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A Reading Marathon between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Morocco

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
26 Feb 2024
Cooperation Agreements

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, is launching the third edition of its reading marathon – the largest of its kind in three Arab cities: Dhahran, Alexandria, and Rabat. The event is held over three days, from 29 February to 2 March 2024.

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BA Director Discusses Cooperation with Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center Chairman

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
24 Jan 2024
Cooperation Agreements

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center; Mr. Gomaa Al Dhaheri, Director of the Specialized Libraries Department; Mr. Walid Alaa El-Din, Director of the Corporate Communication Office; and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Marzouqi, Director of the Chairman’s Office, to discuss means of cooperation between both entities.

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MBRF commemorates World Arabic Language Day 2023 at UNESCO HQ in Paris

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation
18 Dec 2023
Cooperation Agreements

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) joined UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris to celebrate World Arabic Language Day 2023. The event, themed ‘Arabic: The Language of Poetry and the Arts,’ coincides with the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Arabic language as the sixth official language in the United Nations.

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Dubai International Program for Writing organizes series of sessions during Knowledge Summit 2023

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation
30 Nov 2023
Cooperation Agreements

The Dubai International Program for Writing (DIPW), an initiative of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), organized a series of sessions during the Knowledge Summit 2023, one of the most renowned annual knowledge events in the region. The event, which was held from November 21 to 22, 2023, at Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) and virtually on November 23, 2023, under the theme ‘Knowledge Cities and the Fifth Industrial Revolution,’ brought together leaders, policymakers, and experts from across the globe.

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Accelerating action for libraries in the MENA region

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
26 Nov 2023
Cooperation Agreements

IFLA’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee met over two days in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The meeting created a momentum that will carry forwards the Committee’s work to build action to support libraries across the region over the next two years.

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Gale and SirsiDynix Announce Partnership That Will Expand CloudSource Index by More Than One Billion Records

Cengage
29 Aug 2023
Cooperation Agreements

part of Cengage Group, a global provider of research and learning resources, and SirsiDynix, a global leader in library technology solutions, are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will deliver more than one billion records to CloudSource, SirsiDynix’s premier content and discovery services platform.

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The Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office: Collecting and Preserving Middle Eastern and North African Bibliographic Heritage”

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
29 Aug 2023
Cooperation Agreements

The BA Information Institutions and Professional Skills Development organizes a lecture entitled “The Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office: Collecting and Preserving Middle Eastern and North African Bibliographic Heritage” delivered by Dr. Rustin Zarkar, Field Director, Library of Congress Cairo Overseas Office. 

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Bibliotheca and NoveList® Announce Exclusive Partnership

EBSCO
28 Jun 2023
Cooperation Agreements

Bibliotheca and NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), are proud to announce a new exclusive agreement that makes the expertly curated recommendations from NoveList® available at checkout only on Bibliotheca’s self-service solutions.

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Clarivate Announces Partnership with AI21 Labs

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
22 Jun 2023
Cooperation Agreements

Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today announced a strategic partnership with AI21 Labs, a pioneer in generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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OCLC partners with SCELC to advance diversity in shared print using Choreo Insights library analytics

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
16 May 2023
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) to use OCLC's new Choreo Insights library analytics solution to help identify ways to enhance diversity in shared print collections in order to retain and preserve valuable materials of interest in underrepresented communities.

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Spanish Public Administration special libraries partner with OCLC to develop BIBLESPAGE union catalog

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
19 Apr 2023
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and Spanish Public Administration special libraries are partnering to develop BIBLESPAGE (Bibliotecas Especializadas de la Administración General del Estado), a union catalog of the libraries' resources built on the WorldCat Discovery platform. Fourteen libraries are currently participating in the catalog and more are expected to join soon.

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«مكتبة محمد بن راشد» تستقبل مدير مكتبة الإسكندرية والمدير التنفيذي لـ (آفاق)

Maktabat Online
12 Apr 2023
Cooperation Agreements

استقبلت مكتبة محمد بن راشد، الدكتور أحمد زايد، مدير مكتبة الإسكندرية في جمهورية مصر العربية، والدكتورة ريما مسمار، المدير التنفيذي للصندوق العربي للثقافة والفنون (آفاق)، وذلك للاطلاع على تجربتها الرائدة وخدماتها الذكية، إلى جانب بحث سبل التعاون المستقبلي في المجالات المشتركة، وتبادل الخبرات في قطاع المكتبات العامة.

