Kindle books made available at 11,000 local libraries in US - September 22, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that Kindle and Kindle app customers can now borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 local libraries in the US. The Kindle library book offers the customer all the features available in Kindle books. Customers will use… Read More
ARL publishes Collecting Global Resources, SPEC Kit 324 - September 21, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Collecting Global Resources, SPEC Kit 324, which explores the trends, practices, and challenges in collecting global resources in North American research libraries at a time of political and economic change, on the one hand, and of significant change… Read More
Swets adds Impact Factor analysis to SwetsWise Selection Support - September 20, 2011
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the successful implementation and release of impact factor analysis into SwetsWise Selection Support. SwetsWise Selection Support offers an unparalleled range of features that assist librarians in making more informed collection development decisions. Usage statistics, subscription details and price… Read More
ebrary adds new e-books and other documents to open access collection on cyberbullying - September 20, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has added new e-books and other documents to its open access collection on cyberbullying. The collection, which ebrary subsidises, now includes over 100 titles that can help parents, educators, and others better understand, prevent, and… Read More
K.U.Leuven selects Ex Libris Rosetta for digital preservation - September 19, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Belgium's world-renowned K.U.Leuven has decided to enhance its Leuven Integrated Archive System (LIAS) by adding the Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation system to the university's suite of library products. Rosetta will enable the university to… Read More
OCLC, Ex Libris partner to integrate WorldCat Search API into Ex Libris unified discovery and delivery services - September 13, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed an agreement with library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group. The deal will enable Ex Libris to incorporate the WorldCat Search API into several Ex Libris discovery and delivery services, providing OCLC member libraries access to WorldCat through the… Read More
Amazon in talks with publishers to launch digital library - September 12, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, is set to launch a digital book library, for which it is reportedly in talks with book publishers. According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, the library will enable customers to access a… Read More
ebrary announces partnership with James Bennett and Australian Academic Press - September 8, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has partnered with James Bennett, a library acquisitions services supplier, to make e-books more readily and efficiently available to libraries throughout Australia. Libraries may now seamlessly integrate ebrary's e-books into their acquisition workflow by ordering titles directly through James… Read More
OCLC celebrates 40th anniversary of the launch of WorldCat - August 29, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the launch of WorldCat, a comprehensive database of resources held in libraries around the globe. On August 26, 1971, the OCLC Online Union Catalog and Shared Cataloging system (now known as WorldCat) began operation.… Read More
SAE International’s Historical standards now available in digital library - August 18, 2011
The SAE International has announced the expansion of its Digital Library to include more than 10,000 historical standards. These historical standards, some dating back to the early 1900s, are available in full-text format, allowing users to search for specific keywords and terms. SAE's Digital Library… Read More
