Leiden University Libraries joins the International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium - March 30, 2016
Leiden University Libraries has announced that it will integrate the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) image delivery technologies into its digital library infrastructure. Leiden University Libraries is the founding member of the IIIF Consortium. A growing community of the world's leading research libraries and image… Read More
Kudos adds six new clients in five countries, continues global expansion - March 30, 2016
Kudos, a service for maximising the reach and impact of research publications, has announced continued growth in the first quarter of 2016. The six most recent clients to join its services span five countries, including the company's first customer in China, where 5% of registered Kudos… Read More
Wellcome Trust criticises publishers over failure to deposit papers in the right OA repository and properly attribute them with a creative commons licence - March 29, 2016
The Wellcome Trust has reportedly warned big publishers that it could refuse to provide researchers with funds to publish in certain types of their journals unless they improve their service and lower their costs. Publishers Elsevier and Wiley have been singled out as often failing to… Read More
A&A Journal and EDP Sciences launch Writing Studio to support authors - March 29, 2016
Astronomy and Astrophysics (A&A) Journal and EDP Sciences, have announced the launch of Writing Studio, a unique collaborative writing LaTex solution designed to simplify the process of writing an article collaboratively on a single version of a paper. Reinforcing an open-source strategy, EDP Sciences has chosen… Read More
Universidad de San Marcos selects SirsiDynix Symphony - March 29, 2016
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has announced that the Universidad de San Marcos has joined the family of SirsiDynix customers. Universidad de San Marcos recently selected a local install of SirsiDynix Symphony, as well as several BLUEcloud products, after a competitive bid among the industry's top… Read More
Major research library organisations meet to discuss international collaboration - March 29, 2016
The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organisations took place at the British Library in London on March 8, 2016, ahead of the Research Libraries UK Conference. The meeting gathered together the elected leaders and executive directors of the Read More