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OCLC partners with the Big Ten Academic Alliance to advance new OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
27 Mar 2023
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to advance development of OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups, a new solution that reimagines resource sharing with a focus on library groups and consortia.

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IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division completed the first training programme on advocacy

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
15 Dec 2022
Cooperation Agreements

With the successful first round of the Advocacy Training Module held by IFLA’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Division Committee coming to completion in October this year, IFLA’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division Committee (RDC) announced two more rounds of the same module to run in January and May.

The training programme on library advocacy held by IFLA’s MENA RDC in cooperation with the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) was completed in October 2022. 45 participants working in public and university libraries in 17 Arab countries attended the three-month training programme. 19 of them completed it successfully, and will now be ambassadors for the course.

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The 47th ISSN Centre Directors’ Meeting is taking place in Cairo, Egypt, for the first time in 46 years !

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
21 Nov 2022
Cooperation Agreements

The 47th ISSN Centre Directors’ Meeting is being held from November 20-24, 2022 in Cairo, Egypt, at the kind invitation of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) and the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Information Network (ENSTINET). Egypt has been a member country of the ISSN Network since 1990.

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Roanoke Valley Libraries to improve online experience for users with OCLC Wise

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
08 Sep 2022
Cooperation Agreements

Roanoke Valley Libraries (RVL), in Virginia, which includes libraries in Botetourt County, City of Roanoke, City of Salem, and County of Roanoke, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

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SAGE Publishing Partners with The Wikipedia Library to Grant Journal Access to Wikipedia Editors

SAGE Publishing
09 Aug 2022
Cooperation Agreements

SAGE Publishing is pleased to announce a partnership with The Wikipedia Library to provide Wikipedia editors full-text access to SAGE’s more than 1,100 journals beginning immediately. The partnership will connect peer-reviewed research to those outside of academia for greater societal understanding and increase research connections.

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ACS and scite Partner on Smart Citations

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
09 Aug 2022
Cooperation Agreements

scite, an award-winning tool that helps students and researchers discover and understand research findings more efficiently through Smart Citations, has partnered with the American Chemical Society (ACS) to enhance the citation experience for its globally diverse readership.

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ALA Core members now have free access to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services sandbox

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
25 Jun 2022
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and ALA Core, the newest division of the American Library Association, are partnering to provide free access to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services sandbox, the test environment for the platform, that will allow Core members seeking professional development opportunities a chance to work hands-on with a cloud-based library management system

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EBSCO Information Services Announces Partnership with Clever

EBSCO
24 Jun 2022
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is partnering with Clever, the most widely-used single sign-on (SSO) portal for schools in the United States. This partnership serves as a solution for schools looking to streamline access to their EBSCO resources for students and teachers.

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Preparations for the Launch of the 17th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
01 Jun 2022
Cooperation Agreements

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is preparing to hold the 17th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair, from Monday to Thursday, 18-28 July 2022, which will take place in cooperation with the Egyptian General Book Organization, the Egyptian Publishers Association, and the Arab Publishers' Association.

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GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO Partners with Knowledge Unlatched to Support Open Access Initiatives in Academic Libraries

EBSCO
25 Apr 2022
Cooperation Agreements

GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) now supports the Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Open Access (OA) e-books funding model, providing the opportunity for academic libraries to support OA funding initiatives within their GOBI workflow. The addition of the Knowledge Unlatched Open Research Library E-Book platform will make the complete collection of Knowledge Unlatched OA crowdfunding products available to GOBI customers worldwide. 

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Lean Library Partners with Skilltype to Create Librarian Futures Community and Support Librarian Learning

SAGE Publishing
25 Apr 2022
Cooperation Agreements

Lean Library, a ‘Technology from SAGE’ company, is pleased to announce its partnership with Skilltype, a global training platform for librarians. Lean Library will utilize Skilltype’s innovative platform to curate and showcase its product training, events and webinars, providing librarians with recognition for the skills and knowledge acquired, whilst also enabling greater networking amongst Lean Library’s library partners. Lean Library and Skilltype will also develop a new community for Skilltype members, Librarian Futures, to share and solicit debate and ideas about the evolving role of the librarian. This will build on Lean Library’s 2021 global consultation, which culminated in its Librarian Futures report. 

