US Department of Energy and Microsoft Research launch multimedia search tool, ScienceCinema - February 10, 2011
Scientific videos highlighting research and development sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) are now available through ScienceCinema. The multimedia search tool was recently launched as part of a one-day workshop, 'Multimedia and Visualization Innovations for Science', jointly hosted by Microsoft and the Read More
NICTA partners with Microsoft Research Asia to improve online video search - February 9, 2011
Australia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence NICTA (National ICT Australia) has announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) to develop technology to improve the performance of online video search engines. With new research funding from Microsoft Research Asia, NICTA… Read More
National University opts for EBSCO Discovery Service - February 9, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the National University has selected its EBSCO Discovery Service to provide the University with a way to deliver its large collection to the end user and to make its library resources easier to find. The National… Read More
Serials Solutions and ARTstor partner to enable rapid discovery of images from ARTstor Digital Library - February 4, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced an agreement with ARTstor to enable the discovery of its visual materials collections from the Summon web-scale discovery service. ARTstor Digital Library provides more than one… Read More
Cornell University’s e-print service now available via the EBSCO Discovery Service - January 28, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that arXiv is the latest content source to become available via the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). arXiv is an e-print service owned and operated by Cornell University offering an extensive archive of scientific papers. Metadata from arXiv… Read More
IIM-Ahmedabad selects Serials Solutions 360 Search to enhance discovery of e-resources - January 24, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (IIMA), a leading business school in India, has selected and successfully implemented Serials Solutions 360 Search. The hosted… Read More
Metadata from Mergent, Inc.’s Annual Reports Database to be added to Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service - January 21, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, and Mergent, Inc. (Mergent) have announced an agreement to allow metadata from Mergent's largest collection, the Annual Reports Database, to be added to the Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Mergent's Annual Reports Database includes more than… Read More
National Library of Luxembourg selects Ex Libris’ Primo discovery and delivery solution - January 20, 2011
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Germany, has announced that the National Library of Luxembourg has chosen the Primo discovery and delivery solution. Following a rigorous evaluation of international products and vendors, the National Library found that Primo best met its principal requirement to offer… Read More
The Polytechnic of Namibia selects EBSCO Discovery Service to improve access and increase usage of library resources - January 19, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that Polytechnic of Namibia (Polytechnic) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to improve access to information as well as increase the usage of library resources. The Polytechnic was looking to make sure the service they chose… Read More
SAGE launches SAGE research methods online - January 18, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the successful launch of SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), projected as an essential tool for researchers. SRMO was launched to rave reviews at the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting last week in San Diego. SRMO provides advanced… Read More
