides a framework to find connections based on what users care… Read More
OCLC library data now supplementing Yelp.com listings to improve public access to library information - December 11, 2013
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, is working with Yelp, a website and mobile app that connects consumers with great local businesses, to increase public access to local library information. Yelp is integrating information from the database of library listings maintained through… Read More
RSuite CMS 4 now powered by MarkLogic 7 - December 11, 2013
RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, is now powered by MarkLogic 7, the industry's leading Enterprise NoSQL database. RSuite CMS 4 provides an entirely new user experience through an intuitive user interface that minimises actions required to execute complex searches across an entire… Read More
University of Houston selects Ex Libris Discovery solutions - December 10, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Houston (UH) has selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the SFX OpenURL link resolver. After defining the library's long-term requirements and evaluating a number of commercial options, the university library -… Read More
UMass Amherst Libraries join HathiTrust partnership - December 9, 2013
The UMass Amherst Libraries has become one of the newest partners of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary digital library initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. As… Read More
BIBSYS Consortium opts for Ex Libris Alma - December 6, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that BIBSYS, the Norwegian national provider of library services, has selected the Alma library management service. BIBSYS will use Alma in conjunction with Ex Libris Primo to provide next-generation library services for a consortium of over 100… Read More
Serials Solutions Intota Assessment now available - November 22, 2013
Intota™ Assessment, a library collection analytics service from Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is now available. It claims to be the most comprehensive assessment solution that gives libraries a holistic view of both monographs and serials in both electronic and print format, enabling data-driven decisions regarding… Read More
Australia’s national science agency selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - November 20, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has selected the Alma library management service and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo replace a number of systems including Ex Libris Voyager and Proquest… Read More
