La Trobe University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - June 23, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that La Trobe University in Melbourne has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management solution and the Primo discovery and delivery solution. The University Library is replacing a number of systems with the cloud-based Alma and Primo… Read More
National Institutes of Health appoints nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils - June 23, 2014
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the appointment of nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils. The council was established to advise the NIH Director on policies and activities of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), including making recommendations… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 23, 2014
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Rick Anderson (How Important Are Library Sales to the University Press? One Case Study); Bonnie Swoger (Does the scientific journal have a future?); Tom Cochrane (Why open access is the next frontier for science); Kent Anderson (This Just In from… Read More
Submissions for 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications called for - June 20, 2014
Mendeley, a free reference manager and academic social network, is co-organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications along with CORE, the Open University, Athena Research and Innovation Center, and the European Library/ Europeana. The vast amount of content hosted by digital libraries nowadays poses… Read More
Discovery Center Continium partners with EndNote to expand Science Hack Day in Kerkrade - June 20, 2014
Thomson Reuters EndNote, the industry's leading software for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references, has announced a collaboration with Discovery Center Continium, a science museum headquartered in Kerkrade, Netherlands, to sponsor Science Hack Day Euregion on June 21-22. This event marks Kerkrade's second Science Hack… Read More
New eBooks deal between Springer and Universidad de Costa Rica includes more than 50,000 titles - June 20, 2014
STM publisher Springer and the Universidad de Costa Rica in San Jose has announced a major deal that amounts to tens of thousands of eBook titles for researchers, students, faculty and library patrons of the university. The agreement is for five years, and consists of both… Read More
