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
ALA Council announces support for Out of School library programmes - August 17, 2011
The Council of the American Library Association (ALA) has passed a resolution encouraging ALA members to tell their legislators, as well as local and national organisations and associations about the value to their library of Out of School library programmes. It also urges Library Directors,… Read More
EBSCONET Subscription Management users gain instant access to EBSCO A-to-Z data - August 16, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that EBSCONET Subscription Management users will now have instant access to complete holdings details for titles in their EBSCO A-to-Z collections. When viewing a title on EBSCONET, librarians can now see the library's complete holdings… Read More
EOS International announces new community connection programme, Museum Connect - August 16, 2011
Library information and knowledge management software and services provider EOS International, US, has announced a new community connection programme, 'Museum Connect'. The EOS.Web Museum-Connect Program allows museums, historical societies, botanical gardens, archives and other organisations to share library records, information, knowledge, ideas and easily collaborate… Read More
OCLC names five librarians to participate in 2012 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program - August 16, 2011
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, have named five librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2012. The 2012 Jordan IFLA/OCLC… Read More
