OCLC has acquired the assets of German library system provider, BOND GmbH & Co. KG
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Corwin and AESA announce partnership
Corwin and the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) will work together on a comprehensive joint marketing programme
SkyRiver and Cassidy Cataloguing strike sharing agreement
Cassidy Cataloguing Services has entered into a catalogue sharing agreement with SkyRiver
Swets and Innovative Interfaces strengthen EDI connections
Swets and Innovative Interfaces have established a range of electronic data interchange connections between the SwetWise and Millennium systems
ISPG picks EMpact for sales
The Independent Scholarly Publishers Group (ISPG) has chosen EMpact Sales, part of the EBSCO group, as its exclusive sales agent for Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia
UK public library catalogue reaches pilot stage
OCLC's project to develop a Web-based, national public library catalogue in the UK has now been made available to a selection of pilot institutions
Open Repository announces its first repository in Middle East
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia is one of the latest universities to launch an open-access repository using Open Repository technology
Digital Divide Data launches company in Kenya
Digital Divide Data launches business process outsourcing company in Kenya
Project opens up access to historical records
Millions of historical records have become more accessible to the public through a JISC-funded project at the universities of Hertfordshire, London and Sheffield, UK
Emerging countries take on traditional science bases
China, Brazil, India and other countries are rivaling traditional "scientific superpowers" in scientific output, according to a new report from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science
FreePint report looks at managing copyright
A new report by FreePint Research into managing copyright has concluded that information managers have been successful in communicating about copyright risk and raising awareness amongst workers about their role in managing it
Investment in cloud computing is needed, says JISC executive secretary
JISC executive secretary Malcolm Read has called for more investment in cloud computing