The University Library of Groningen launched a blog about the development and configuration of Ex-Libris SFX en MetaLib in Groningen. The services are called RUGCombine (Metalib) and RUGLinks (SFX).I am part of the project team that's almost done with including all the subject portals involving all the RUG's Faculties and Institutes.
The blog will post new ideas, list changes and track developments locally and elsewhere.
The motto is :...Librarians like to search, everyone else likes to find...
Latest post is:
Myths and Realities of SFX in Academic Libraries
In the March 2006 issue of the journal of academic librarianship, an interesting article by Wakimoto, Dabbour and Walker appeared, entitled: The Myths and Realities of SFX in Academic Libraries.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2005.12.008
Here a short overview of all new updates around the Journal apps we are supporting. Personally I am most excited about the anouncements of " docwise " making big steps to keep up with BrowZine & Read (Integration -"Open in"- with Dropbox, Evernote and more, save and email full text articles), but making a hug jump with unique features, like shareable Folders with docwise users ánd a RSS reader feature (boldly called Google Reader replacement!). Bring it on! BrowZine : just published the Android Version of their App to which the CMB UMCG now has a subscription. To be downloaded from Google Play Store or Amazon App Store the following publishers have been added Project MUSE Cambridge University Press American Marketing Association Academy of Management Royal Society of Chemistry Institute of Physics American Physical Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) American Geophysical Union International Society for Optics a...
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