ProQuest Business Dissertations and Theses now available on the ebrary platform - November 23, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced the availability of a new business & economics subscription collection delivered on the ebrary platform. With this move, the company seeks to offer libraries a new avenue for providing patrons with full-text access… Read More
Academic institutions across Europe join Ex Libris Alma early adopter programme - November 18, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the recent addition of nine European institutions to the early adopter programme for the Ex Libris Alma library management service. Over 60 institutions across three continents have so far committed to adopting Alma through various… Read More
Serials Solutions announces enhancements to Magazines for Libraries Update - November 16, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced enhancements to Magazines for Libraries (MFL) Update, the web-based service that delivers timely and informative reviews of serials resources. Magazines for Libraries is an annual print compilation of reviews written by subject specialists and… Read More
Serials Solutions announces enhancements to 360 management services - November 8, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced enhancements to its 360 Counter, 360 Resource Manager and 360 Consortium Edition management services. The enhancements improve the management, workflow and assessment of a library's collection of electronic resources, enabling staff to realise even… Read More
SirsiDynix Symphony ILS enables technological collaboration for Kōtui - October 31, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the selection of its SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system as the platform for the new Kōtui shared library system. A shared service for New Zealand public libraries, Kōtui provides an affordable, efficient option to help libraries manage their… Read More
NISO launches Open Discovery Initiative to develop standards and recommended practices for library discovery services - October 26, 2011
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) voting members have approved a new Open Discovery Initiative work item to develop standards and recommended practices for next generation library discovery services. Using an aggregated index search of a wide range of resources, licensed and free, from multiple… Read More
Swets’ Libraries R-evolution project now contains contributions from over 70 of Asia’s distinguished libraries and institutions - October 25, 2011
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that www.librariesrevolution.com now contains contributions from over 70 of Asia’s most distinguished libraries and institutions. Launched in July of this year, Swets’ Libraries R-evolution project is a collaborative and informative partnership between Swets and the… Read More
OCLC announces enhancements to WorldCat Local - October 18, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced latest enhancements for WorldCat Local. This includes availability on brief results, Local Holdings Record searching, article links and branch information for mobile views and more. The latest additions to the popular discovery and delivery service now allow users… Read More
Bowker adds content from Doody’s Book Reviews to Syndetics Solutions - October 14, 2011
Bibliographic information management solutions provider Bowker, US, has announced that Syndetics Solutions, its OPAC and discovery layer enrichment tool, is adding content from Doody's Book Reviews, a source of reviews of medical and healthcare works. Libraries who subscribe to Syndetics Solutions can add the reviews to… Read More
Mountain State University Library selects SirsiDynix Symphony and Enterprise - October 14, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced that the Mountain State University Library has chosen SirsiDynix Symphony as its integrated library system and SirsiDynix Enterprise as its discovery platform. A private institution based in Beckley, West Virginia, Mountain State University serves students not only… Read More
