IMLS revamps Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills initiative web page - April 16, 2012
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has revamped its Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills initiative web page. Museums and libraries visiting the page will now be able to access practitioner videos, a PowerPoint presentation, an updated resource list, and a toolkit that will… Read More
EBSCO Publishing unveils collection management tool for libraries - April 11, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced the launch of the new EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM). ECM is projected to make it easier for library staff to search for e-books and audio books and add them to their collections. ECM can be used… Read More
ebrary expands e-book selection across acquisition models - April 10, 2012
ebrary, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is expanding its e-book selection across acquisition models. More than 1,800 new e-books from Wiley and 2,300 new titles from publishers including Princeton University Press and World Scientific & Imperial College Press will be available in Academic… Read More
ProQuest celebrating National Library Week in US with offers for libraries, patrons - April 9, 2012
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that it is celebrating the US' National Library Week with an assortment of offers for libraries and their patrons. Each day from April 8 through 14, the company will open some of its most popular databases found… Read More
Virtual International Authority File to be part of OCLC service - April 5, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that VIAF (Virtual International Authority File), a project that virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single name authority service, has transitioned to become an OCLC service. OCLC will continue to make VIAF openly accessible and will also… Read More
Gale celebrates National Library Week with free access to online resources - April 5, 2012
Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, is celebrating National Library Week, April 8–14, by encouraging library advocacy in local communities across the US. To help drive awareness at the local level, and to support… Read More
NISO publishes revised Recommended Practice for RFID in US libraries - April 4, 2012
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of RFID in US Libraries (NISO RP-6-2012), a revision of the 2008 Recommended Practice that provides a set of practices and procedures to ensure interoperability among U.S. RFID implementations in libraries. By following these recommendations, libraries… Read More
Scholarly content from RMIT Publishing’s diverse collections searchable in Ex Libris’ Primo Central Index - April 3, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that RMIT Publishing has made additional scholarly content from its diverse collections searchable in the Primo Central Index. Under the agreement, Ex Libris will index a further 78 abstract and indexing (A&I) databases that cover agriculture,… Read More
Ex Libris’ new bX Hot Articles to analyse scholarly usage data from researchers worldwide - March 29, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the release of bX Hot Articles, a service that is part of the recently launched bX usage-based suite of services from Ex Libris. Updated monthly, Hot Articles identifies the 10 articles that researchers have selected the… Read More
OCLC and CIPE consortium sign agreement to load CIPE library records into WorldCat - March 21, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, and the CIPE consortium, which comprises 11 university libraries in northern and central Italy, have signed an agreement to load CIPE library records into WorldCat. With this initiative, the consortium seeks to increase visibility of these Italian collections, and enrich the… Read More
