OCLC and StackMap partner to enhance discovery experience for library users - January 28, 2019
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced a partnership with StackMap, an indoor mapping and way-finding service, to enhance the discovery of library materials by providing detailed directions to the location of physical items within a library. Libraries currently using WorldShare Management Services (WMS) and… Read More
ProQuest News now discoverable via Ex Libris Primo - August 31, 2018
According to a ProQuest 2017 survey, 87 percent of faculty members recommend news sources as a research tool for students - and 72 percent use it themselves. To address the teaching, learning and research needs of the academic community, ProQuest is making more of its digital… Read More
Thieme unveils new discovery tool for synthetic chemistry methods - August 17, 2018
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme has announced the launch of SynOne, a new discovery tool that allows the scientific community to search, browse, and discover selected publications from the Thieme Chemistry portfolio. Organised systematically by compound classes to ensure easy access,… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched books now discoverable within PaperHive search - July 2, 2018
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the central platform for the sustainable funding of Open Access (OA) models, is now implemented in PaperHive's database. Readers can now use PaperHive's powerful search engine to search across all Knowledge Unlatched titles or browse within specific disciplines. More than 900 titles and… Read More
1science launches its analytics and discovery platform 1findr - April 25, 2018
1science has announced the general availability of its innovative analytics and discovery platform 1findr. 1findr aims to include all articles published in peer-reviewed journals, in all fields of research, in all languages and from every country. With both the free and the institutional editions offering twice… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health expands local language search capabilities in Ovid Discovery - April 18, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced an expansion of local language search capabilities in Ovid® Discovery that lets clinicians quickly and easily search evidence-based guidelines and other medical resources in German, Chinese, and six other languages. Clinicians now have a single point of entry to search… Read More
Open Dissertations project from EBSCO Information Services and BiblioLabs goes live - April 9, 2018
OpenDissertations.org, the project from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and BiblioLabs, has gone live. More than 800,000 Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) are now available for public search and discovery, with more than one million expected by June. EBSCO Open Dissertations™ is… Read More
Wiley and Lumina Datamatics partnership to increase discoverability of millions of images from Wiley Online Library - April 4, 2018
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. and Lumina Datamatics have announced a new partnership that will enable the discovery and legal use of Wiley vast collection of images and figures on Lumina's. Lumina Datamatics will increase the accessibility of critical figures and images found in Wiley's… Read More
ProQuest integrates Syndetics Unbound with Ebook Central, makes discoverability easier for library patrons - March 6, 2018
Libraries with the Academic Complete® subscription, ProQuest's flagship ebook resource, can now provide an enhanced user experience for their patrons in the Ebook Central® platform, as the result of a new integration with the Syndetics Unbound™ service. Syndetics Unbound is an enrichment service that integrates… Read More
OCLC in deal with publishers worldwide to make more content discoverable through libraries - January 31, 2018
OCLC has signed agreements with distinguished publishers from around the world to add metadata for high-quality books, e-books, journals, databases and other materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery. OCLC has agreements in place with 325 publishers and information providers to supply… Read More
