Publishers, libraries increasingly experimenting with Open Access books; Scion in New Zealand selects WorldShare Management Services
OCLC Abstracts <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/abstracts-header .gif> 10 June 2015 / Vol. 18 No. 23 / ISSN 1932-4847 <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/divider4.gif> <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c56967fbf8b695497b71f3bef03f509e 0d8d8f630ffa250a8> publishers_content <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c56967fbf8b695497b71f3bef03f509e 0d8d8f630ffa250a8> OCLC signs agreements with leading publishers worldwide The agreements to add metadata for books, e-books, journals, databases and other materials from these global STM and open access publishers will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery Services. <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c56967fbf8b695497b71f3bef03f509e 0d8d8f630ffa250a8> More > <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/divider4.gif> <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c12f4015e587536c26808024c4bc30d5 1b08870a168858ca7> openaccessbooks <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c12f4015e587536c26808024c4bc30d5 1b08870a168858ca7> Publishers, libraries increasingly experimenting with open access books A new study by the Publishers Communication Group shows that open access monographs are offered by 35% of scholarly publishers and cataloged by 57% of academic libraries. Books published under the "author-pays," gold open access model are expected to slowly grow in importance, with funding derived from a variety of sources including library budgets. <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c12f4015e587536c26808024c4bc30d5 1b08870a168858ca7> More > <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/divider4.gif> <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065caa0e483255e55d789c4f70d63a68213 4a866a4d32e15f36b> scion <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065caa0e483255e55d789c4f70d63a68213 4a866a4d32e15f36b> Scion in New Zealand selects WorldShare Management Services Scion is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute that specializes in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood product and other biomaterial sectors. It will be the first institution in New Zealand to implement OCLC's cloud-based library management services. <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065caa0e483255e55d789c4f70d63a68213 4a866a4d32e15f36b> More > <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/divider4.gif> <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/divider4.gif> Upcoming Events <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/calendar-icon.gi f> 11 June 2015 <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c2f83dc05b1763a4e27c3748af273d46 c5c693c706f68ca0b> Health Happens in Libraries: Launching community conversations with local health data Join this webinar to learn how to build awareness, partnerships and services in support of community health using County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data and networks. Venue: Webinar Time: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM EDT [UTC -4] <http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/emailcontent/abstracts-new/calendar-icon.gi f> 18 June 2015 <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065ccb7f17e322046024073dacb9adda895 0252e055092004a19> Simplifying circulation and course reserves: WorldShare Circulation During this one-hour detailed demonstration of WorldShare Management Services, you will learn how you can streamline all of your circulation tasks through a single, Web-based interface. Venue: Webinar Time: 02:00 PM-03:00 PM EDT [UTC -4] <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c2510b74a21e92611ed804ea2ec6db07 2a3a907e2e5143f82> View all upcoming events > <http://www.oclc.org/etc/designs/oclc/emailcontent/images/section/corner_tl. gif> <http://www.oclc.org/etc/designs/oclc/emailcontent/images/section/corner_tr. gif> Member Stories Learn from OCLC libraries around the world <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c9655ff8bc218625487674b61ecc68df 8faa24a80da2c5264> UMD-member-story <http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=ad21b3a19806065c9655ff8bc218625487674b61ecc68df 8faa24a80da2c5264> Automate your e-resource management Library staff at University of Maryland, College Park were faced with an ever-growing volume of electronic collections. Better workflows and access to a cooperative knowledge base allowed them to automate many tasks associated with managing e-books. The result? 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