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OCLC and Google now connect web searchers directly to library collections

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
13 Apr 2022
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and Google are working together to link directly from books discovered through Google Search to print book records in the catalogs of hundreds of U.S. libraries. This feature is part of Google’s ongoing effort to connect people to their local libraries through Google Search.

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SAGE Publishing and the South African National Library and Information Consortium Reach New ‘Read and Publish’ Deal

SAGE Publishing
07 Mar 2022
Cooperation Agreements

New Deal to Support Researchers in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia

Through a new transformative agreement, SAGE Publishing and the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) expand publishing opportunities for researchers in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. The three-year deal will provide researchers with:

  • Open Access (OA) publishing rights, with no cost to the author in Hybrid journals within the current Premier collection.
  • A discount on article publishing charges for SAGE’s 150+ pure Gold Open Access journals.

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OCLC partners with Wiley to offer seamless workflows

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
08 Nov 2021
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is pleased to partner with Wiley to automate the maintenance of your library's holdings, eliminating the need for manual management of these collections by library staff.

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المؤتمر السنوي الثاني والثلاثون للاتحاد العربي للمكتبات والمعلومات

AFLI اعلم
24 Oct 2021
Cooperation Agreements

أعلن الاتحاد العربي للمكتبات والمعلومات عن المؤتمر السنوي (الثاني والثلاثون) للاتحاد العربي للمكتبات والمعلومات - اعلم والذي يأتي بالتعاون مع المنظمة العربية للتنمية الادارية التابعة لجامعة الدول العربية ، تحت عنوان : مستقبل مؤسسات المعلومات العربية في ظل التقنيات الذكية (رؤية استراتيجية 2050) ويقام خلال يومي ١٥ و ١٦ ديسمبر ٢٠٢١ في القاهرة مصر .

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OCLC signs new agreements with publishers and other content providers worldwide

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
28 Sep 2021
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC has signed new agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery.

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LIBER and COAR Join Forces to Strengthen the Role of Repositories in Europe

Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
19 Aug 2021
Cooperation Agreements

LIBER and COAR have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of strengthening the role of repositories in Europe. This new agreement provides a framework for joint strategic actions that will reinforce the important role of libraries in sustaining and advancing open repositories in the region.

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Remarkable BA Participation at Cairo International Book Fair 2021

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
28 Jun 2021
Cooperation Agreements

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina takes part in the 52nd edition of Cairo International Book Fair, with several publications available in display and at sales pavilions. The Fair runs from 30 June to 15 July 2021, at Egypt International Exhibition Center.

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DPLA Signs Agreement with Amazon Publishing: Supports Ebook & Audio Book Availability to Patrons

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
18 May 2021
Cooperation Agreements

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement with Amazon Publishing to make all of the approximately 10,000 Amazon Publishing ebooks and audiobooks available to libraries and their patrons through the DPLA Exchange, the only not-for-profit, library-centered content marketplace.

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SAGE and Jisc Increase Transparency and Impact of Open Research through the Jisc Publications Router

SAGE Publishing
05 May 2021
Cooperation Agreements

Thousands of articles per year made open access (OA) under a transformative OA agreement between Jisc and SAGE Publishing will become more accessible with the inclusion of Hybrid Gold OA articles in the Jisc Publications Router project, vastly increasing the transparency and discoverability of the UK’s open research.

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Elsevier Reaches Transformative Open Access Agreement With UC

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
16 Mar 2021
Cooperation Agreements

Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, and the University of California (UC) have signed a ground-breaking memorandum of understanding to support open access (OA) publishing across the 10-campus UC system.

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New Transformative Agreement from SAGE and The Canadian Research Knowledge Network Enables Unlimited Open Access Publishing Rights for Affiliated Researchers

SAGE Publishing
23 Feb 2021
Cooperation Agreements

SAGE Publishing and The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) announce a new ‘read and publish’ agreement to benefit researchers affiliated with CRKN’s member institutions. The agreement provides Canadian researchers at participating institutions with: 

 

Unlimited open access publishing rights in 900+ hybrid journals, including titles published on behalf of or in association with 400+ societies

 

Reading access to those 900+ peer-reviewed journals (950,000+ articles) 

 

Discounted article publishing charges for SAGE’s 150+ pure Gold Open Access journals

 

Beginning January 1, 2021, the agreement will last for the next three years. 

