SirsiDynix launches SirsiDynix Enterprise 3.0 library discovery tool - July 16, 2009
Library technology solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the launch of SirsiDynix Enterprise 3.0. Enterprise 3.0 offers users a single 'search well' to discover all resources made available by the library including one or more library catalogues, digital collections, selected web sites and federated resources. The… Read More
Elsevier launches official version of neuroscience research tool, BrainNavigator - July 15, 2009
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of the official version of BrainNavigator, a neuroscience research tool developed in collaboration with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and under the editorship of Professor George Paxinos and Charles Watson, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney.… Read More
American Psychological Association launches APA Books E-Collections - July 15, 2009
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the release of APA Books E-Collections, a new way for institutions to purchase, own and provide access to APA scholarly and professional book content. APA Books E-Collections also offer the first in-year availability of APA's current copyright year book… Read More
EBSCO unveils enhanced federated search tool, EHSCOhost Integrated Search - July 15, 2009
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, is set to launch EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EHIS). Like traditional federated search tools, EHIS can simultaneously search EBSCOhost databases along with all other electronic resources, including OPACs, publisher packages and resources from other database aggregators. EBSCOhost is projected… Read More
APA announces enhanced display features on APA PsycNET search platform - July 14, 2009
The American Psychological Association (APA) has released a significant enhancement for all PsycARTICLES and PsycCRITIQUES users on the APA PsycNET search platform. With newly-redesigned HTML display functionality for all full-text documents in both databases, APA PsycNET now allows users to browse, search and share content more… Read More
Bowker unveils enhanced version of book discovery and collection development platform - July 13, 2009
Bibliographic information provider Bowker, US, has announced the beta-release of the latest version of its book discovery and collection development platform, Books in-Print (BIP). The official global market release of BIP 2.0 is scheduled for the early fourth quarter of 2009. BIP 2.0 seeks to provide… Read More
NISO-OCLC white paper examines metadata creation and use in book supply chain - July 10, 2009
The National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) and OCLC have announced the publication of a white paper titled 'Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow'. Written by consultant Judy Luther (President, Informed Strategies), the paper analyses the current state of metadata creation, exchange and use throughout the book supply chain.… Read More
Springer launches SpringerImages database - July 10, 2009
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, has launched SpringerImages, a growing collection that now includes over 1.5 million scientific images, tables, charts and graphs, spanning all scientific subject areas. The new database will be officially launched at the forthcoming American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago.… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell launches inaugural issue of Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - July 10, 2009
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced that the inaugural issue of its new journal, Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, is now online, and can be accessed via http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122491012/home. The official journal of the Pacific Rim… Read More
ARL launches blog on issues related to special collections in libraries - July 9, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Special Collections Working Group has launched a blog on 'Transformative Issues in Special Collections' to accompany the web conference held July 7, 2009. The blog is projected as an opportunity for the special collections community to continue the conversation after… Read More
