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Weekly News Digest
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August 8, 2013 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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EBSCO Discovery Service Partners With Talis Aspire
EBSCO Information Services integrated EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) with Talis Aspire, a suite of digital content modules, so customers of both services can share resources.Talis Aspire is owned by Talis Education Ltd, which creates resource management solutions for educators. Talis Aspire’s two modules are called Reading List and Digitised Content; Reading List manages recommended learning resources and Digitised Content stores what is referenced on the Reading List. There are 100,000-plus reading lists in the module that link to learning resources such as textbooks, ebooks, journals, documents, videos, and webpages. Talis Aspire has a userbase of more than 1 million global students. The EDS integration “will give Talis Aspire users the ability to accurately link their resources for improved accessibility and usability in the provision of reading materials for students. In addition, they will be able to take advantage of the many features in EDS,” says Keji Adedeji, Talis Aspire product manager. EDS will continue to expand its library technology platform partners, according to EBSCO Information Services. Source: EBSCO Information Services
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