More libraries join ProQuest’s Early European Books programme - August 12, 2011
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, has announced that Early European Books, ProQuest's programme to digitise the archives of landmark European libraries, has taken another leap forward with its latest release, expanding the number and range of rare early modern books available through the online… Read More
JUSP Portal helping 100 libraries evaluate journal subscriptions usage - August 12, 2011
One hundred libraries are reportedly benefiting from the Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP), which offers single sign-in access to information on the usage of journal subscriptions. The portal seeks to provide a single point of access for usage statistics, meaning that users can easily and quickly… Read More
ARL publishes Socializing New Hires, SPEC Kit 323 - August 11, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Socializing New Hires, SPEC Kit 323, which investigates the progress made in ARL member organisations to establish or enhance socialisation programmes and activities for all newly hired, paid employees. It explores the availability and types of programmes, activities,… Read More
Library Association of the Republic of China and Library Association of Barbados join Campaign for the World’s Libraries - August 11, 2011
The Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Library Association of Barbados (LAB) recently became the latest members of the Campaign for the World's Libraries. The library associations join nearly 40 others that have previously joined the campaign and had the campaign's @… Read More
ACRL calls for Standards for Libraries in Higher Education training proposals - August 8, 2011
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has called for proposals for the design, development and delivery of a versatile and modular curriculum to support the use of the association's forthcoming revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (SLHE). The deadline for proposal submissions is… Read More
New e-book collection on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from ebrary - August 3, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, has announced the availability of a new e-book collection on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The perpetual archive package includes 40 current titles from renowned publishers such as Wiley, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. The e-books may also be purchased… Read More
NISO recommended practice on test modes for SUSHI servers for trial use - August 3, 2011
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the availability of the recommended practice providing a Test Mode for SUSHI Servers (NISO RP-13-201x) for a trial use period ending January 31, 2012. The Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) Protocol is a NISO standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2007)… Read More
IBM develops full-text digitisation system for Japan’s National Diet Library - August 2, 2011
Technology firm IBM, US, has announced that it is helping the National Diet Library of Japan - the country's only national library - digitise its literary artefacts on a massive scale. The aim is to make them widely available and searchable online by all information seekers.… Read More
New prototype from OCLC Research – WorldCat Identities Network - August 1, 2011
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced that the WorldCat Identities Network gives users the opportunity to visually explore the interconnectivity and relationships between WorldCat Identities. WorldCat Identities is a service that provides personal, corporate and subject-based identities based on information in WorldCat. The… Read More
Niels Bohr Library and Archives of the American Institute of Physics makes Goudsmit Papers available online - July 27, 2011
The Niels Bohr Library and Archives of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) has digitised the complete papers of renowned physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit (1902-1978). The papers, which occupy 39 linear feet of shelf space in the library and contain about 69,000 images, have been released… Read More
