SirsiDynix announces robust growth in customer base - March 18, 2013
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that 88 new library customers migrated to SirsiDynix Symphony in 2012. SirsiDynix CEO Bill Davison welcomed the new customers into the growing SirsiDynix library community during the keynote session of COSUGI, the largest user conference of SirsiDynix customers. … Read More
ARL issues call for participation in the third Balanced Scorecard Initiative cohort - March 15, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a call for participation in the third Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Initiative cohort. The year-long initiative will engage a small number of research libraries in a systematic way to consider the benefits of applying a locally developed library scorecard.… Read More
SwetsWise Online Content e-journal gateway now fully searchable via the Primo Central Index - March 15, 2013
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that following an agreement with Swets, a developer of innovative content management services for libraries and publishers, mutual customers will be able to search the SwetsWise Online Content e-journal gateway via the Primo Central Index of scholarly… Read More
OCLC launches WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service in the US - March 14, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that the new OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service, designed to simplify workflows and expand fulfillment options beyond traditional interlibrary loan, is now available for use by libraries in the US. The service will provide an integrated delivery solution… Read More
ProQuest to distribute NewspaperARCHIVE database to libraries worldwide - March 12, 2013
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that it will distribute NewspaperARCHIVE.com to libraries and other institutions worldwide. The 130 million page database is said to capture coverage from valuable local newspapers throughout North America, the UK and select countries from 1607 to the… Read More
De Gruyter to present OA distribution model for libraries via short film - March 12, 2013
Academic publisher De Gruyter, Germany, will be presenting its distribution model for open access (OA) articles at the 2013 German Librarians' Day. Under the model, libraries and research institutions can obtain various packages for OA distribution. The packages are said to enable affiliated researchers to quickly… Read More
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies now available on EBSCOhost - March 8, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies is now available via EBSCOhost. Formerly available via First Search from OCLC, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies is a unique and rich source of information for students and specialists… Read More
Over 100 A&I databases indexed in Serials Solutions Summon discovery service - March 8, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that the Summon discovery service now includes content from more than 100 abstract and indexing (A&I) databases – including nearly 90 ProQuest databases. Unlike other discovery services, it has been stated, A&I content in the Summon service is leveraged… Read More
University of Nebraska Omaha becomes 100th institution to implement OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services - March 7, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced that the University of Nebraska Omaha is now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services. The University of Nebraska Omaha is 100th institution worldwide to fully implement the new Web-based, cooperative library management and discovery services. WorldShare Management Services… Read More
LCA submits reply comments to US Copyright Office’s orphan works NOI - March 6, 2013
The US' Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has filed reply comments with the US Copyright Office in response to the latter's October 22, 2012 Notice of Inquiry (NOI). The NOI was about the current state of play with orphan works and mass digitisation. LCA reviewed the… Read More
