More than 500 titles to be added to UPSO platform in the September update - September 26, 2013
New titles will be added to University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) with the September 2013 content update. This update will add over 500 titles to the platform across more than 20 subject areas. This new content has been brought to UPSO from 13 of UPSO's prestigious… Read More
3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces complete integration of eBook Lending Service with Encore discovery application - September 23, 2013
Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems and Innovative Interfaces have completed integration of 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service into Innovative's Encore discovery application. This latest integration success enables library users to have a seamless experience for 3M's extensive pool of eBooks,… Read More
MnPALS selects Summon Discovery Service, 360 Link and 360 Resource Manager - September 19, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that the MnPALS consortium of libraries recently selected the Summon discovery service to offer users a more satisfying search experience. In support of MnPALS vision to provide user-focused information services, incorporating innovative technology and effective use of resources, the… Read More
NALIS in Bulgaria selects Ex Libris’ Rosetta digital preservation solution - September 12, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the National Academic Library and Information System (NALIS) in Bulgaria has adopted the Rosetta digital preservation solution. The NALIS foundation comprises three most prestigious academic institutions in the country - the Bulgarian Academy of Science,… Read More
Elsevier selects Inkling’s digital platform to enhance medical education and reference content - September 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has selected Inkling, the creator of engaging, intuitive digital books for some of the world's most respected publishers, to power the next generation of its popular Expert Consult and Student Consult medical reference and medical learning platforms. All of Elsevier's leading medical… Read More
NISO and UKSG release draft for public comment of a revision to the KBART Recommended Practice - September 6, 2013
The National Information Standards Organization and UKSG have announced the release of a draft for public comment of a revision to the Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice. Issued in 2010, the original recommended practice provided all parties in the information supply chain with… Read More
Academic libraries across England gain wider access to ProQuest’s ebook collection through EBL and ebrary platforms - September 5, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that academic libraries across England will now have wider access to ProQuest extensive ebook collection through EBL - Ebook Library (EBL) and ebrary platforms. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) has selected both EBL and ebrary as… Read More
LibQUAL+ opens registration for 2014 - September 5, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is inviting libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality.… Read More
Ex Libris Alma goes live at the University of Sheffield - August 29, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Sheffield in the UK is now in production with the next-generation Alma library management solution. A member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Russell Group (an organisation of 24 leading UK… Read More
Ex Libris and Data Planet sign agreement to include Data Planet Statistical Content in Primo Central Index - August 28, 2013
Library technology solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, recently signed an agreement with Data Planet to include its extensive collections of original datasets in the Primo Central Index. More than 12,000 summary-level data records from Data-Planet will be available in the Primo Central Index, allowing all… Read More
