OCLC and EBSCO partner to provide interoperability of services for libraries and increased options for discovery - June 26, 2012
OCLC, a US-based nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organisation, and electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement to make EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interoperable with OCLC WorldShare Management Services. The move will enable libraries to use EDS as their discovery… Read More
OCLC adds linked data to WorldCat, appends Schema.org descriptive mark-up to WorldCat.org pages - June 21, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that it is taking the first step toward adding linked data to WorldCat by appending Schema.org descriptive mark-up to WorldCat.org pages. WorldCat.org now offers the largest set of linked bibliographic data on the Web. With the addition of Schema.org… Read More
NISO to develop recommended practices for demand-driven acquisition of monographs - June 21, 2012
The voting members of the US' National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project to develop recommended practices for the Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) of Monographs. Many libraries have embraced DDA (also referred to as patron-driven acquisition) to present many more titles to their patrons… Read More
Cengage Learning and National Geographic Society announce extended agreement to create additional library products - June 21, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and the National Geographic Society, a non-profit scientific and educational organisation, have announced an extended agreement to create additional library products as part of a new product suite, National Geographic Virtual Library. Earlier this year, Gale announced the National Geographic… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils Leadership & Management Video Collection - June 20, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has released the Leadership & Management Video Collection, an extensive corporate learning video collection designed to address key learning objectives of leaders and managers. The Leadership & Management Video Collection provides current and future leaders and managers with… Read More
ebrary’s new Extended Access service offers benefits of multi-user access for purchased titles with less upfront costs - June 19, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced Extended Access for titles purchased under a single-user license. Extended Access reduces up-front costs to the library, eliminates speculative purchases of multiple copies, and prevents turn-aways when titles are in use. There are several ways that libraries can purchase… Read More
State Library of Queensland becomes first state library to adopt Ex Libris’ next-generation library management service - June 19, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has joined the Australia and New Zealand early-adopter programme for the Alma library management service. An institution with a history of leadership in library technology, SLQ was the first… Read More
Credo Reference partners with public libraries to launch Literati Public - June 18, 2012
Reference databases provider Credo Reference, US, has announced plans to serve Public Libraries with Literati Public, a new expression of its suite of Digital and Information Literacy solutions. Literati Public, developed in close partnership with public librarians, is a customisable solution that promotes the mission… Read More
Libraries in Australia begin pilot projects to implement OCLC WorldShare Management Services - June 15, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that libraries in Australia have began pilot projects to implement OCLC WorldShare Management Services just weeks after the company began operating a new data center in Sydney. OCLC WorldShare Management Services is the cooperative’s new cloud-based approach to managing… Read More
Kuali OLE-JISC project to help libraries manage their e-resources - June 14, 2012
Kuali OLE, an academic library software collaboration in the US, and JISC, the UK's expert on digital technologies for education and research, have announced a collaboration. The aim is to make data about e-resources - such as publication and licensing information - more easily available. Together,… Read More
