Dutch academic libraries select Primo and Primo Central Index - May 13, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Wageningen University and Research Center (Wageningen UR) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) have selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution, together with the Primo Central Index of scholarly e-content. Both institutions opted for the… Read More
Thomson Reuters to offer access to biomarker content within MetaCore - May 5, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced plans to offer access to its validated biomarker content within MetaCore, the company's pathway analysis and biomarker discovery solution. The announcement marks a further step forward in providing the life sciences industry with unparalleled resources for biomarker discovery… Read More
Korea University Library selects EBSCO Discovery Service for research support - May 4, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the Korea University Library has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) as its discovery solution. Korea University Library is the first academic library to adopt EDS in Korea. Librarians and e-resource administrators at Korea University… Read More
Accessible Archives Inc. content now available via EBSCO Discovery Service - April 29, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, recently announced an agreement with content partner, Accessible Archives, Inc. The deal will enable unique primary source content from the 18th and 19th Century to be discoverable within EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Metadata from… Read More
Spanish consortium BUCLE becomes first institution in Spain to implement WorldCat Local - April 29, 2011
Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that the Spanish consortium BUCLE ("Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Castilla y León") has become the first institution in Spain to implement WorldCat Local as its new Search and Discovery platform. The… Read More
APA adds new dictionary feature in PsycARTICLES database on APA PsycNET - April 20, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the addition of a new dictionary feature in PsycARTICLES when accessed through the APA PsycNET search platform. From within the full text HTML display, APA PsycNET users can click underlined terms in PsycARTICLES to view a pop-up window containing… Read More
CAS offers synthetic pathways creation tool as part of SciFinder enhancement - April 19, 2011
Chemical information provider Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), US, has announced that it has introduced major enhancements to its SciFinder research tool. One new feature is SciPlanner, an interactive workspace that enables scientists to more quickly identify synthesis options for designing the best research pathways and… Read More
ABC-CLIO content included in Ex Libris Primo Central Index - April 18, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that ABC-CLIO has joined the rapidly expanding group of publishers whose content is included in the Primo Central Index of scholarly content. Offered as a cloud-based service to hundreds of libraries worldwide, the Primo Central Index… Read More
Elsevier launches new online research tool, Methods Navigator - April 13, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Methods Navigator, an online research tool that enables life scientists to search, access and apply the right method for their research. Methods Navigator joins Elsevier’s stable of workflow solutions including the BrainNavigator and the Hazmat Navigator. Utilising… Read More
World Book content now searchable via EBSCO Discovery Service - April 13, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced an agreement with World Book, Inc. (World Book) to bring twelve popular reference tools into EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Metadata, including full-text searching, for World Book resources will be added to the EDS Base Index allowing… Read More
