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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the expansion of the Book Citation Index(sm) through partnerships with top publishers such as Elsevier, Johns Hopkins University Press and the University of Chicago Press. These publishers, among others, will greatly enhance available content in the Index by adding 10,000 books in 2013,...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ebrary, a ProQuest business, is celebrating a pair of significant achievements as 2013 gets underway. This year marks the 10(th) anniversary of its flagship product, Academic Complete(TM), the original scholarly e-book subscription collection, now used in thousands of university libraries worldwide. The anniversary comes as the company closes another year of vigorous content development with more than 100 new publishers added to...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Books For Africa and Little Free Library, two area nonprofits, have formed a unique partnership to build and send more than 2,000 "Little Free Libraries" to Africa over the next several years. The two groups ask local organizations, businesses, schools and individuals to help sponsor the effort. Each $1,000 covers the costs to build and ship a one-of-a-kind Little Free Library and $1,000 worth of books. Little Free...

MCHENRY, Ill., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Software Company's market leading Destiny Library Manager software product for K-12 schools and districts is playing a key role in a program that by 2015 will provide all 1.1 million New York City public school students with direct access to 17 million books and other informational learning materials. MyLibraryNYC is an initiative undertaken by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) in conjunction with the New York,...

PALO ALTO, Calif., and SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Boopsie, the leading mobile solution for universities and libraries worldwide, and Trumba Corporation, a developer of innovative online calendaring solutions, announced today the availability of Trumba Connect through the Boopsie platform. The partnership will make it easy for library patrons whose libraries subscribe to both services to access calendar and event information anytime, anywhere through the Boopsie...

HOUSTON, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Talis Equipment announces the continual expansion of their lineup of professional meat grinders that add freshness on the menus and money in the pockets of deli, restaurant and supermarket owners. The restaurant-quality meat grinder from Talis Equipment is produced by recognizable manufacturers that will last for years. Talis Equipment's standard floor model meat grinders are efficient, reasonably priced and cost little to operate and...

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC announces that it has been chosen as the provider of online career development content for the TexShare Database Program administered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). LearningExpress Library(TM) and LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator(TM) are now included in TexShare as part of vocational education preparation course study materials, education tutorials, and job search and career...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It used to be that the mobile library was a bus or RV that pulled up in front of schools and other locations; to reach students, senior citizens and others who might not make it into a library building. Now the cell phone has become the mobile library, with digital book loans and other resources available on mobile devices. Roughly 13 percent of those ages 16 and older have visited library websites, or accessed library services on a...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to a survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, reading is experienced differently depending on whether people are located in urban, suburban or rural communities. Pew said that 78 percent of Americans age 16 and older said they read a book in the past 12 months. According to the survey, 80 percent of urban and 80 percent of suburban residents are particularly likely to have read at least...

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC announces that Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) has selected LearningExpress Library(TM) as their workforce-related online resource for Iowa job seekers. This platform will provide Iowans with anytime, anywhere, online access to a comprehensive selection of career-oriented and academic resources to help with job preparation, career advancement, career changes, and re-entry to the workforce. Iowa Library...