Library news

The British Library has invested in new scanning technology to support major new digitisation projects

IReL selects SPIE Digital Library to expand its member libraries' access to optics and photonics research literature

The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) consortium has selected Coutts

Ex Libris and Bibliographical Center for Research will offer libraries, archives, and other information organisations foundation training and consulting services in digital preservation

Ovid has struck a deal with the UK's Department of Health to give medical students, faculty, and clinicians access to evidence-based organ transplantation research…

William H. Mischo has won the 2009 Kilgour Award

OCLC's database synchronisation capability is keeping the Australian National Bibliographic Database synchronised with WorldCat

Scotland's university researchers will benefit from a shared digital library that should widen access to over 1,500 specialist journals and publications

The University of Bradford in the UK has chosen Innovative Interfaces as the supplier for several of its library system tools.

The Association of Research Libraries has released a statement about the effects of the current global economic crisis on publishing and library subscriptions

Emerald has announced the Indian 2009 Emerald Research Fund in the field of library and information science (LIS) research.

SirsiDynix has announced several new or returning customers for its integrated library systems