September 29, 2008
Users affiliated with over 150 CAPES institutions will use the Ex Libris MetaLib metasearch solution to access the agency’s vast collection of scientific and technological electronic resources
Jerusalem, Israel – September 29, 2008. Ex Libris Group is pleased to announce that Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) has selected the MetaLib® gateway and metasearch solution to power Portal.periodicos.CAPES—a virtual library of scientific and technological information maintained by the Brazilian federal government to support the country’s higher education system. MetaLib will offer CAPES users a powerful tool for accessing the over 2000 scientific databases that the agency subscribes to.
”MetaLib will enhance our ability to efficiently deliver scientific and technical information to the entire academic and research community in Brazil,” Professor Emidio Cantidio de Oliveira Filho, director of CAPES, commented. ”Our selection of MetaLib to drive the CAPES periodical portal is a sign of the power, scalability, and flexibility of this solution. The federated searching capabilities that MetaLib will bring to our organization are critical to our ability to improve the productivity and stature of the Brazilian higher education system.”
”We are extremely honored that MetaLib has been identified as the solution of choice for the wide-reaching CAPES portal, which supports over 150 Brazilian institutions,” remarked Matti Shem Tov, president and CEO of Ex Libris Group. ”We are excited to have this opportunity to influence the quality of information delivery to such a large community.”
About Portal.periodicos.CAPES
The Portal.periodicos.CAPES virtual library provides easy access to scientific and technological information that the federal government of Brazil makes available to the Brazilian higher education system. Maintained by the Organization for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES/MEC), the portal offers over 12,000 full-text periodicals, 126 referential databases, and 78 sites featuring the full text of books. The portal, which has been recognized for excellence by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), provides access to more than 1.3 million faculty members, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and technical and administrative staff from member institutions.
For additional information on Portal.periodicos.CAPES, see https://www.periodicos.capes.gov.br/portugues/index.jsp.
About Ex Libris
Ex Libris is a leading provider of automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. Offering the only comprehensive product suite for electronic, digital, and print materials, Ex Libris provides efficient, user-friendly products that serve the needs of libraries today and will enable them to transition into the future. Ex Libris maintains an impressive customer base consisting of thousands of sites in more than 70 countries on six continents.
Dedicated to developing creative solutions in close collaboration with our customers, Ex Libris enables academic, national, and research libraries to maximize productivity and efficiency and, at the same time, greatly enhance the user experience. By empowering users to discover and obtain the information they need, libraries ensure their position as the bridge to knowledge.
For additional information on Ex Libris Group, see https://exlibrisgroup.com/