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Nine more libraries now using Tipasa for interlibrary loan management

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
18 Feb 2021
Cooperation Agreements

In recent weeks, nine libraries have implemented Tipasa for their ILL programs and joined a total of 316 libraries now using Tipasa. These include:

 

  • Columbus Metropolitan Library (OCO), Ohio
  • Massey University Library (UW1), New Zealand
  • Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine (NORDA), Utah
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology (WSB)
  • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IMS), Indiana
  • University of Pennsylvania, Biddle Law Library (PLL)
  • University of Redlands (CUR), California
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy (VYM), New York
  • College of Southern Nevada (NVA)

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EBSCO Information Services and Knowledge E Partner to Support Libraries Looking to Adopt FOLIO

EBSCO
18 Feb 2021
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Knowledge E have partnered to support libraries adopting the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). EBSCO FOLIO and Knowledge E will work together to provide reliable local hosting and support services.

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14 publishers endorse NISO Transfer Code of Practice in 2020

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
01 Dec 2020
Cooperation Agreements

In 2020, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) welcomed 14 new endorsing publishers as the most recent adopters of its Transfer Code of Practice.

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Jisc and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Enter an Innovative Read-and-Publish Agreement

STM Publishing News Group
22 Oct 2020
Cooperation Agreements

Jisc and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHL Press) today announce an agreement that provides faculty in participating Jisc institutions with unlimited, open-access publication of accepted research manuscripts as well as full reading access to the complete collection of renowned CSHL Press journals...

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W3C Launches Initiative to Improve the Web for Merchants

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
21 Oct 2020
Cooperation Agreements

W3C today launched the Merchant Business Group, an open forum to address challenges for customer experiences and business needs using Web technologies. Merchants, integrators, platform providers, and others will discuss how emerging Web technologies could help address customer experience challenges, and what additional Web capabilities may be necessary...

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OCLC signs agreements with publishers and other content providers worldwide

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
14 Oct 2020
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC has signed agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery...

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EBSCO Information Services Partners with Three Institutions to Develop Analytics Platform

STM Publishing News Group
13 Oct 2020
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) will partner with University of Denver, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Chalmers University of Technology to develop a next-generation analytics platform. The platform will combine and streamline data sets from library and campus systems, allowing library staff to demonstrate a library’s impact while making informed decisions on collections and services...

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OCLC and CRL enhance infrastructure to manage shared print serials in WorldCat

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
13 Aug 2020
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) have completed a two-year project that has added support for the registration of serial retention commitments in OCLC's WorldCat database, improved discovery of shared print data, and enhanced CRL's Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR)...

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De Gruyter partners with LibLynx for Identity, Access and Analytics

LibLynx LLC
07 Jul 2020
Cooperation Agreements

…De Gruyter, has partnered with LibLynx to provide Identity, Access and Analytics for their new digital publishing platform.

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Contents of King Fahd National Library made available at ICESCO Digital Home

Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - ICESCO
13 Jun 2020
Cooperation Agreements

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and King Fahd National Library at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to giving access to the digital contents of the Library within ICESCO Digital Home, as part of the Distance Culture Initiative...

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Treasures of Bibliotheca Alexandrina available at “ICESCO Digital Home”

Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - ICESCO
05 Jun 2020
Cooperation Agreements

In line with the initiatives of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in supporting the efforts to reduce the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on education, science, and culture, an agreement was concluded with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, one of the largest and oldest libraries worldwide, to provide access to its treasure troves of knowledge through “ICESCO Digital Home...

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IFLA Signs on to ICOLC Statement on Resource Access during COVID-19, Shares Principles for Associations in Negotiations

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
27 May 2020
Cooperation Agreements

IFLA has signed onto the Statement by the International Coalition of Library Consortia on the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on library services and resources...

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Knowledge Unlatched and EBSCO Information Services Announce Subscribe-to-Open Cooperation

Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
27 May 2020
Cooperation Agreements

Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO)…are pleased to announce their joint efforts to further support libraries worldwide in their move to OA...

