from the Google Enterprise Blog: Governments, nonprofits and businesses have some of the most valuable mapping data in the world, but it's often locked away and not accessible to the public. With the goal of making this information more readily...
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OUP's fiscal year ends March 31, 2104 and they are offering special pricing on select perpetual access products (offer valid until March 28, 2014) For questions or to place an order, please contact OUP rep Emily Scott. __________________________________ Oxford Reference...
The World News Connection started in 1995 by providing access to unfiltered press dispatches - methodically translated into English by the US Government. WNC provides immediate access to significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events in a...
from MUSE: Usage reports for Project MUSE journal collections and UPCC/MUSE book collections are now available in COUNTER 4 format. Journal and book usage beginning with January 2014 activity may be downloaded in COUNTER 4 reports. Project MUSE provides the...
WorldCat Discovery Services will be available to all current FirstSearch subscribers in March 2014 as part of existing subscriptions. It will fully replace FirstSearch following a year-long transition period during which the two services will operate in parallel. WorldCat® Discovery...
Hosting fees for various package and single title offerings across Sage Knowledge, including Sage Reference, and CQ Press products, are decreasing. Previously, there was a $700/year cap for Sage Knowledge and a $770/year cap for CQ Press products. Beginning in...
from EBSCO: EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has added 28 new eBook Subject Sets to its extensive collection of eBooks. The Sets provide libraries with convenient ways to begin or expand their eBook collections with current, reputable content from leading publishers....
from Elsevier Thoroughly user-tested, ScienceDirect has been upgraded to make it easier to find relevant articles and books, read an article online, discover open access content and export to Mendeley. The new release has four key upgrades: A simplified user...
In honor of Black History month, Oxford University Press will provide free access to its African American Studies Center, for the month of February. The Oxford African American Studies Center is a rich collection of biographies compromised of influential figures...
The licenses for the eresources included in the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) end next June 30, 2014. Several of the databases are also available in North Dakota and South Dakota through funding from the North Dakota State Library...
Discounted purchase and subscription options on a wide variety of library e-resources