Orbis Cascade Alliance and Ex Libris complete implementation of a shared resource management and discovery system - January 23, 2015
The Orbis Cascade Alliance, a consortium of 37 North American academic institutions known for innovative collaboration, and library automation services provider Ex Libris Group have announced the completion of a two-year effort to migrate Alliance members to a shared, next-generation library management and discovery solution. Alliance… Read More
Accessible Archives retains Scholarly iQ to upgrade COUNTER Usage reporting capabilities - January 23, 2015
Accessible Archives, Inc., a publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced that usage statistics for its collections will become available April 1, 2015 using the new COUNTER Release 4 (R4) standards. Scholarly iQ, a provider of eBusiness solutions to the academic publishing market,… Read More
Elsevier launches Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor - January 22, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor. This easy-to-use search application enhances engineers' workflow by enabling access to Knovel's extensive and trusted content resources without leaving the Inventor environment. Users can resolve critical engineering questions during the design and… Read More
Wiley appoints Mark Allin as Chief Operating Officer - January 22, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark Allin as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1, 2015. In this new role, Allin will continue to report to Steve Smith, President and CEO, and have strategic and operational… Read More
Informa Healthcare acquires medical journals - January 22, 2015
Informa Healthcare, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, has announced the acquisition of Postgraduate Medicine, Hospital Practice and The Physician and Sportsmedicine. Established in 1916 by Charles Mayo, Postgraduate Medicine is a rapid peer-reviewed medical journal that communicates the latest research to aid physicians… Read More
Future Science Group launches new OA journal – Future Science Open - January 22, 2015
Publisher Future Science Group (FSG) has launched Future Science Open, the publisher's first fully open access journal. Each month, Future Science Open will publish research in all areas of biotechnology and medicine, as well as topics in biological, life and physical sciences that are relevant to… Read More