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Frontiers partners with Clarivate on new Reviewer Recognition Service

Frontiers Science News
28 Apr 2020
Cooperation Agreements

New service provides greater recognition for reviewers and their contributions to scholarly publishing

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Semantic Scholar support institutional login and full text research access

OpenAthens
27 Apr 2020
Cooperation Agreements

We are pleased to announce a partnership with The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence to add institutional login and access to full text research for Semantic Scholar, creating a seamless access experience for millions of researchers worldwide…

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Coronavirus: Commission launches data sharing platform for researchers

STM Publishing News Group
22 Apr 2020
Cooperation Agreements

Today, the European Commission together with several partners launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data…

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COVID-19 research partnership to inform safe handling of collections, reopening practices for libraries, museums

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
22 Apr 2020
Cooperation Agreements

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, together with OCLC and Battelle, announced a new collaboration to support the nation's libraries and museums as they consider safe reopening practices in light of COVID-19…

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ISSN IC and ORCID join efforts to provide enhanced information services to the scholarly community

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
17 Apr 2020
Cooperation Agreements

The International Standard Serial Number International Centre (ISSN IC) partnership with ORCID has resulted in improved accessibility and easier discovery of authoritative information about academic journals and where scholarly articles are published…

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Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Initiative

Medical Library Association (MLA)
31 Mar 2020
Cooperation Agreements

…national science and technology advisors from a dozen countries formed a Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Initiative

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OCLC partners provide extended and free e-content during the COVID-19 crisis

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
27 Mar 2020
Cooperation Agreements

…As a library cooperative, OCLC has leveraged dozens of partnerships with publishers to provide extended and, in many cases, free access to e-resources…

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Coronavirus-Impacted Libraries Get Unlimited Access to Ebook Central Holdings

ProQuest
25 Mar 2020
Cooperation Agreements

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an unprecedented effect on higher-education institutions across the globe…

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COVID-19 and the Global Library Field: Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary General

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
23 Mar 2020
Cooperation Agreements

Many have been obliged to close temporarily or reduce services to a minimum to contribute to

efforts to limit the spread of the disease…

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LexisNexis Launches New Digital Library Experience in Collaboration with OverDrive

LexisNexis
30 Jan 2020
Cooperation Agreements

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced comprehensive updates to its LexisNexis® Digital Library platform...

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EBSCO Information Services Partners with Code Ocean to Invest in Open Research and Promote Reproducibility

EBSCO
21 Jan 2020
Cooperation Agreements

A new strategic partnership between EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Code Ocean will provide to the global research community a platform to facilitate the sharing and reuse of computational code and data...

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OCLC partners with Third Iron to offer seamless journal access and browsing experience

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
16 Dec 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with Third Iron, LLC—a leading information technology company developing innovative services for libraries, publishers and their users—to integrate its LibKey Discovery service with WorldCat Discovery...

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Open Preservation Foundation and DLM Forum Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Open Preservation
18 Nov 2019
Cooperation Agreements

A new memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) and the DLM Forum.

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OCLC and Europeana partner to share access to open cultural heritage resources through WorldCat

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
21 Oct 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and Europeana, the digital platform for European cultural heritage, are working together to add records of millions of digitized items to WorldCat...

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OCLC signs agreements with publishers worldwide

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
19 Jun 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC has signed agreements with leading content providers from around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery

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OCLC transfers QuestionPoint 24/7 Reference Cooperative, subscriptions to Springshare platform

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
31 May 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and Springshare have signed an agreement to transfer the QuestionPoint 24/7 Reference Cooperative and all active QuestionPoint subscriptions to Springshare, a recognized leader in the development of reference software for libraries worldwide.

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EBSCO Information Services Partners with The Carroll Center for the Blind to Advance User Research and Design

EBSCO
16 May 2019
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and The Carroll Center for the Blind today announced a partnership in which the two organizations will work together to improve and enhance the experience across EBSCO products for users with a varying array of disabilities.

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OCLC and Knovel partner to offer seamless workflows

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
22 Apr 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is pleased to partner with Knovel to automate subscription management workflows, eliminating the need for manual intervention by library staff…

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EBSCO Information Services Partners with StackMap to Expand Digital Wayfinding within Libraries

EBSCO
26 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has formally partnered with StackMap™, a digital platform for indoor mapping, so that customers may benefit from StackMap’s integrated services with EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) in addition to other catalogs...

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KwikBoost Acquired by Luxor, a Global Market Leader in Designing and Manufacturing Innovative Workspace Products

KwikBoost
25 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

Luxor, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, announced that it has acquired KwikBoost, a manufacturer of commercial mobile device charging solutions. Founded in 2010, KwikBoost is known for its patented designs and innovative products that include mobile device charging stations, lockers, charging workstations, and portable charging solutions.

