Summon service expands STM content via pact with CRCNetBase, BCS, SAE International - January 12, 2012
Serials Solutions, a business unit of US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced three new strategic content agreements. The move is seen to help its Summon service to continue to expand its comprehensive coverage of STM (Scientific, Technical, and Medical) content in the Summon unified index. CRCNetBase,… Read More
National Library of France selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its library discovery solution - January 11, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF), the National Library of France, has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its library discovery solution. BNF had been looking to modernise its aging information system and… Read More
New online tool to accelerate materials discovery through advanced scientific computing - December 23, 2011
A new online toolkit developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory allows any researcher who needs to find a material with specific properties to do so more easily than before. Using a website called the Materials Project, it… Read More
Healthline unveils top 10 health searches on web and mobile - December 19, 2011
Health search and information services provider Healthline Networks, US, has released the most searched health terms across the Healthline HealthWeb in 2011. It has been revealed that people using desktops and laptops search for more serious conditions, such as diabetes and cancer. The company also found… Read More
Lund University selects Serials Solutions Summon Discovery service - December 16, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that Lund University Libraries has launched the Summon service as the primary starting point for research on its website. The Lund University Libraries claims to be one of Sweden's oldest and largest research libraries.… Read More
Özyeğin University in Turkey selects EBSCO Discovery Service as its new generation search tool - December 16, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Özyeğin University in Turkey has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its new generation search tool. The library saw a need to provide a seamless and easy way to navigate its electronic resources.… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and OpenEdition in deal to bring OA content in humanities and social sciences to EDS - December 7, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that content from the French open access publishing platform openedition.org (OpenEdition) will now be searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service. OpenEdition is made up of three community publishing platforms dedicated to the humanities and social sciences. The… Read More
Saarland University and State Library in Germany selects EBSCO Discovery Service - December 2, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that the Saarland University and State Library (SULB) in Germany has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to help the library consolidate its diverse resources and make them more readily available to library users through an… Read More
Helmut Schmidt University selects Serials Solutions’ Summon web-scale discovery service - November 29, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that its Summon web-scale discovery service has been selected by Helmut Schmidt University, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg. The University selected the Summon web-scale discovery to offer their users a single starting… Read More
Peking University to deploy Serials Solutions Summon Discovery Service - November 22, 2011
Serials Solutions, a business unit of the US-based ProQuest LLC, has announced that the Peking University in China has selected the Summon service to improve the discoverability and usability of its vast collection of digital resources and library materials. Recognised for its academic achievements and modern… Read More
