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Periodical Portal (Brazil) Goes Live with MetaLib and SFX
7 Jan 10:
Ex Libris Group announced that the Periodical Portal—a virtual library of scientific and technological information resources maintained by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES)—has gone live with the SFX OpenURL link resolver and the MetaLib gateway and metasearch solution.
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Serials Solutions partners with Springshare LibGuides
7 Jan 10:
Serials Solutions announced its partnership with Springshare, the maker of LibGuides. Together, Serials Solutions and Springshare will provide the first ERAMS-based LibGuides integration, enabling common subscribers to create LibGuides A-to-Z lists powered by the e-resource data of Serials Solutions(R) KnowledgeWorks knowledgebase.
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3M Announces Compatibility with Future ISO RFID Tag Data Standards
6 Jan 10:
3M announced that their RFID system will be compatible with the future global RFID Tag Data Standard for Libraries, ISO 28560. The new RFID Tag data standard will be published early this year. Currently there is not a global or international standard for tag data encoding.
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Samsung To Offer E-Books That Allow Handwriting On Screen
6 Jan 10:
Samsung Electronics Co. first e-book devices, which will be available early this year, are designed to allow users to write directly on the display with a built-in electromagnetic-resonance stylus pen.
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EBSCO to Launch ERM Essentials
6 Jan 10:
EBSCO is planning for the launch of EBSCONET ERM Essentials, a new electronic product designed to manage e-resources in libraries. ERM Essentials is pre-populated for orders of e-journals and e-packages purchased through EBSCO with daily updates.
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SkyRiver Partners with the Greater Western Library Alliance
5 Jan 10:
SkyRiver is partnering with the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) to offer SkyRiver services to its member community. The Greater Western Library Alliance is a consortium of 32 research libraries located across 17 Midwestern & Western states.
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OverDrive Expands International Distribution for eBooks and Audiobooks
5 Jan 10:
OverDrive entered into agreements with booksellers, publishers, and libraries on five continents enabling access to 400,000 digital books on popular devices, including PC, Mac, iPod, iPhone, Zune, Sony Reader, nook, and DROID by Motorola.
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Oskaloosa Public Library Selects LibLime Enterprise Koha
28 Dec 09:
Oskaloosa Public Library in Oskaloosa, Iowa, has selected LibLime Enterprise Koha for their next integrated library system. The Library will be migrating from SirsiDynix's Unicorn.
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Edutech Implements VTLS at Sur College of Applied Science in Oman
21 Dec 09:
Edutech announced that it has successfully completed an (ILS) implementation at the Sur College of Applied Science in Oman using the Virtua integrated library system from VTLS and the Elims RFID Security System from ST Logitrack.
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OverDrive Releases Android Audiobook App
21 Dec 09:
OverDrive announced the beta release of an audiobook app that enables Android phone and device owners to wirelessly download digital audiobooks. OverDrive audiobook downloads are already compatible with devices such as the iPod and iPhone
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