Fourth profile in ARL series highlights digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries - June 6, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the fourth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the work of the University of Florida Libraries. The University of Florida profile presents a brief history… Read More
SirsiDynix and Altarama sign distribution agreement - June 6, 2016
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix has signed a distribution agreement with Altarama under which SirsiDynix clients can purchase Altarama's RefTracker and DeskStats systems as part of their existing ILS agreements. Already used by Horizon, Symphony and EOS libraries, the popular reference management modules will be more… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 6, 2016
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Andy Tattersall (0 is the magic number: Why small numbers matter just as much as large ones when we talk about altmetrics.); Phil Davis (Bitcoin: A Solution to Publisher Authentication and Usage Accounting); Jill O'Neill (Watching and Documenting An Evolving… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ new evidence-based solution provides a curated insight into patient genomics - June 3, 2016
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of Precision Medicine Intelligence, a new evidence-based solution dedicated to helping scientists and physicians understand and keep pace with the rapid growth of scientific and medical literature. The announcement was made at the… Read More
New OCLC report provides insight into remarkable collections held in the UK research libraries - June 3, 2016
Global library cooperative OCLC and Research Libraries UK (RLUK), a consortium of major research libraries in the UK and Ireland, have announced the publication of a new report that provides a first-of-its-kind perspective on the scope, depth, and duplication present across RLUK… Read More
BioMed Central expands collaboration with Peerage of Science - June 3, 2016
Open access publisher BioMed Central has announced that it is expanding collaboration with Peerage of Science, an innovative independent submission and peer review service. Four more journals join the list of four previously listed BioMed Central destinations, becoming available for authors directly inside the Peerage… Read More