NISO launches new project to develop Recommended Practice for Tracking Link Origins - February 18, 2016
Members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project: the development of a Recommended Practice for Tracking Link Origins in a Networked Information Environment. As libraries strive to improve the ways in which users access their collections, gaining a definitive understanding of… Read More
Southern Adventist University selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo - February 18, 2016
Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Southern Adventist University (SAU) in Tennessee has selected the Ex Libris® Alma® resource management solution and the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, replacing their previous EBSCO Discovery Service system. Having run the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library… Read More
Registration now open for Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop - February 18, 2016
General registration is now open for 'Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop,' to be held May 17–18, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. An increasing number of institutions are planning programs and spaces they call digital scholarship centers, scholars' labs, research commons, or similar names.… Read More
The London Mathematical Society and Wiley announce new publishing partnership - February 17, 2016
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has been selected by the London Mathematical Society (LMS) as its publishing partner for five of its distinguished scholarly journals in mathematics. With over 2600 members drawn from all parts of the UK and internationally, the LMS is the major… Read More
Wolters Kluwer releases new enterprise terminology management platform - February 17, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of a new enterprise terminology management platform — the most powerful currently available in healthcare — allowing organisations to significantly improve… Read More
Information prices will outstrip information management budget growth in 2016, says new Outsell report - February 17, 2016
Research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc. has announced publication of a new report, 2016 Information Pricing Study. Outsell's research indicates that planned price increases by content vendors will outstrip flat buyer budgets, leaving information managers with tough decisions, and content sellers with a battle for market… Read More