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Reprints Desk Inc. Integrates with EBSCO Discovery Service™

EBSCO
21 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

A new partnership between Reprints Desk, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Research Solutions, Inc., and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) now enhances the research experience for academic and government users of EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). Reprints Desk’s award-winning Article Galaxy solution has been integrated with the EDS platform to streamline the discovery-to-delivery user journey for mutual customers.

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Reprints Desk Joins Forces With Library Cooperatice OCLC

Reprints Desk
20 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

Research Solutions, Inc., (OTCQB: RSSS), a pioneer in providing cloud-based workflow solutions for R&D driven organizations, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk and global library cooperative OCLC have forged an agreement bringing together two powerful solutions for academic institutions: Article Galaxy and Tipasa.

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BMJ partners with RedLink to offer Remarq® on BMJ Open

RedLink
17 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

RedLink is pleased to announce that BMJ is the latest publisher to offer Remarq, a tool for the research and education communities offering collaboration, annotation, commenting, article sharing, and editorial tools, all on the publisher’s site and utilizing the version of record. Remarq launched earlier this week on BMJ Open, an open access journal dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas.

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Elsevier launches assessment capabilities on its all-new ClinicalKey Student platform

Elsevier
07 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, announced today the launch of new assessment capabilities available on its refreshed and rebranded ClinicalKey Student platform (formerly ClinicalKey Medical Education). These new capabilities support medical faculty and students by enhancing the teaching and learning experience with tools tailored to develop and assess the knowledge of aspiring medical professionals.

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Extensive Catalogue of CNN Films, Documentaries, Interviews and Content Added to Academic Video Online

ProQuest
07 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

More than 450 documentaries, interviews and special films originally released by CNN are now available to academic libraries through the Academic Video Online streaming video collection, marking the first time CNN content is available in a video database for the library market.

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Expanded Services Agreement Between EBSCO Information Services and KnowledgeWare Technologies Impacts Open Source Project

LibraryThing.tech Blog مدونة شيءٌمكتباتي.تَكْ
04 Mar 2019
Cooperation Agreements

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and KnowledgeWare Technologies have expanded their relationship to ensure libraries adopting the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) will be able to rely on hosting and services support.

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NLM and Wellcome Complete Partnership to Provide Free Access to Hundreds of Years of Medical Research

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
19 Feb 2019
Cooperation Agreements

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Wellcome have completed their partnership to make thousands of full back issues of historically-significant biomedical journals freely available through the National Institutes of Health life sciences repository PubMed Central (PMC), and through its European counterpart, Europe PMC.

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OCLC partners with Couperin.org to add analytics features to EZproxy authentication software

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
13 Feb 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with the Couperin.org Consortium, the French non-profit that developed ezPAARSE software with the CNRS Institute for Scientific Information, to enhance OCLC's EZproxy authentication software with analytics features and to expand the use of ezPAARSE outside of France.

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CILIP Joins Forces with KPMG and Other Industry Partners to promote Information as an Asset

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
13 Feb 2019
Cooperation Agreements

…CILIP have partnered with KPMG UK, and worked with industry partners CIO Connect and IK SpringBoard to launch Information as an Asset: Today’s Board Agenda – a new report highlighting the importance for c-suite executives and senior decision-makers to value and invest in the management of their organisation’s strategic information assets.

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OCLC partners with StackMap to enhance discovery experience for library users

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
25 Jan 2019
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with StackMap, an indoor mapping and way-finding service, to enhance the discovery of library materials by providing maps and detailed directions to the location of physical items within a library.

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Springer Nature and The Open University launch a unique Computer Science Ontology (CSO)

Springer Nature
10 Jan 2019
Cooperation Agreements

Springer Nature and the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) of the Open University are partnering to provide a comprehensive Computer Science Ontology (CSO) to a broad range of communities engaged with scholarly data.

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BBC Studios’ Video Library Now Available Through ProQuest

ProQuest
04 Dec 2018
Cooperation Agreements

An expanded agreement between ProQuest and BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios, was announced today.

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The American University of Beirut Joins ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Publishing Program

ProQuest
27 Nov 2018
Cooperation Agreements

The American University of Beirut, an esteemed teaching-centered research university in Lebanon and the Middle East, has signed an agreement to contribute its graduate works to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses™ (PQDT) database…

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OCLC partners with Taylor & Francis to create and deliver high-quality catalog records to libraries

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
10 Oct 2018
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC is partnering with Taylor & Francis, one of the world's leading academic publishers, to create and deliver high-quality catalog records representing important scholarly works to libraries.

