[LIS-Forum] EBSCO Publishing to Acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC

DUBLIN, Ohio/Ipswich MA, March 17, 2010 — OCLC and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement whereby EBSCO will purchase the assets of the OCLC NetLibrary Division and the rights to license a select number of vendor-owned databases currently available through the OCLC FirstSearch service. The purchase includes the NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook platform as well as operations and infrastructure in Boulder, Colorado. For more details, please log on to : http://liswire.com/content/ebsco-publishing-acquire-netlibrary-division-oclc -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.