Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - August 22, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Robert Harington (Curation Nation: Thoughts on the Future of Textbooks); Ana Isabel Canhoto and Sarah Quinton (Research collaboration between universities and industry: Five practical principles to make it work.); Penny Freedman (Get credit where credit is due as a peer… Read More
ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum promotes diversity in archives, special collections profession - August 22, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) hosted the third ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum on August 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with the SAA Annual Meeting. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the… Read More
John Wiley & Sons to acquire Atypon - August 19, 2016
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atypon, a Silicon Valley-based publishing-software company, for $120 million in cash. Atypon is a trusted technology partner that enables scholarly societies and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market and… Read More
EBSCO Information Services appoints Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation - August 19, 2016
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has expanded its Software as a Service (SaaS) Team, hiring Andrew Nagy as Director of SaaS Innovation. In this role, Nagy will work directly with libraries to help support the growth and development of the open source FOLIO Library Services Platform and… Read More
Wolters Kluwer releases updates to its Sentri7 electronic surveillance solution - August 19, 2016
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has released updates to its Sentri7® electronic surveillance solution. The most significant is new technology for Direct Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Automation of reporting to… Read More
Venue and agenda for first OpenAthens Customer Conference announced - August 19, 2016
OpenAthens, part of Eduserv, a not-for-profit IT services company based in Bath, UK, has announced the venue and agenda for the first OpenAthens Customer Conference. The conference will bring together information professionals and technical experts from across the spectrum of healthcare, academia, corporate and publishing under… Read More