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OCLC signs agreements with publishers worldwide

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
03 Oct 2018
Cooperation Agreements

DUBLIN, Ohio,OCLC has signed agreements with leading publishers from around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases and learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery.

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Qatar National Library and UNESCO support Arab Documentary Heritage Preservation

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
24 Sep 2018
Cooperation Agreements

Qatar National Library (QNL) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed an agreement to implement a joint project entitled ‘Supporting Documentary Heritage Libraries in the Arab Region’.

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Penguin Random House launches partnership with the RNIB, making its books available to blind and partially sighted readers

Penguin Random House
29 Aug 2018
Cooperation Agreements

Today Penguin Random House UK has launched a new partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) by signing up to two of the charity’s programmes - RNIB Bookshare and Talking Books.

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GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO and TIND Partner to Improve Acquisitions Workflows

EBSCO
23 Aug 2018
Cooperation Agreements

A new partnership between GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions), a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), and TIND is aimed at streamlining GOBI acquisitions for TIND libraries.

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GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO and ByWater Solutions Partner to Improve Koha Workflows

EBSCO
07 Aug 2018
Cooperation Agreements

A new partnership between GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions), a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), and ByWater Solutions is aimed at helping Koha libraries.

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Elsevier to acquire Aries Systems, a best-in-class publication workflow solutions provider

Elsevier
02 Aug 2018
Cooperation Agreements

Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aries Systems, a leader in scientific publication workflow solutions headquartered outside Boston, MA.

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Elsevier/Impactstory agreement will make open access articles easier to find on Scopus

Elsevier
26 Jul 2018
Cooperation Agreements

…With Elsevier’s new partnership with Impactstory, a nonprofit that creates online tools to make science more open and reusable, researchers will soon be able to find open access content on Scopus more efficiently.

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Wellcome trials Research Data Support services with Springer Nature

Springer Nature
12 Jul 2018
Cooperation Agreements

Wellcome is partnering with Springer Nature on a pilot to support researchers to make their research datasets discoverable and available to the wider research community.

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اطلاق مشروع الشبكة الدولية لقادة المكتبات المبدعين الناشئين - تونس

AFLI اعلم
27 Jun 2018
Cooperation Agreements

يعلن الاتحاد العربي للمكتبات والمعلومات اعلم عن اطلاق مشروع الشبكة الدولية لقادة المكتبات المبدعين الناشئين - تونس، ذلك المشروع هو فرع من الشبكة الدوية في الشرق الاوسط و شمال افريقيا تحت رعاية من الاتحاد العربي للمكتبات والمعلومات اعلم.

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Internet for People: IFLA Signs onto Joint Letter to G20 Presidency

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
17 Jun 2018
Cooperation Agreements

IFLA has added its name to a letter to Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina and host of the G20 – a gathering of the governments of the world’s biggest economies.

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MIT and Royal Society of Chemistry Sign First North American “Read and Publish” Agreement for Scholarly Articles

MIT Libraries
14 Jun 2018
Cooperation Agreements

The MIT Libraries and the Royal Society of Chemistry have signed a groundbreaking license agreement that incorporates elements of a traditional subscription purchase and open access to scholarly articles.

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أول فهرس (كشاف) للاستشهادات المرجعية باللغة العربية

Dar Almandumah دار المنظومة
28 May 2018
Cooperation Agreements

قام الدكتور طارق شوقي وزير التربية والتعليم والتعليم الفني ممثلًا عن بنك المعرفة المصري بعقد شراكة مع كل من شركة كلاريفيت أناليتيكس «Clarivate Analytics» وشركة دار المنظومة لتقنية المعلومات لإنشاء أول فهرس (كشاف) للاستشهادات المرجعية العربي «Arabic Citation Index (ARCI)».

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OCLC to Support Interoperability between Talis Aspire Reading Lists, WorldShare Management Services

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
01 May 2018
Cooperation Agreements

OCLC and Talis, the UK-based organization that creates resource management solutions for educators, have signed an agreement that will enable faculty at institutions that subscribe to both Talis Aspire Reading Lists and OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to create reading lists for students with integration through their libraries.

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Library of Congress and Bibliothèque Nationale de France Announce Collaboration on International Digital Content

Library of Congress
25 Apr 2018
Cooperation Agreements

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Laurence Engel, president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), today announced a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the BnF to provide digital content for a new online space for collections relating to shared French-American history.

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