Three South African Universities go live with Ex Libris Alma and Primo - January 19, 2018
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the University of Cape Town, and the University of the Western Cape are now operational with the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. They join Stellenbosch… Read More
Frontiers in Education appoints Prof. Margaret Grogan as new Field Chief Editor - January 19, 2018
Frontiers in Education has announced the appointment of Professor Margaret Grogan as its new Field Chief Editor. Professor Grogan is Dean of the College of Educational Studies, at Chapman University, California. In addition to holding various leadership positions at her institutions and in professional organisations,… Read More
Elsevier acquires Via Oncology, a clinical decision support solutions provider for oncology professionals - January 18, 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and part of RELX Group, has acquired Via Oncology, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company that provides decision support and best practices in cancer care management. A former subsidiary of UPMC, one of the nation's leading integrated healthcare… Read More
SAGE Publishing acquires Data-Planet, expands data offering - January 18, 2018
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has announced the purchase of Data-Planet, a statistical multidisciplinary data repository that has application in academic libraries, public libraries, government and commercial markets. Data-Planet Statistical Datasets claims to be the largest collection of organised statistical data and is used by many… Read More
Endocrine Society names Dr. Daniel J. Drucker as Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews - January 18, 2018
Noted diabetes expert Dr. Daniel J. Drucker has been named Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Endocrine Society. Drucker's term as Editor-in-Chief will begin July 1, 2018. Drucker is Professor of Medicine and the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Chair… Read More
The University of the Andes (Colombia) unveils trilingual OA journal site on Atypon’s Literatum online publishing platform - January 18, 2018
The Universidad de los Andes (University of the Andes) in Colombia, a private research institution and one of the top universities in South America, has launched a new site for all of its journals on Literatum, Atypon's online publishing platform. The trilingual site offers researchers content… Read More
