Casalini Libri collections now searchable via Ex Libris Primo Central Index - October 7, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Casalini Libri has joined the rapidly expanding group of information providers whose scholarly content is searchable in the Primo Central Index. Casalini Libri will enable Primo Central to index Torrossa.it, a full-text platform that contains… Read More
British Library welcomes CENL announcement to support Open Data Licensing - October 6, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has welcomed the announcement made by the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) to support the open licensing of their data. This will mean that datasets describing millions of books and texts published in Europe will become… Read More
Gale’ new international online business resource to help students transform information into insight - September 30, 2011
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has released Gale Business Insights: Global, a new international online business resource designed to empower students to progress quickly from basic research to higher levels of understanding. The resource is projected to be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate… Read More
University of Michigan to rework orphan works identification as project gets suspended - September 26, 2011
The University of Michigan has suspended its orphan works digitisation project in response to the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it and four other universities, including Cornell. According to Paul Courant, Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan, the system for identifying orphan works is… Read More
SirsiDynix selected as supplier for the LGSAS framework - September 26, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynixl, US, has been selected as a successful bidder in Lot 5 of the Local Government Software Application Solutions (LGSAS) Framework tender. SirsiDynix is now an authorised supplier in Lot 5 of the framework, which covers library, museum and leisure-related software application… Read More
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola selects SirsiDynix Symphony ILS - September 23, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced that the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima, Peru, has selected the SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system. Additionally, it will utilise SirsiDynix Portfolio digital asset management and the SirsiDynix Enterprise discovery platform to enable library users to… Read More
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
