ARL Board of Directors appoint Anne R. Kenney as interim executive director - November 16, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Anne R. Kenney as interim executive director of the Association, effective January 1, 2018. Kenney served as Carl A. Kroch university librarian at Cornell University from April 2008 to April 2017, when she went… Read More
Springer Nature acquires e-learning provider iversity - November 15, 2017
International publisher Springer Nature has acquired e-learning provider iversity, effective October 17, 2017. iversity is a platform for e-learning and MOOCs, and collaborates with over one hundred universities, educational institutes and companies worldwide. This acquisition will allow Springer Nature to globally expand the dissemination of its… Read More
Clarivate Analytics releases 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List - November 15, 2017
Clarivate Analytics, a leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to enable researchers to accelerate discovery, has released its annual Highly Cited Researchers list. The citation analysis identifies the most frequently cited researchers as determined by the extent to which their papers have supported, influenced, inspired… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’s Lippincott Journals recognised for Excellence in Editorial and Digital Media - November 15, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that its Lippincott medical and nursing journal portfolio won five awards and earned Honorable Mention nominations in eight categories at the 2017 FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Awards. The awards represent one of the industry's largest and most prestigious competitions for magazine… Read More
Data Conversion Laboratory and Bowker’s 4th Annual Digital Publishing Survey shows conversion quality and accuracy remains at the top of publisher concerns - November 15, 2017
The Fourth Annual Digital Publishing Survey fielded by Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) and Bowker attracted over 1000 publishing professionals and the results reveal consistent trends - most notably that content quality and accuracy after a digital conversion are still top concerns. For instance, 86 percent… Read More
Crossref announces new Metadata APIs ‘Plus’ service from January 2018 - November 15, 2017
Crossref has announced a new paid-for service from January 2018 for machine access to metadata along with guaranteed uptime and priority support, with notifications of new matching records and 'snapshot' downloads to be added in the first quarter. The announcement was made during its Annual Meeting,… Read More
