Two UK academic libraries have gone live with Encore, the discovery services platform from Innovative Interfaces
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Egyptian researchers get Web of Knowledge
The Egyptian University Libraries consortium has signed a multi-year contract for researcher access to ISI Web of Knowledge
Publishers endorse TRANSFER
The UKSG's TRANSFER Code of Practice has now been endorsed by 20 publishers
British Library invests in new scanning technology
The British Library has invested in new scanning technology to support major new digitisation projects
MIT agrees open-access policy
The faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is adopting an open-access repository policy
Irish consortium chooses SPIE Digital Library
IReL selects SPIE Digital Library to expand its member libraries' access to optics and photonics research literature
Ringgold and DataSalon partner to analyse publishers' customer data
Ringgold and DataSalon are partnering to help publishers understand their customers better
Australian libraries pick Coutts
The Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) consortium has selected Coutts
Ex Libris and BCR team up on preservation training
Ex Libris and Bibliographical Center for Research will offer libraries, archives, and other information organisations foundation training and consulting services in digital preservation
Third Harvard school votes for open-access
The faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the USA has voted to make all faculty members' scholarly articles publically available online at no charge.
Ovid supplies Transplant Library Database to medical schools in England
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 via the OvidSP platform
Gale and YBP Library Services agree on e-book distribution
YBP Library Services will distribute Gale's e-books to academic libraries